Neil Patrick Harris opens the Academy Awards with an #OscarsSoWhite Joke [Vine]

So, how long would it take for somebody at tonight’s 87th Academy Awards to comment on lack of diversity among this year’s nominees?

Would you believe about 10 seconds?

Here’s host Neil Patrick Harris with a fake slip-of-the-tongue, “…we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest…”

"Tonight we honor Hollywood's best and whitest. Sorry–brightest" @ActuallyNPH kicks off the #Oscars http://t.co/BarrkFekzg

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 23, 2015

Best and whitest #oscars https://t.co/eQy8sXO9d3

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) February 23, 2015

https://twitter.com/TheThirdPew/status/569670926058434560

"Welcome to the #Oscar2015, where we're honoring Hollywood's best and whitest" — Host @ActuallyNPH #OscarsSoWhite

— Ken Barnes (@kenjbarnes1) February 23, 2015

We assume we’ll hear much more about this as the night progresses.

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