Since his touching acceptance speech at the Oscars, a video of Joaquin Phoenix saving a mother cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse has gone viral, and fans are loving it!
Since his touching acceptance speech at the Oscars, a video of Joaquin Phoenix saving a mother cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse has gone viral, and fans are loving it!
At BAFTA, Joaquin took the time to address the "systemic racism" in the film industry — a problem that has been grossly neglected thus far.
"I think that's the message that we're sending to people that have contributed so much to our medium and our industry and in ways that we benefit from."
"I think people want to be appreciated and respected for their work."
"I have not done everything in my power — not all sets I've worked on are inclusive."
He made his feelings about consuming animal products very clear.
"I've been thinking a lot about some of the distressing issues that we are facing collectively," he continued.
"Many of us — what we're guilty of, is an egocentric world-view. The belief that we are the center of the universe. We go into the natural world and we plunder it for its resources."
"And then we take her milk that’s intended for the calf and we put it in our coffee."
He literally saved a mother cow and her calf from the very thing he described in his Oscars speech.
"But meeting Anthony and opening my heart to his, I realize we might have more in common than we do differences."
“Although we will continue to fight for the liberation of all animals who suffer in these oppressive systems," he wrote.
He went on to explain what he hopes to cultivate going forward.
"That we’ll always remember that friendships can emerge in the most unexpected places".
The title of the video actually reveals that Joaquin did this just one day after his Oscar win.
Let us know what you think of Joaquin Phoenix's viral video, heroically saving a mother cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse!