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01/30/2017 07: 36 am ET
Stranger Things' Star Declares '
We Will Hunt Monsters' And '
Punch Some People' Amid '
Lies'
He didn't mention Trump by name, but he didn't need to.
By Sara Boboltz
Stranger Things" star David Harbour delivered a powerful speech about
acceptance and empathy during what was already a politically
charged night at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
We will get past the lies.
We will hunt monsters,
" declared the actor, who plays Chief Jim Hopper in the series.
Just two days after President Donald Trump signed an
exclusionary executive order restricting entry to the U.
S.
by refugees and people from Muslim-majority nations,
Harbour's speech garnered a warm response from the stage and crowd. (
And some very amusing facial expressions from Winona Ryder.
) He and other cast members of the Netflix original had won
for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Stressing the ability of actors to "cultivate a more empathetic and
understanding society" by telling diverse
stories on screen, Harbour put up a call to arms.
"[We] will repel bullies.
We will shelter freaks and outcasts,
those who have no home," Harbour said.
Although he did not mention Trump by name,
merely referencing the "hypocrisy and casual violence of certain
individuals and institutions,
" the actor seemed to evoke the many groups (from black activists
to Syrian refugees) that the president has spoken and acted against.
"[W]e will, as per Chief Jim Hopper,
punch some people in the face as they seek to destroy the weak and
the disenfranchised and the marginalized,
" Harbour said, prompting uproarious cheers.
Read his full comments below.
In light of all that's going on in the world today,
it's difficult to celebrate the already celebrated 'Stranger Things.'
But this award from you, who take your craft seriously,
and earnestly believe, like me,
that great acting can change the world,
is a call to arms for our fellow craftsmen and women to go deeper
and, through our art, to battle against fear,
self-centeredness and exclusivity of our predominately narcissistic
culture and, through our craft,
to cultivate a more empathetic and understanding society by revealing
intimate truths that serve as a forceful reminder to folks that
when they feel broken and afraid and tired, they are not alone.
We are united in that we are all human beings and we are all together
on this horrible, painful, joyous,
exciting and mysterious ride that is being alive