“British racism is so bad that whites are gone.”
The actor – who competes for a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at this year’s Oscar for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah – delivered a funny and brutally honest monologue on race and racism in the United Kingdom and the United States.
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He also said that people often ask him whether British or American racism is worse.
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“Let me put it this way. British racism is so bad that white people left. They wanted to be free – free to create their own type of racism.”
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“That’s why they created Australia, South Africa and Boston.”
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Kaluuya also played a clip of his Golden Globe acceptance speech made with Zoom – in which he was accidentally silenced due to a technical flaw – while referring to his iconic role in Jordan Peele’s horror film Get out.
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“I was speechless – can you believe it?” He exclaimed. “I told the best joke of my life and I was speechless. I felt like I was in a submerged place. “
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Who knows – maybe he’ll have a chance to tell that joke again at this year’s Oscar. Good luck, Daniel!
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