Ryan Gosling's acceptance speech at the 74th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was all the rage on the Internet.
“While I was singing and dancing and playing piano, and having one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a film,” Gosling said, “my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and trying to help her brother fight his battle with cancer.”
“If she hadn’t taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today.
So, sweetheart, thank you. To my daughters, Amada and Esmeralda, I love you. And if I may, I’d like to dedicate this to the memory of her brother, Juan Carlos Mendes.”
Some fell in love with his cheesy words, others called it sexist. But, we can't help but wonder how it would have gone if Ryan Gosling were Arab.
Meet Rami Ghanem.
"This isn't the first time I've been mistaken for Rami Ayash."
Then comes the actual core of Ghanem's speech, where he talks about his loving wife who made it possible for him to commit to the Egyptian film, Ared El La La (La La Land).
Ghanem would have talked about his exceptional experience while filming on set, where he got the chance to go all out with an impromptu belly-dance routine, because "it's not just for the ladies, you know."
He would have also talked about how awesome it was to get to play the traditional oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument – commonly used in Persian, Arabic and Turkish music.
"I just would like to try a very special someone ... I have to say, while I was singing, ululating and busting a mean figure 8 with my hips, and having one the best experiences I’ve ever had on an Egyptian film, my better half was doing the hard stuff: raising our daughter while pregnant with our second child. All this, as I was mastering the oud."
Of course, Ghanem would have found the right place to sneak in words like al hamdullilah and to2borne into his speech.
“If she hadn’t taken all that on so that I could have this experience, it would surely be someone else up here other than me today. Al hamdullilah.
To2obre albe, shukran."
Ghanem wouldn't have let a moment pass without telling his kids that he loves them.
"Inti w banati hayate kila. Assil w Eman, bahebakom."