Bill Maher gives ‘Cojones Awards’ to those who fought cancel culture
nypost.comjokingly unveiled a new “award show” during his closing monologue Friday evening, saying it’ll be better than the Oscars and Emmys because it’s dedicated to people brave enough to stand up against the cancel culture.
He vowed to present the “Cojones Awards” — a golden statue of dangling testicles — each year moving forward for “outstanding achievement in growing a pair.”The first four honorees getting the “solid brass balls” were actor Ben Stiller, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, Trader Joe’s, and Cornell University.Maher said the idea came up a year ago when he and other A-listers were invited to the home of “a very prominent Hollywood producer” where he was asked to moderate a discussion about cancel culture.“The idea was met with great enthusiasm by everyone and in short order, different people were suggesting the ways that they’re very challenged to be put to use,” he recalled.“And then of course being Hollywood, nothing happened.
But it’s still a good idea, so I’m going to do it right here, right now.”The first award Maher presented went to his alma mater Cornell University and its president Martha Pollack for rejecting students’ demand for trigger warnings for “traumatic” content in classes “She didn’t cave in or hire a new dean of sensitivity, she just said, ‘No.
College is for introducing you to new ideas — not for kissing your ass and making you feel wonderful and always right,'” Maher said. “Cornell, I present you with these balls.
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