It may have been the lack of militant cuckolds at this year’s ceremony, but generally speaking, the 95th annual Academy Awards were a pleasant viewing experience.
Sure, there was some of the usual “Hollywoke” hoopla, but there can’t not be in order for an institution like the entertainment industry to continue existing in its current form; it can’t help but be ideological.
And, of course, there were some more offensive situations, like when Donnie Yen, an actual operative of the Chinese Communist Party, was given prominent airtime to address the American public during what is historically one of the nation’s more impactful moments in popular culture. But that shouldn’t distract us from the real message of the evening.
Donnie Yen, a Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee member, speaking at #Oscars despite 100,000 people petitioned to have him disinvited. Going to be great press for CCP news outlets. pic.twitter.com/N3EriXkZqp
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) March 13, 2023
And that message was that dudes rock. This year’s Oscars were a night prominently featuring moments in which the fellas could celebrate the fellas.
Ke Huy Quan — perhaps previously best known for his role as Short Round in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” — won Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
“My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow I ended up here, on Hollywood’s biggest stage,” he said in his acceptance speech. “They say
