The triple J presenter was clearly pretty unimpressed by the lack of women both in his category, and on the bill for the night.
Winner: Best Comedy: @mattokine – Live At The Enmore Theatre #ARIAs https://t.co/Z0aIWS83d7
— ARIA (@ARIA_Official) November 26, 2015
Highlights:
“I’d just feel stupid not saying anything.”“I didn’t feel great reading that list of people.”
Matt then went backstage and answered some questions, saying that calling this kind of thing out is “absolutely necessary”:
Matt Okine speaks backstage about the lack of women in the categories #ARIAs pic.twitter.com/WJw9gKwRJC
— Hijacked (@HJCKD) November 26, 2015
#ARIAs winner @mattokine getting political. #wherearethewomen pic.twitter.com/gNjwMMmFLi
— #TVWEEKmag (@TVWEEKmag) November 26, 2015
“You know being a guy you can be like ‘I don’t hit women, I’m doing my part’ but it’s not enough.”
via Twitter.
