Joaquin Phoenix is a dreadfully awkward character in Hollywood. The Joker actor reminded us of his eccentricities during his acceptance speech at Sunday night’s Oscars, but he also made some refreshing and insightful points.

His speech started with an acknowledgment of Hollywood’s penchant for activism on a variety of issues, pointing out that at the core of each cause is a shared concern about injustice. Then, there was the hard pivot to the matter of … cow insemination. Yes, seriously: