At the SAG Awards 2025, Jane Fonda received a Lifetime Achievement Award and delivered a poignant speech advocating for empathy and community in the face of political adversity. Fonda expressed urgency in addressing the 'war on wokeness' and highlighted the importance of listening and supporting vulnerable populations. She emphasized that the current moment is critical and that artists play a vital role in creating understanding. Her call to action encouraged Hollywood to unite and resist harmful political changes, affirming that fostering love and beauty is essential for a hopeful future.
What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls.
A whole lot of people are going to be really hurt by what is happening. Even if they're of a different political persuasion, we need to not judge but listen from our hearts.
This is big time serious folks, so let's be brave. We must not isolate, we must stay in community, we must help the vulnerable.
That will help people believe that on the other side there will still be love, there will still be beauty.
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