Uncensored video of Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars
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Again, as someone who had a major chronic health condition and has heard jokes like that, it is entirely up to Jada to decide if it was a soft one and how she should feel about it. What gives anyone the right to decide if the people affected should be offended or not? Let’s take the piss out of Gaga’s fibromyalgia and Michael Douglas’ cancer, why the **** not, it’s all good fun, he hasn’t died yet?
The “role model”/“vehicle for love” speech aspect certainly was hypocritical (and ********), yes, but then again, as I said above, it was no more hypocritical than the fact no one had a problem with the joke because apparently Jada wasn’t enough of a “persecuted minority”. Imagine if it had been a joke on transgender people or LGBT people or something.
I appreciate your perspective, but I could write the exact same post saying Rock’s behaviour was a “****ing disgrace” and that he stooped to the lowest level of freak show-type cringe comedy etc etc, and neither of us would be in the right or wrong. I guess this one is, once again, down to opinion.
The “role model”/“vehicle for love” speech aspect certainly was hypocritical (and ********), yes, but then again, as I said above, it was no more hypocritical than the fact no one had a problem with the joke because apparently Jada wasn’t enough of a “persecuted minority”. Imagine if it had been a joke on transgender people or LGBT people or something.
I appreciate your perspective, but I could write the exact same post saying Rock’s behaviour was a “****ing disgrace” and that he stooped to the lowest level of freak show-type cringe comedy etc etc, and neither of us would be in the right or wrong. I guess this one is, once again, down to opinion.
I know a 9-year-old who goes to school every day praying that her wig doesn't fall off during gym class. I would be livid if I heard someone make a joke at her expense, but that doesn't give me permission to assault people without repercussions.
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I think we need a Will Smith toxic masculinity montage with this slap, the scene in Bad Boys 2 where him and Martin Lawrence bully the kid, okay lots of scenes from Bad Boys 2...
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Just speaking for myself here-- My issue is not whether or not JPS should be offended or not, that's her call. My issue is her (beloved-role-model-to-many) husband's decision to publicly slap someone over it.
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My issue is her (beloved-role-model-to-many) husband's decision to publicly slap someone over it.
…I would be livid if I heard someone make a joke at her expense, but that doesn't give me permission to assault people without repercussions.
…I would be livid if I heard someone make a joke at her expense, but that doesn't give me permission to assault people without repercussions.
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What's crazy is he had that Cro-Magnon "she's my property" vibes to the whole thing. Like all the worst traits of masculinity in less than 5 seconds. The swagger, the slap, the "my wife".
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I just want to take this time to thank Will Smith and Chris Rock for giving us something to talk about on here. Forums be slapping today. 
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I just want to take this time to thank Will Smith and Chris Rock for giving us something to talk about on here. Forums be slapping today.
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Well, we are all speaking for ourselves here, obviously. I know I would really appreciate it if it were me. And yes, I am very much speaking from experience.
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Same. If a man doesn’t come to his wife’s defense, there’s something wrong IMO.
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Same. If a man doesn’t come to his wife’s defense, there’s something wrong IMO.
If such a blow as that (looked) was done with a closed hand - it could kill someone.
And such things have happened... people are permanently crippled or killed regularly by blows to the head committed by those assaulting them.
Would you really want to be "defended" over a joke by having your husband in jail for a life sentence over what turned out to be fatal assault?
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