Tyler Perry - Oscars 2021Best Speech - 'Refuse Hate'

The best moment of the 2021 Oscars:

TYLER PERRY: My mother taught me to refuse hate. She taught me to refuse blanket judgment. And in this time, and with all of the Internet and social media and algorithms and everything that wants us to think a certain way, the 24-hour news cycle -- It is my hope that all of us would teach our kids, and not only to remember, just refuse hate. Don't hate anybody.

I refuse to hate someone because they are Mexican, or because they are Black, or White, or LBGTQ. I refuse to hate someone because they are a police officer. I refuse to hate someone because they are Asian. I would hope that we would refuse hate.

And I want to take this Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and dedicate it to anyone who wants to stand in the middle, no matter what's around the walls, stand in the middle, because that's where healing happens, that's where conversation happens, that's where change happens. It happens in the middle. So anyone who wants to meet me in the middle to refuse hate, to refuse blanket judgment, and to help lift someone's feet off the ground, this one is for you, too. God bless you, and thank you Academy. I appreciate it. Thank you.

Tyler Perry's acceptance speech was a breath of fresh air in a stifling, joyless night of blame, division, and anger coming from the self-important Hollywood elite.

The night was not a celebration of the movies. It was not entertaining. It was miserable. There was virtually no humor, no reason to laugh. There were no musical performances. Best Original Song nominees were not highlighted. There were no movie montages. There weren't clips of the nominees and their films. Nothing. It was absolutely miserable. I know all those things lengthen the show and were avoided to keep it moving, but it was still painfully long at a high cost - the complete lack of entertainment. The only moment that was uplifting and positive and unifying and hopeful was Tyler Perry's speech.

It was so powerful but so simple. Refuse hate and blanket judgment. It sounds a lot like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s message.

It wasn't just what the Oscars broadcast desperately needed, a reminder of the value and dignity of every human life, but also what many around the country and the world needed. Don't hate. Don't judge people based on their skin color or their job or their views. The polarization and the dehumanization happening is truly tearing the nation apart. It's horrible to watch because it doesn't have to be this way. Refuse hate and blanket judgment.

Tyler Perry's acceptance speech should be taught in schools. This is the message our children should be getting, the one Tyler Perry's mother taught him and many of our mothers taught us. This is the message universities should be promoting. It's the message Hollywood, professional sports, the media, and the Woke Corporations should be encouraging. This message should be coming from the White House, too.

Refuse hate and blanket judgment. Don't hate anybody.