Some People Weren’t Happy With Rebel Wilson’s Transgender Joke At The BAFTAs

The joke stirred controversy Sunday night.
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Rebel Wilson was a presenter at Sunday night's BAFTAs and made a controversial joke that referenced transgender characters.

"I have never been invited to the Oscars because, you know, they are racists," she said while presenting the award for Best Supporting Actor. "But the BAFTAs have diverse members. And that's what we all want to see in life, isn't it? Diverse members. One day I hope to return here to win a BAFTA myself. I have already been practicing my transgendered [sic] face."

While some took to Twitter expressing out rage over the joke, others thought Wilson's comment was actually mocking non-trans actors winning accolades by playing trans roles.

This year, though Eddie Redmayne is nominated for multiple awards -- including an Oscar -- for playing a trans woman in "The Danish Girl," the transgender members of the acclaimed indie film "Tangerine" were not recognized by the Academy, despite a promotional campaign aiming to make them the first-ever openly trans people nominated for an Oscar for acting.

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