These scathing tweets about Seth Meyers hosting the Golden Globes are spot on
In light of the tremendous conversation about sexual harassment in Hollywood sweeping the news cycle, Seth Meyers hosting the 2018 Golden Globes is a disappointment for many.
The Golden Globes red carpet centered around women’s empowerment. It was only right after the year we’ve had, with a wave of sexual assault allegations sweeping the entertainment industry — and beyond. But the black dresses and trending hashtags ring a little hollow when we still aren’t seeing adequate representation. That’s why it would have been great to see a woman host this year’s Globes.
To Meyers’ credit, he didn’t shy away from the issue at hand. He addressed it head-on during his opening monologue, saying:
“A lot of people thought it would be more appropriate for a woman to host these awards and they may be right… but if it’s any consolation I’m a man with absolutely no power in Hollywood. I’m not even the most powerful Seth in the room tonight.”
Male allies are important to the movement, and Meyers has made significant contributions in that regard. But it doesn’t change the fact that many hoped a woman would host.
These tweets about Meyers at the Golden Globes are so spot-on.
*me watching a white guy in Hollywood host a show about women reclaiming power in hollywood* #goldenglobes pic.twitter.com/EKojemAC4r
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) January 8, 2018
Writer Lane Moore is all of us.
I’m reading so many tweets saying Seth Meyers is “actually doing not bad considering” and while that’s true, can we stop hiring white guys who will do a “not terrible” job over women and/or POC who would knock it out of the park? #GoldenGlobes
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) January 8, 2018
Yup.
Seth Meyers is doing an incredible job of walking the line acknowledging the issues without diminishing the issues by punching down and still actually being funny.
— Emerson Collins (@ActuallyEmerson) January 8, 2018
Meyers is getting some rave reviews, too.
Shorter Seth Meyers monologue: lol i'm white and a male, i'm the worst, white men are the worst, WE ARE BAD LOL, IS THIS WOKE ENOUGH, PLEASE LIKE ME, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) January 8, 2018
But not everyone is loving it.
Seth Meyers could have absolutely ceded the stage to a woman five minutes ago.
— Ella Cerón (@ellaceron) January 8, 2018
Some think Meyers could have been more proactive about sharing the stage with women.
If ever there was a year to have Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-host the #GoldenGlobes - no offense meant to Seth Meyers at all.
— Yashar Ali
(@yashar) January 8, 2018
It would have been the time to bring back this power hosting duo.
Meyers may have handled the task rather graciously — all things considered — but we hope to see more women asked to host major awards shows in the future.
