“British racism is so bad that white people are gone.”
The actor – who is nominated for the Best Supporting Actor for the Oscar this year for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah – delivered a funny and cruelly honest monologue about race and racism in the UK and in the United States.
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He also said that people often ask him if British racism or American racism is worse.
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‘Let me put it this way. British racism is so bad that white people are gone. They wanted to be free – free to create their own kind of racism. ‘
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“That’s why they created Australia, South Africa and Boston.”
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Kaluuya also played a clip from his Golden Globes acceptance speech delivered by Zoom – in which he was accidentally muted due to a technical issue – while referring to his iconic role in Jordan Peele’s horror film. Go out.
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“I’m muffled – can you believe it?” He exclaimed. ‘I told the best joke of my life, and I was muted. I felt like I was in a sunken place. ‘
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Who knows – maybe he’s got the chance to tell the joke again during this year’s Oscars. Good luck, Daniel!
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