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The ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Basically Encouraged Nazi-Punching In Their SAG Acceptance Speech

The kids bloody loved it.

by Sinead Stubbins  30 January 2017

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Stranger Things just won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the SAG awards. In a night of political and emotional acceptance speeches, they were probably the only ones to mention punching as a coping technique.

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First of all, they were all very excited and surprised when they won.

Many people, like Courtney B. Vance and Sterling K. Brown, stood up and cheered because it’s hard not to feel elated when watching tiny children jumping up and down in joy. Then David Harbour (who plays Chief Jim Hopper) read out a speech by the creators, the Duffer Brothers, and boy was it a doozy.

Harbour passionately encouraged “a call to arms by our fellow craftsmen and women to go deeper, and through our art, battle against self-centredness and exclusivity” and emphasised that “we are united in that we are all human beings and we are together.”

“We 1983 Midwesters will repel bullies, we will shelter freaks and outcasts, we will get past the lies, we will hunt monsters, and when we are at a loss amongst the hypocrisy and the casual violence of certain individuals and institutions, we will — as per Chief Jim Hopper — punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy the disenfranchised and the marginalised,” he said, to cheers. “We will do it all with soul, with heart and with joy.”

The cast of Hidden Figures loved it.

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Courtney B. Vance was bloody flabbergasted!

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Even the cast was shocked!

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“Wait, what’s he saying?”

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“AW YEAHHH, PUNCH NAZIS!!”

During this impassioned and dramatic speech, Winona Ryder made many wonderful faces, presumably as she tried to figure out where the speech was headed, and then when she was thrilled with the end result.