Breaking Down 'Racist' 2024 Best Actress Oscar Presentation

After Michelle Yeoh explains her actions in the situation, Graeme O'Neil takes a look at the Best Actress presentation at the 2024 Academy Awards that has people calling Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence "racist" and "rude"

[jayr]

What about RDJ not acknowledging Ke Hey Quan twice? Why didn’t they mention that?

[intuitive.practice]

The actress who won the award last year is supposed to give it. Why does best friend matter here? lol

[anonymousgirl]

Where is the Robert Downey, Jr. video? He had no time for last year's Asian winner attempting to hand him the Oscar, nor for attempt to hand RDJ the winner envelope. It looked like a microagression to me. Extremely RUDE.

[Micha-jw]

Michelle is graceful. I respect her. Well, I am very aware of racism in Hollywood.

[_furryfriends]

From Now on S. Korea Boycott RDJ and Emma Stone.

[jannamcintosh]

This whole situation is embarrassing for all!

[rebecca]

She is racist and Michelle is very generous . Emma did not say thank you to Michelle .

[sizzurpr]

Smug Robert DOWNey Jr. was more jerky with Kuan...

[emillion]

I can't believe this, the Zapruder film of the Oscars.
Emma and Michelle were great. Still, I did notice Robert Downey being less than gracious with Ke Huy Quan - zero eye contact or acknowledgement.

[arieslaiman]

This one I saw as purely innocent mistake but RDJ though i can't make up an excuse for him.

[randygivens]

It's great that Michelle wanted Emma to acknowledge Jennifer and all the actresses. Emma was overwhelmed and anxious about her dress, but they all were gracious.

[darrellbunch]

Man I’m black asf and no matter what color u are, U MATTER fam

[ensembleyuterpe]

I totally disagree!!
Emma Stone tried to grab the Oscar from Michelle Yeao, and forcibly handed it to Jennifer so she can receive the award from her “best friend!”
Ms.Yeou was taken by surprise, and tried to hold on to the Oscar, because she thought she was presenting it as last year’s winner.
I didn’t know that the Oscars were supposed be presented by your bff!
RDJ, and Emma Stone both didn’t want to acknowledge the Asian actors/ presenters! Clearly a very racist act!!
I believe it’s called “micro-aggression “ which many Asians in the States experience everyday!!!

[victorrodrigueesoficial]

I think what was a little rude was Emma not hugging Jessica and Charlize. She acknowledged Michelle, Jennifer and Sally, but not the others. Also RDJ didn't even look at Ke Hey Quan, he just took the award from him and that was it.

[cheung]

RDJ was the RUDE one. Michelle didn’t do anything wrong.

[Hey.anything]

나는 인종적 피해의식이 문제를 키우는 경우를 알기 때문에 신중하려는 입장이다. 그러나 이미 내가 저 행동을 이해하고 정당화하기 위해 많이 애써야 한다는 것에서 문제임을 인지한다. 일부러 '무시할거야' 라고 계획하거나 생각했다고 생각하지는 않는다. 그러나 잠재의식 가운데 깔보는 마음이 깔려있지 않고는 저런 식으로 행동하기 어렵다. "너희 아시안이 예민한거야. 너흰 이해심이 많은데 왜 쓸데없는 오해를 하고 그래?" 이런 식으로 가스라이팅하는 걸 너무 많이 당했다.

[Ciclopea]

When the supply of "racism" is less than the demand we get nothing burgers like this. Michelle actually thought she might have "confused" Emma by handing the Oscar to JLaw, so she clarified her intentions on her social media. Jealous trolls need to move on to the next moment they want to ruin.

[Ron]

These are grown women not 4th graders.... I don't think any of them even have the slightest idea of any shading....let Emma enjoy the moment!

[Jae-pexh]

Did they not see that when Emma was going to do her speech, she realized that she didn't acknowledge two of the women and went back to say sorry and they had ro tell her "it's fine go do your speech."

[nihill]

haters can't digest the fact that she won.. so they create these type of nonsense to bring negitivity