{"id":52954,"date":"2017-05-08T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/emma-watson-millie-bobby-brown-more-wear-their-resistance-at-mtv-movie-tv-awards\/"},"modified":"2017-05-08T20:00:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T00:00:31","slug":"emma-watson-millie-bobby-brown-more-wear-their-resistance-at-mtv-movie-tv-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/emma-watson-millie-bobby-brown-more-wear-their-resistance-at-mtv-movie-tv-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson, Millie Bobby Brown & more wear their resistance at MTV Movie & TV Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Watson, Millie Bobby Brown & more wear their resistance at MTV Movie & TV Awards<\/b><\/p>\n

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During last night’s 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Emma Watson, Millie Bobby Brown, Trevor Noah,\u00a0and more award-winning celebrities joined the Together<\/em> movement at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in a stance of intersectional solidarity by wearing the ampersand (&). You can find out more at glaad.org\/together<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Together movement, initiated by GLAAD, resists the powers that seek to divide us and to stand in solidarity with marginalized communities who are under attack in the current social and political climate. The ampersand represents unity and support to these communities–including\u00a0LGBTQ, Muslim, immigrant communities, communities of color, women<\/a>, and more communities–because no one is just one identity and all of us are under attack.<\/p>\n

Emma Watson donned the symbol of togetherness on her belt on the red carpet as she became the first ever winner of MTV’s gender-free “Best Actor in a Movie” award for her role as Belle in Disney’s\u00a0live<\/a>-action Beauty and\u00a0the Beast<\/em>. Her award was presented by\u00a0<\/strong>Billions<\/em>\u00a0actor Asia Kate Dillon, who is the first non-binary actor cast in a major TV series.<\/p>\n

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Emma Watson won MTV’s first gender-neutral acting award for her performance in “Beauty and the Beast” t.co\/aOAih9iPqd<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/b6nfSZqpTT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CNN (@CNN) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Highlighting the essence of Together in her acceptance speech<\/a>, Emma said of her award-winning role as Belle:<\/p>\n

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I think I am being given this award because of who Belle is and what she represents. The villagers in our fairy tale wanted to make Belle believe that the world is smaller than the way she saw it, with fewer opportunities for her\u2014that her curiosity and passion for knowledge and her desire for more in life were grounds for alienation. I loved playing someone who didn’t listen to any of that. I’m so proud to be a part of a film that celebrates diversity, literacy, inclusion, joy, and love the way that this one does<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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.@EmmaWatson<\/a> won the first gender-neutral award at #MTV<\/a>‘s Movie & TV Awards. t.co\/7REoDK82FQ<\/a> #MTVAwards<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8GLcxpBXot<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

13-year-old Millie Bobby Brown, who played Eleven in Netflix’s Stranger Things<\/em>, had the symbol on, front and center, when she tearfully accepted for “Best Actor in a Show,” as her young co-stars including Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, and\u00a0Gaten Matarazzo, also decked out in the “&” went on to accept the award for “Show of the Year.”<\/p>\n

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So, so proud of you @milliebbrown<\/a> | the 2017 #MTVAwards<\/a> are airing right NOW pic.twitter.com\/pnRpzKwcQk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Millie posing with her award. I’m so proud! #mtvawards<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JKhdqkVF1K<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 stranger things (@bestofsthings) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The #StrangerThings<\/a> cuties have arrived at the #MTVAwards<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/eERrbiWbNt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MTV (@MTV) May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mille, like Emma, also spoke of the importance of well-rounded characters with marginalized identities in her acceptance speech, as well, when she called Eleven “a badass female<\/a> iconic character that I’ve got the honor to play.”<\/p>\n

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This is too precious for words. #MTVAwards<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Xu7BpoZL84<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trevor Noah (The Daily Show<\/em>) participated in the Together movement bicoastally at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday when accepting with Angelica Ross (Claw<\/em>, Her Story<\/em>) for “Outstanding Talk Show Episode,” and again at the MTV Movie & TV Awards as\u00a0“Best Host.”<\/p>\n

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Trevor Noah bags MTV Award<\/p>\n

I am proud to say I am South African…Shine Trevor shine @Trevornoah<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hXHuaTojNw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PearlR (@PearlBleQ) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From Amazon’s\u00a0groundbreaking and multiple GLAAD Media Award-winning series, Transparent<\/em>, cast members Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Trace Lysette all wore their resistance with pride on the red carpet, at the show, and on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Got my GLAAD & Pin. Ready for the red carpet baby! #glaad #mtvtvandmovieawards #mtv #transparentamazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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En route to #MTVAwards<\/a> #TransparentTV<\/a> @transparent_tv<\/a> @glaad<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8sZSGWtzjY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Trace Lysette (@tracelysette) May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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& #WeResist<\/a> with @jayduplass<\/a> and @tracelysette<\/a> at the #MTVAwards<\/a> (thank you Trace for the ) pic.twitter.com\/zmNXZlvSaT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 GLAAD (@glaad) May 8, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This united\u00a0show\u00a0of inclusive solidarity caught the eyes of leading media outlets, including Seventeen<\/a>, The Wrap<\/a>, Enterainment Tonight<\/a>, and more\u00a0that deemed\u00a0the wearable statements an integral fashion staple.<\/p>\n

Vanity Fair<\/a> said of the Together movement symbol:<\/p>\n

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“The GLAAD ampersand has also been a fashion staple during awards season, having previously been seen on\u00a0Sting<\/strong>\u00a0at the 2017 Oscars. The symbol was created to represent unity, \u201cshowing solidarity and speaking up to resist forces that try to divide,\u201d GLAAD president and C.E.O.\u00a0Sarah Kate Ellis<\/strong>\u00a0told\u00a0Variety<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThis movement\u2019s presence on television, social media, and in everyday life will help form an unyielding bond of unity that cannot be ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In addition to the pervasive ampersand, the spirit of togetherness was celebrated throughout MTV Movie & TV Awards categories. “Best Kiss” went to Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome from Moonlight<\/em>,\u00a0the widely-awarded coming of age story of queer Black men<\/a> in Florida. Hidden Figures\u00a0<\/em>tells the true stories of Black women<\/a> whose contributions to the U.S. space program were invaluable but mostly erased from history and the cultural narrative at large, which won\u00a0“Best Fight Against the System.” Daniel Kaluuya earned the “Next Generation” award for his lead role in\u00a0Get Out<\/em>, the cinematic thriller that explores racism and acts of violence against the Black community. These are just a few of the many winners<\/a> who amplified marginalized voices through TV & movies throughout the past year and represented the world in which we live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

GLAAD first introduced the ampersand pin during a solidarity rally in New York\u00a0at the historic Stonewall Inn in February. The symbol has also been seen at the Academy Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the GLAAD Media Awards.<\/p>\n

GLAAD thanks everyone who displays solidarity with marignalized communities and people,\u00a0and who stands for togetherness by wearing the “&,” be it on MTV’s stage or living it in their own personal lives. Together, #WeResist.<\/p>\n

Join the the Together movement today at\u00a0glaad.org\/together.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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