I don't condone the violence, Jada's awful, chilling effect on comedians, blah blah disclaimer blah blah. Ok now that I've properly contextualized myself...
I thought the overreaction to the slap was extreme. The basic thing is, for me: if some dude's going to mock my partner's appearance, especially if that appearance is due to a disease…
I don't condone the violence, Jada's awful, chilling effect on comedians, blah blah disclaimer blah blah. Ok now that I've properly contextualized myself...
I thought the overreaction to the slap was extreme. The basic thing is, for me: if some dude's going to mock my partner's appearance, especially if that appearance is due to a disease, right in front of me (some balls there), and if that mockery is taking place at a public or semi-public place like a bar or a party or a work event or an awards gala... well, someone might get smacked. That's the risk they chose to take by mocking my partner in front of a bunch of people, including me and my partner. And I'll have to accept the consequences as well.
I have literally done this (although it was a shove, not a smack). And I'd do it again.
"I thought the overreaction to the slap was extreme."
I thought the slap was extreme given the context. If this was two people in the street, or in a bar, or in countless other scenarios that weren't a live event watched by millions of people, I'd shrug my shoulders. I agree with you, if somebody insulted my partner, especially over a medical condition, they might get smacked too.
Bu there were roughly a bazillion better ways to handle this, some of which might even have included slapping Chris Rock at a more appropriate moment. Will turned a silly, throwaway moment into international news. He and Jada came out of it looking infinitely worse than Chris Rock did. And for what?
You make a solid point (you always do!) but I'm not so sure they came out looking infinitely worse. Certainly in the eyes of media especially Twitter. But to all of my pretty basic, apolitical-but-veering-conservative extended family composed of white people, black people, Filipino/as? (And many of my diverse colleagues as well.) The reaction was lots & lots of support for Will standing up for his lady. It really felt to me as if the anger against him sorta connected, in a rather fun way, both the woke & anti-woke folks with college degrees. Online, it felt like all the intelligentsia came out against the slap. But regular folks? Not so sure it made him look bad. I think many felt it made him look normal i.e. not a Hollywood type. And, in a strange way, I think this also connects to the populist appeal of Trump.
I'm of the "step out back" generation. If Smith thought it worthy of an ass kicking he could have done it back stage after the fact rather than disrupt and spoil the award show.
As for my thoughts on the slap itself. I don't think it was about Jada as much as it was about displaying the image of his manhood which he probably felt had suffered at the hands of Jada long before the night of the slap.
That last part about image of manhood suffering feels very true, from what I've gathered. Happy to say that I know very little about this couple other than what I've learned in a couple articles post-slap. It does sound like a lot of dirty laundry has been unnecessarily aired. But it also feels true from what I know about (and witnessed) how toxic relationships operate in general.
I don't condone the violence, Jada's awful, chilling effect on comedians, blah blah disclaimer blah blah. Ok now that I've properly contextualized myself...
I thought the overreaction to the slap was extreme. The basic thing is, for me: if some dude's going to mock my partner's appearance, especially if that appearance is due to a disease, right in front of me (some balls there), and if that mockery is taking place at a public or semi-public place like a bar or a party or a work event or an awards gala... well, someone might get smacked. That's the risk they chose to take by mocking my partner in front of a bunch of people, including me and my partner. And I'll have to accept the consequences as well.
I have literally done this (although it was a shove, not a smack). And I'd do it again.
Not even a fan of Will Smith LOL.
"I thought the overreaction to the slap was extreme."
I thought the slap was extreme given the context. If this was two people in the street, or in a bar, or in countless other scenarios that weren't a live event watched by millions of people, I'd shrug my shoulders. I agree with you, if somebody insulted my partner, especially over a medical condition, they might get smacked too.
Bu there were roughly a bazillion better ways to handle this, some of which might even have included slapping Chris Rock at a more appropriate moment. Will turned a silly, throwaway moment into international news. He and Jada came out of it looking infinitely worse than Chris Rock did. And for what?
You make a solid point (you always do!) but I'm not so sure they came out looking infinitely worse. Certainly in the eyes of media especially Twitter. But to all of my pretty basic, apolitical-but-veering-conservative extended family composed of white people, black people, Filipino/as? (And many of my diverse colleagues as well.) The reaction was lots & lots of support for Will standing up for his lady. It really felt to me as if the anger against him sorta connected, in a rather fun way, both the woke & anti-woke folks with college degrees. Online, it felt like all the intelligentsia came out against the slap. But regular folks? Not so sure it made him look bad. I think many felt it made him look normal i.e. not a Hollywood type. And, in a strange way, I think this also connects to the populist appeal of Trump.
I'm of the "step out back" generation. If Smith thought it worthy of an ass kicking he could have done it back stage after the fact rather than disrupt and spoil the award show.
As for my thoughts on the slap itself. I don't think it was about Jada as much as it was about displaying the image of his manhood which he probably felt had suffered at the hands of Jada long before the night of the slap.
That last part about image of manhood suffering feels very true, from what I've gathered. Happy to say that I know very little about this couple other than what I've learned in a couple articles post-slap. It does sound like a lot of dirty laundry has been unnecessarily aired. But it also feels true from what I know about (and witnessed) how toxic relationships operate in general.