Comedian Chris Rock gave what has to be both the most monotonous and racially-charged Academy Award monologue in its entire history — it was 10 minutes of nothing but one #OscarsSoWhite joke after another.

Then for the cherry on top, he shouted out “Black lives matter!” at the end.

Rock hit the audience right out of the starting gate.

“Man, I counted at least 15 black people on that montage,” he said. “Hey, well, I’m here at the Academy Awards, otherwise known as the white People’s Choice Awards. You realize if they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job. Y’all be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now.”

But a lot of his monologue wasn’t at all funny. It was peppered with political opinions fueling the racial divide in America – or more accurately bashing “racist” whites and cops.

“You know, this year, the Oscars, things are going to be a little different. Things are going to be a little different at the Oscars,” he said. “This year, in the in memoriam package, it’s just going to be black people that were shot on their way to the movies. Yes. Yes. I said it. All right?”

Rock did take a mild swipe at Jada Pinkett Smith, the actress who began a boycott of the event with this indulgent rant.

Here’s what he said:

But what happened this year? What happened? People went mad, you know? Spike got mad and Jada went mad and Will and everybody went mad, you know? Like — Jada got mad, Jada says she’s not coming, protesting, I’m like — doesn’t she have a TV show? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited. Oh, that’s — it’s not an invitation I would turn down. But I understand, I — I’m not hating. I understand you’re mad. Jada is mad. Her man was not nominated. I get it. I get it. You get mad. Said it’s not fair that Will was this good and doesn’t get nominated. You’re right. It is also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for “Wild Wild West,” okay? Okay?

Oscars’ MOST revealing moment: Watch how crowd treats conservative Stacey Dash, minority outreach director

The #OscarsSoWhite controversy began when, for the second year in a row, the nominating committee, chaired by an African-American woman, didn’t nominate a single black artist in any category. Soon thereafter, people announced they were boycotting the event.

Even President Obama felt the need to weigh in on the so-called controversy.

Eventually the committee caved and promised to become “less male and less white” in their nominations.

So maybe it’s not about talent after all — maybe it’s about diversity.

Underscoring that notion, the crowd cringed when the academy’s first minority outreach director was named and brought onstage: conservative black actress Stacey Dash.

I guess being black doesn’t count if you’re a conservative.

Watch the monologue, via NewsBusters.

• Author
• Recent Posts

Michael Dorstewitz

Mike has been with BizPac Review almost from the beginning. Follow him on Twitter at @MikeBPR.

Latest posts by Michael Dorstewitz (see all)

• ‘Act like a grownup’: Drunk driver sobs when she loses plea deal by coming 4 hours late to court - July 23, 2017
• ‘I would’ve fired her the day I met her’: Glenn Beck reveals more about Tomi Lahren mess - July 23, 2017
• Canadian thug beats 74-year-old cyclist bloody with a club in road rage fit– and they say US is more violent? - July 23, 2017

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.