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Gina Rodriguez Wins a Golden Globe
Let’s forget the fact that Ms. Villanueva herself was seated all the way at the back of the room at the Golden Globes ceremony, and focus instead on the fact that America got to see the charm machine that is Gina Rodriguez in full force. In January, after getting teary-eyed upon receiving her statuette and thanking her peers and family, she delivered the type of line Rita Moreno has often remarked she wishes she’d uttered when she earned her Oscar back in 1962: “This award is so much more than myself; it represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes.” It was a bellwether for the blunt but hopeful tone that would define pop culture conversations about what roles are offered to minority performers this year.