Joaquin Phoenix pays tribute to River, pleads for animal rights in Oscars speech: 'We've become disconnected from the natural world'

, of a man finding his way through mental illness and an unforgiving world — and, through his impassioned acceptance speech, took the opportunity to use his voice “for the voiceless,” especially non-humans.

“I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the distressing issues that we are facing, collectively, and I think at times we feel or are made the feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality,” Phoenix told the crowd. “I think whether we’re talking about gender inequality, or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice.

The unprecedented specificity of such comments on such a major stage stopped many in their tracks — particularly fellow animal-rights activists, including PETA, which tweeted “JAW DROP.”Joaquin has dedicated his life to ending speciesism and that speech was proof that he is never afraid to speak up for ALL beings.

This industry is not needed. Please stop going to movies

Joaquin I love you!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏if only there were more people like you in the World!

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