I went to bed almost unaware the Academy Awards were on last night. But I heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. This was pretty much my reaction:Whether it's right-wing Russians bombing hospitals in Ukraine, or liberal Hollywood stars slapping hosts on the stage of the Oscar ceremonies, both sides have a problem with violence.
— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) March 28, 2022
Yeah, nothing suspicious about it here:I still think it might be fake because “we have two black guys so let’s have one of them hit the other one” sounds like exactly like the sort of thing the Academy would think is a great idea
— NOHat (@Popehat) March 28, 2022
But, of course, Twitter:Yep! pic.twitter.com/gxsinkAQFE
— Consultant 😷🇺🇸🌻 (@Lipstay) March 28, 2022
— Classics & Virtues (@classicvirtues) March 28, 2022
Tomorrow in the NYT: Chris Rock Cancelled? Here’s Why America Is Weaker If We Can’t Talk Honestly About Autoimmune Disorders
— NOHat (@Popehat) March 28, 2022
That assault must have had a thousand witnesses, two thousand if you count the people watching on TV
— Cicada Meth Orgy Fungus (@RogueWPA) March 28, 2022
The Academy does not condone violence. You remember the Academy from the Best Picture awards it gave to The Hurt Locker, No Country For Old Men, The Departed, Million Dollar Baby, Return of the King, Gladiator, Braveheart… https://t.co/LvRGQlNxWK
— NOHat (@Popehat) March 28, 2022
— Bad Legal Takes (@BadLegalTakes) March 28, 2022Which just had to get stupid:
— Bad Legal Takes (@BadLegalTakes) March 28, 2022
— Bad Legal Takes (@BadLegalTakes) March 28, 2022
You watched and broadcast a live assault to millions of people around the world, then awarded a man who committed said assault immediately afterwards without removing him from the building or having him arrested for the crime.
— DSP The Undying (@TheyCallMeDSP) March 28, 2022
That's the definition of condoning the violence.
It’s going to be extremely difficult to get through today on this website, isn’t it pic.twitter.com/qcTihiN6Y9
— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere) March 28, 2022
It’s not funny or acceptable or honorable or manly. Will Smith’s attack (over a joke) was unhinged and violent and also a crime: assault.
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) March 28, 2022
Still haven't found any "LOCK HIM UP!" tweets. But I'm sure they're out there. In the meantime, I refer you back to NOHat's tweet that nobody is going to jail for this slap. Especially Will Smith.Somebody should really buy the LAPD a tv at some point. https://t.co/nQc9lrHvzL
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 28, 2022
some of these things are not violence https://t.co/cjoe40X1SU
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) March 28, 2022
i see we’ve reached the inevitable “mean jokes are violence” stage of this conversation in record time
— Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahemclaugh) March 28, 2022
— Bad Legal Takes (@BadLegalTakes) March 28, 2022"Legal" twitter is the absolute worst!
Seriously.I will never forgive Will Smith for the think pieces we will have to endure for the next 2 weeks. NEVER.
— Alexis “Bring Back Bunheads” Wilson (@sassyblackdiva) March 28, 2022
Way to bring the room down, dude.I promise you that those in Ukraine that are currently expecting their deaths at any moment as they continue to fight for their freedom don’t give a shit about Will Smith.
— The Lincoln Watchman👀🇺🇸 (@LincolnWatchman) March 28, 2022
I’m with them.#StandWithUkraine
Chris Rock's hands were behind his back at 'impact' and I suspect he clapped his hands to provide the sound effect for a swing that missed his face by at least three inches. This stunt was an outtake from Rush Hours 1 and 2.
ReplyDeleteThe slap in the face was that Chris Rock wasn't hired to host the Oscars this year. The award Rock was hired to give out would have been a slap in the face if it hadn't gone to the black man with the documentary about Harlem's Black Woodstock.
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