the racist north korea jokes tho??? were back at square one

harisonsolo:

1. Transparent, a show about a transgender woman, has won every category it’s been nominated for. 
   
2. A woman of color, who is relatively new to the hollywood scene, won Best Actress for a show that isn’t on one of the four major networks. 
3. Matt Bomer won for The Normal Heart, a movie about the HIV/AIDS issues in the early 80s. 
4. Maggie Gyllenhaal just made a speech about how there are finally roles for “actual women” instead of just “powerful women”
5. The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said, "Together we will stand united against anyone who would repress free speech anywhere from North Korea to Paris,” 
6. Online streaming services are kicking networks’ ass. Netflix/Amazon are doing amazing. 

This awards show is pushing boundaries and demanding that society accept and love those who have been neglected and abused in the past. And it’s doing it so gracefully. And these are just my favorite moments that have happened so far. We still have an hour to go.

Tumblr likes to be negative and point out everything bad going on. But when things start to happen that the tumblr community has been asking for, they ignore it. Do I like the North Korea jokes? No. But I also understand they aren’t making fun of the people of North Korea. They are making fun of the oppressive regime and the dictatorship. The good this show is doing for the transgender community, for women of color, for women, for humanity in general, is so much better than I could have imagined tonight.