shoes. do not pan down. with the world in crisis, and science being questioned in a violently divided country, i jumped at the chance to say something that potentially ends my career. having said that, let's talk about cancel culture. please don't cancel me. when the internet first started it was a whimsical way to chat with your friends, send your life savings to a nigerian prince, and limewire entire third eye blind albums. it came to your house on a cd and it was enjoyed sparingly. but then came twitter. and things got messy. people got messy. at first we were excited. we were like, "oh, wow, i can tell quiznos they suck while i'm on the toilet? what alien technology is this?" and we began to publicly post whatever we thought whenever we thought it. a 700-tweet thread about which del taco sauce is the worst? go for it. some dick is kicking your seat on a delta flight to houston? the world must know about this. that dress is black and blue, you idiots. tweet! oh, no, she brought up the dress. it all seemed like a good idea

at the time, but so did having the word "juicy" spelled out on all of our butts. right? remember the early 2000s? and as twitter got bigger it became a place for serious conversations about our culture. unfortunately, many of us put as much thought into our tweets about social justice issues as we did those quiznos toilet tweets. and those thoughts are now coming back to cancel us. what most of us didn't realize was that by posting every one of our thoughts on a whim, we were permanently linking our names to ideas that should have been taken as seriously as bathroom graffiti. and with everyone being so connected and compounded by the fact that we're all stuck at home and angry, when something happens there's peer pressure to comment on it right away. we're expected to have these fully formed, omniscient, bulletproof, unassailable hot takes on every topic in real time at all times that will stand the test of time. or just do a weird dance on tiktok. and as a result no one takes a minute to gather facts, ask questions, or wait 24 hours for a story to develop. we just jump in, trying to say something profound based on very little information. you guys, meaningful statements

take time to craft. "that's one small step for man" took days to come up with. and it still left out women. we're all at the mercy of the petulant internet mob's demands, tell us your opinion now so we may screengrab it and ruin you for it as soon as anything good happens in your life. and that's where we get into trouble. because stupid thoughts don't age well. and we are all guilty of this. we've all tweeted stuff that felt fine at the time but we wouldn't tweet it now. like this. "man, that pedophile island seems amazing. #privateplanelife," right? and today it's like, "how could we have known back then that private planes were so bad for the environment?" and because the first rule of the internet mob is you're not allowed to change, you're tied to your dumb thoughts for all of eternity. because the internet doesn't care that you've grown, expanded your mind, or have a more complex understanding of life and haven't had a juicy brand butt since 2010. the internet only remembers you as you were. it's like talking to your parents.

they always remember you at your worst and you can't change. you're like, "mom, i paid off my student loans and i bought a house." "i remember when you left fish sticks under your bed for six months." "mom, i was 15, that was over two decades ago." "we had to move out for a week because of the smell." "i'm really responsible now, i'm in an hoa." "had a hard time selling it because people thought someone died in your room." but here's what i'll say to the internet. internet, people should be allowed to evolve and not have their career ended by something they drunkenly tweeted in an uberx after a fallout boy concert in 2015. hypothetically. and look, there are people who actually want to hurt others and have a pattern of saying horrible things and using a social platform to spread hate. so, yeah, roast those people over the open flames of social judgment. roast them, roast them right out of the oval office. that's my only president joke. hey, red states. but the rest of us are constantly learning new things about the issues other people face. black lives matter, trans rights

are human rights, feminism, antisemitism, islamophobia, xenophobia, people who are in long, committed relationships with their furniture. most people like to think that what they know is good enough and that most people probably feel the same way as them. it's what standup comics count on. but we need to chill with cancelling everyone because soon, there will be no one. i think we should support people who change their opinion for the right reasons. because it means they cared enough to read a book or talk to a person who's different from them and they're trying to do better. but low-key, if you used to think climate change wasn't real and now do, i still don't want to hang out with you. the truth is, we should all be working to learn and evolve as much as we can. so remember, it's not your fault that you grew up not knowing something, but it is your fault if you don't continue to try and learn anything. but since we are so obsessed with cancelling and i want to fit in, i thought i'd wedge my own personal agenda into a late night monologue. so these are some of the things

