so I'm hyperventilating a little bit if
I fall over pick me up because I've got
some things to say
Oscar is the most beloved and respected
man in Hollywood and there's a very good
reason why just look at him keeps his
hands where you can see them never says
a rude word and most importantly no
penis at all he is literally a statue of
limitations and that's the kind of men
we need more of in this town
what happened Harvey what's happening
all over was long overdue we can't let
bad behavior slide anymore the world is
watching us we need to set an example we
are we are so happy to be here but a
little nervous too because a few years
ago people were saying that Oscars were
so white and since then some real
progress has been made mm-hmm
but we when we came out together we know
some of you were thinking are the Oscars
to blackness
but we just want to say don't worry
there are so many more white people to
come to
so Nene we just came from back spaceman
and there are tons of them back there
so I'm hyperventilating a little bit if
I fall over pick me up because I've got
some things to say if I may be so
honored to have all the female nominees
in every category stand with me in this
room tonight the actors Meryl if you do
it everybody else will come on filmmaker
I have two words to leave with you
tonight ladies and gentlemen inclusion
Ryder I made a promise to our
six-year-old lead actress that I'd sign
this speech deafness is a silent
disability you can't see it and it's not
life-threatening so I want to say the
biggest of thank yous to the Academy for
allowing us to put this in front of a
mainstream audience I say to my mother
thank you for your love and support put
the kettle on I'm bringing Oscar home
with Coco we tried to take a step
forward toward a world where all
children can grow up seeing characters
in movies that look and talk and live
like they do marginalized people deserve
to feel like they belong representation
matters the shape of water
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