Alan Cumming Surprised by Worldwide Reaction to Returning OBE Honor: “I Kind of Broke the Internet”

Cumming was awarded the honor in 2009 as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday honors list for his activism work in the LGBTQ+ community, and wrote on social media that “the Queen’s death and the ensuing conversations about the role of monarchy and especially the way the British Empire profited at the expense of indigenous peoples across the world really opened my eyes.

Expanding on why it was important for him to return the award, Cumming said it was “mostly just an assessment of how I felt about the idea of empire and people who have suffered at the hands of it. It outweighed the good that it gave me when I got it,” though still acknowledging his gratitude for having received it. He also said it proved one of the benefits of social media, as he could make the announcement on his own terms.

“I did it a few months ago and I thought, I should really put it out there myself before someone finds out and it becomes weird,” Cumming continued. “So that’s what I did. I claimed my voice.”

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It’s rather like buying a pair of shoes, wearing them for 10 years, then bringing them back to the shop saying they didn’t fit properly.

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