100 Word Rant: Meryl Streep Acceptance Speech

Rylee Williams, 12

When Meryl Streep chose to speak out about Donald Trump’s disrespectful actions during her acceptance speech at this year’s Golden Globe Awards show, her bravery had me in awe. Instead of giving a traditional acceptance speech, she chose to push traditional boundaries. In my opinion, as the winner of that award, she had the right to speak about whatever she pleased up on that stage. She said things that needed to be said, and she used her voice and her platform to do just that. “Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence,” Meryl said. In that moment, she earned my respect.

Megan Patterson, 12

Meryl Streep finally did something that almost no other actor/actress has done. She shed light on the (slightly… let’s be real) diverse hollywood population. She called out a man that, frankly, needs calling out. I think that was amazing of her to do. Instead of talking about all of her awards, she elegantly spoke about something she believes in. She did not name bash or focus on Trump, rather, she focused on the people that he has put at risk. Even if you do not agree with her views, you have to give kudos to her career and grace.  

Addi Weakly, 12

Meryl Streep was recently awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes. However, rather than speaking graciously about her award, she spoke about politics. I believe in respecting everyone’s opinions, whether I agree or not, but I did not agree with Meryl. Her speech focused on people coming together. It may be just me, but I don’t consider speaking negatively about the president elect as a way to get people to come together. I still respect Meryl, but I wish she would have saved her political agenda for another day and spoken more about the award she received.