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Leave it to Meryl to start a conversation.。

During her acceptance speech of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, legendary actress Meryl Streep used her time to criticize President-elect Donald Trump for mocking。 New York Times。New York Times。

reporter Serge Kovaleski for his disability at a 2015 rally.。

"This instinct to humiliate when it's modeled by someone in a public platform, it filters down into everybody's life because it gives permission for others to do the same," the actress said, "Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence." 。

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McCain, conversely, had a very different view.。

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Spotting McCain's comments, Eichner decided to set the record straight.。

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And, just like that, the Twitter feud was on.。

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And it kept going. 。

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Let this be a lesson to us all: if you come for Meryl Streep, you'll have to get through Billy Eichner first.。

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