Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t help himself…He gave a monologue full of political slams and support for the cause de jour. The Me Too cause was one of the prominent ones Kimmel mentioned.He also mentioned the anti-gun protest on March 24th by the Parkland High School students. Too bad the 90th Oscar Awards show didn’t choose to exclude politics and protests from the evening. It’s expected now…too bad. Hollywood doesn’t realize that Americans want the show to be exactly what they seek when they go to the movies….A chance to be entertained. They’re so out of touch with the very audience they want to sell tickets to.
#Oscars host @JimmyKimmel doesn't waste time addressing Harvey Weinstein and envelopegate in his opening monologue https://t.co/Il0tZXcT7C pic.twitter.com/KOijZxLLho
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 5, 2018
Kimmel took a swipe at VP Pence:
.@jimmykimmel: "We don't make films like 'Call Me By Your Name' for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence." https://t.co/exBwXiE7dz #Oscars pic.twitter.com/RnY7rLjwKW
— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
Kimmel: “We need to set an example…”
#Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel: “We need to set an example…If we can work together to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, if we can do that, women will only have to deal with harassment all the time at every other place they go.” pic.twitter.com/NoYmsbqn1q
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 5, 2018
Parkland protest on March 24th…
.@jimmykimmel encourages passionate and substantive speeches at tonight's
#Oscars—and "if you want to encourage others to join the amazing students at Parkland at their march on the 24th, do that." https://t.co/lJd891ISOk pic.twitter.com/bGZcEGRB4U— ABC News (@ABC) March 5, 2018
Kimmel continued…
“I remember a time when the major studios didn’t believe a woman or a minority could open a super hero movie…And the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/dFM39m6af4
— IT’S TIME FOR JUSTICE (@LiddleSavages) March 5, 2018