This time, it was in response to the Oscars or, more specifically, Spike Lee’s passionate, if messy, acceptance speech for Best Adapted Screenplay at Sunday evening’s Academy Awards. Think Marlon Brando’s 1973 Best Actor acceptance speech, where he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his stead to talk about the oppression of Native American people. Or think of Patricia Arquette’s 2015 acceptance speech for “Boyhood,” where she called for wage equality for women. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Spike Lee's Oscars acceptance speech provoked an angry Twitter response from President Donald Trump. At Sunday night’s Oscars, the theme was breaking down barriers and breaking down walls.

Source: Huffington Post February 25, 2019 16:52 UTC