The 81st Golden Globe Awards took place this Sunday (7), and the person responsible for leading the evening was comedian Joe Koy. Despite his successful career in stand-up comedy, Coy's jokes throughout the awards show were not well received — neither among celebrities nor on the Internet. After the negative reactions, the broadcaster talked about what happened and tried to “explain” some of his more controversial statements.
One of the moments that had the biggest impact was when Taylor Swift became the comedian's “target.” Coy took the opportunity to make a joke about the singer's relationship with American football player Travis Kelce and Swift's constant presence in stadiums since the beginning of their romantic relationship.
“We entered [no ar] After a double football match. The presenter noted. “Do you know the big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes we have fewer cameras on Taylor Swift. Highlight. As the camera focused on Taylor, the singer took a long sip of champagne and showed little reaction to the joke.
But the scene angered netizens. “Karma is going to bite Joe Coy in the ass after the 'joke' he played on Taylor, because Karma is her boyfriend, the breeze in her hair on the weekend, he's a cat who purrs on her lap because he loves her. Taylor and Karma look like that.” wrote user X (formerly Twitter).
“I'd never heard of Jo Koy in my life, but suddenly I was willing to campaign to never work in Hollywood again. I'm tired of the misogyny in 2024, when 2023 was the year of Barbie and Taylor Swift, the year I felt… That femininity was finally celebrated.Another rebellion.
Taylor Swift takes a sip of her drink after Joe Kooy's joke about her at the Oscars #Golden Balls.
“The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL? At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift. pic.twitter.com/d2TDVcUGv5
—Variety (@Variety) January 8, 2024
The camera also captured other moments from the night, showing negative reactions to the comedian's monologue from Emma Stone, Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Selena Gomez, as well as the “Barbie” cast. The latter, in turn, was also the target of a misogynistic joke from Coy, which many considered the worst moment of the night.
“Oppenheimer” is based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Manhattan Project, and “Barbie” is based on a plastic doll with large breasts. Barbie's key moment is when she goes from perfect beauty to bad breath, cellulite and flat feet. Or what casting directors call…a character actor [um ator especializado em interpretar pessoas excêntricas ou incomuns, em vez de papéis principais]”-He's hot.
This is why the film was made. There are still men out there to tear women down and focus on their looks rather than their accomplishments.
I can't wait for Joe Kooy's apology as he claims it was “just a joke”. Disgusting and not very funny. pic.twitter.com/cKigKdIzKu
– Davina (@davina_thfc) January 8, 2024
On social media, fans expressed their anger at the speech. “And that's the reason for the movie [Barbie] to make. There are still men out there to bring women down and focus on their looks rather than their accomplishments.“, noted one netizen. “I've never heard of Jo Koy before, but I find it very interesting that people reduce Barbie to her actual body, when the point of the movie is that she could be anyone, size, color, etc. A doctor, Boss… When we played with her as a baby, it was never about her breasts.” another wrote.
Gu Kui did not understand the task. Feedback on being hosted at #GoldenGlobes2024 It was brutal. I felt vicariously embarrassed watching. 🫣 pic.twitter.com/OhNh8OD8b4
— CJ Johnson (@cjjohnsonjr) January 8, 2024
Oh my god, Selena Gomez during Barbie's Go Koi joke 😫😫😫#GoldenGlobes2024 #Golden Balls pic.twitter.com/qcKFkaemIz
— Bryant 👨🏾🚀 (@bryant1987) January 8, 2024
When asked about the bad fallout, the comedian told “Good Morning America” that he had a “bad night” as host of the awards show. “It's a tough job, I'm not going to lie. I wanted to give more of myself and I failed a little bit. That's all.” Coy said. “It's a tough hearing. It's been a tough job, I'm not going to lie… I'd be lying then.” [dissesse] It doesn't hurt. I got to a point where I thought, “Ah.” Presentation is just a difficult task. Yes, I am a comedian, but this hosting position has a different style (…) I feel bad, but I can still say that I loved what I did.she continued.
Regarding the Taylor Swift-inspired speech, Joe Coy explained that the goal was never to mock the singer, but rather the NFL. “I think that [ficou ruim] when [piada sobre] Taylor [Swift] There was no reaction…it was a weird joke, I guess. But it was more about the NFL… I was trying to make fun of the NFL with the cuts and how the Golden Globes didn't need to do that. So it was another hit against the NFL. But that was not the case.” I finish.
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