i'd love to cancel. this is cancel corner! ♪ here's a new one i'm already sick of -- designer masks. it's medical equipment, not a handbag. i don't wanna live in a world where yeezy has a winter collection of n-95s. he needs to focus on the presidency. >> cancelled. >> the automated message lady voice that says, "leave a message. when you are done, hang up." oh, cool. thanks for that. because i've just been drop-kicking the phone into traffic. "or press one for more options." what options? sending a fax? moreover, who is finishing their message and is like, call me later. bye! what happens now? >> counsel cancelled. >> the opening paragraph of any website's top ten list. no one reads you, they go right to the list. it never has info you need. "it's no secret that los angeles is home to some killer tacos, but if we didn't make this list, you would probably never eat again." >> cancelled. >> next up, the hard seltzer

race. too many contenders. i said. we saw this gold rush with the flavored water game and the hard cider game. i didn't realize adding vodka to a lacroix was brain surgery. canned soda liquor is that uncanny valley of flavor, and then you rationalize, "well, it's only two calories and it's here." and it reminds me of grapefruit. so there should be three drinks when it comes to vodka -- a vodka soda, a vodka, and a vodka with vodka. vodka vodka. what else needs to go? netflix suggestions. forgive me for this, my overlord. these suggestions are always offensive, never flattering. netflix is the only company that will look at their customers and be like, "hey, loser, you like rom-coms? here's a doc about child molesters and a show about eating cake. live ugly, die hard." >> cancelled. >> eating out at restaurants. i fully back supporting local restaurants but maybe just stick to take-out right now? this image is unsettling. how can you act like everything is normal when your waiter is dressed like a nuclear welder. what is a nuclear welder?

that. the only difference is, welders have health insurance. this guy's dressed for combat in a slaughterhouse apron and you're in a fun tank top, ordering vegan steak bites. also, eww, men in tank tops. >> cancelled. >> this one's evergreen. men who had a daughter and only then realized they shouldn't be horrible to women. what an epiphany. that's like saying, "it wasn't till i was hit by a car that i realized you shouldn't hit people with your car." >> cancelled. >> i hope you're writing all these fire observations down in a journal somewhere. losing instagram followers because you post about black lives matter. nope. you don't get to cancel me. you followed me for a reason. that's right. come for the endless livestreams of my dog's mouth and stay for the late in life wokeness. >> cancelled. >> i've always been woke, though. last, but not least -- i think we should cancel the coronavirus. has anyone tried that? if only there were some sort of barrier. some sort of mouth barrier. a wall, a mouth wall.

build a mouth wall. it's something that each person could put up to limit the germs coming in and out of their mouths. oh, if only there were a way to stop this totally preventable disease from spreading. please wear a mask, we don't have to live like this. wear a mask so next time i guest host i can do it from jimmy's stage instead of, what is this even, a haunted condo? okay, so are we together on this? cancel coronavirus, no? because it came from a woman? okay, well, i tried. god bless america. please, let's get through this. we have a fantastic show for you tonight. we've got music from margo price and we will be right back with miss laverne cox. ♪ >> dicky: abc's "jimmy kimmel live," brought to you by allstate. for this for a long ti. they will, but with accident forgiveness allstate won't raise your rates

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♪ welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm iliza shlesinger. by the way, since no one is sleeping anymore, after the show, check out my stand-up special, "unveiled: the iliza shlesinger sketch show" and "spenser confidential," all on netflix now. in just a little bit, her album "that's how rumors get started" came out on friday. music from margo price is on the way. tomorrow night, i will be back screaming about masks on twitter, but whitney cummings will be hosting with her guest eric andre, and music from rema. my guest tonight is an emmy-nominated actress, an emmy-winning producer, and she is even more beautiful in person. she is the executive producer of an eye-opening new documentary called "disclosure." it's available now on netflix. please welcome laverne cox. >> hello, darling. how are you? >> your voice is like butter. i'm thriving you. >> like butter.

butter is good. butter is very good. >> disclosure is a very compelling documentary. i watched it, and the show, it shows a history of how trans people have been treated in the media, on film, and on television. it's something everybody should see. it's trans rights, and trans struggle 101 for people. is there a film that had a strong effect for you? >> so many films. there's a film called "yentl," with barbra streisand. i'm a black transgender woman from alabama who lives for "yentl." it's about this woman who has to pretend to be a man so she can go study to be a rabbi. there's a beautiful song in the

film called "will someone ever look at me that way?" and there's a moment where she falls in love with mandy patinkin, who is her colleague, but he sees her as a man, because that's what she's presenting herself as. and she sings this song, because he has this crush on this girl. and as a kid, i knew i was a girl, but everyone thought i was a boy. and i was falling in love or had crushes on boys. i wanted someone to look at me that way. it was so huge for me. >> you bring up that you're a black transgender woman from alabama who fell in love with this jewish icon. i'm a jewish girl from texas who loves trap music. you can find passion and similarities wherever there is art. you have been doing a lot of dancing in quarantine. recently you danced in a

s.c.u.b.a. mask. is this high art? do i not get it? ♪ >> yes. >> it's a gas mask. did you wear this to the grocery store, is it ppe, is it fashion? >> this is a full-faced snorkel mask. it covers your entire face. i live in a condo in los angeles, so i haven't felt comfortable going into the pool. i'm also wearing latex gloves, i'm in a swimsuit, with a full-faced snorkel mask. and so i went swimming. >> it looks so hot. that's all i'm thinking. i live in l.a., too, and the fact that you can make it be fashion and not be dripping everything off is just insane. and you do a lot of, oh, go ahead. >> that's why you get in the pool. i was in the pool yesterday, and i was so hot, you jump in the pool and you cool down. like, hello. >> because everybody is staying

at home, is that why more people are singing and dancing on tiktok than ever before? >> probably. what else are we going to do? i'm trying to balance it. i've been really busy for the past few weeks, but, yeah, singing and dancing is really good for the soul. for me it's always something i've loved to do. it's a release, and we need a release right now. these are really intense times. we need to sing and dance, because it brings us joy. >> i would scream my head off at a black lives matter protest, then come home and dance and get back to a zen state. it's a balance. you started out as a hardcore karaoke singer. or started out your youth, i guess? that sounds weird, but tell me about you and karaoke. >> i did host a karaoke night in new york city back in the day. i don't think i was ever a professional person. but back in the day, i went to indiana university for two years.

and the only karaoke bar in town, you had to be 21 or older to get into. i went to new york and got a fake i.d. so i could go to the karaoke bar. mind you, i did not drink alcohol. i was not drinking underage. i didn't have my first sip of alcohol until i was, like, 23 or so. i didn't care about drinking. but i needed to do my karaoke. the guy gives that, a week before i turned 21, there was a new door guy. he was like, what is this i.d., this is fake, he confiscated the i.d. i was devastated. but a week later, i went back with my real i.d., because i had turned 21. i showed it to him, he was like, oh, happy birthday. he let me in, and i was like, yes. >> if ever there were a tale of human struggle and redemption, it's getting back in a bar after what i'm assuming is a hot door guy. just on the tone of similarity, i, too, had my fake i.d. taken

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♪ that's all the time we have. i'd like to thank laverne cox, miss margo price, and my life coach, jimmy kimmel. whitney cummings will host tomorrow with eric andre and music from rema. "nightline" is next. i got to run, i'm getting on a zoom call with a bunch of people i hate. good night, america. ♪ in san francisco we spoke to a single parent who says distance learning is just not working for her kids. >> several summits are reacting to governor newsom's plan on reopening schools in the fall. >> a sweet surprise. an unexpected baby shower spread across an entire community.

bringing the heat this weekend. i'll have the temperatures coming up. abc7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> civil rights hero and congressman john lewis has died. the 80-year-old had been battling cancer for seven months. >> he stood shoulder to shoulder with the legendary dr. martin luther king jr. in the '60s and continued to fight for equality on capitol hill. a look back at lewis's iconic life. >> reporter: john lewis was born outside troy, alabama, in 1940. the son of share croppers. as a teenager he was drawn to activism surrounding the montgomery bus boycott. in the 1960s he was at the center of nearly every major mole in the civil rights movement. organizing sit-in demonstrations at segregated