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What the hell is going on with will smith?

Gameface said:
I showed this to my wife and she was like "Do you just make fun of me on Jazzfanz?" She had come up to ask about the incident because most of it was muted on her DVR recording. I don't think I use jazfanzz to bag on my wife.
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No you don't.
 
LogGrad98 said:
No you don't.
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Mostly my fault because I was laughing when she came up to ask about what was actually said, so I think I put her on the defensive. Then out daughter came in, better versed in the incident than me, and explained, as she does, some of the issues that I hadn't even realized. I have a really smart kid who understands these types of social issues in a way I'm not able to, or at least in a way I do not easily understand them.
 
Gameface said:
I showed this to my wife and she was like "Do you just make fun of me on Jazzfanz?" She had come up to ask about the incident because most of it was muted on her DVR recording. I don't think I use jazfanzz to bag on my wife.
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Should probably slap yourself to be on the safe side
 
This isn't just a Will Smith issue. It's a Hollywood issue.

Guy should have been thrown out. So much for all of those woke public figures.
 
Gameface said:
Watching the video a few times I have a hard time thinking it was a real slap. Their movements seem choreographed and follow the technique used by actors to make a strike look real when it isn't. Also doesn't seem natural for an enraged person to storm up then slap another person like it's 1682 and you're in Louis XIV's court challenging another noble to a duel then walk away. Doesn't seem natural for a person being slapped to "turn the other cheek" like that either. Rock had an amused look, not a WTF was that **** look.

I don't know. Weird *** thing to stage and very cringe-inducing reaction by Smith afterwards. Strange situation.

EDIT:

Okay I was wrong. It was a real slap.
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The first time I saw it, I had no context and thought it was an act. I had no idea it was real. Hearing Will Smith yell at Chris Rock was almost as cringe worthy as him being allowed to be in attendance and go on stage to accept an award.

That's messed up.


Who the **** slaps Chris Rock?
 
gandalfe said:
1. Chris Rock was just presenting the best documentary award, he wasn't the host. Roasting people isn't his job.
2. It was ableist and demeaning. It was punching down.
3. While Will Smith was absolutely in the wrong to hit HIM - on live national television - remember that he was deep in his emotions at that point. While it wasn't the first time he was nominated for an Oscar, it was the first time in 15 years, and the first time he really had a great shot (as evidenced by his win).
4. When was the last time anybody really cared what happened at the Oscars?
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Dumb take.

Do better.
 
Gameface said:
I really dislike Gervais. Seems so ****ing smug and full of himself. I watched whatever show it was where they were in a retirement home, he was good in that. Watched idiot abroad, good show, but Gervais was a douche in that. His stand up make him very unlikable. Often very funny, but unlikable.
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Why am I not surprised?

Even if you don't find him funny, dude has huge gonads. He said what most of us think (unless you're religious.)
 
Release the Kraken said:
Cmon dude, it was more of an uneasy polite smile at the moment of delivery until he felt the slow burn of discovery. Chris Rock spits em out staccato style. Remember too that this is the same guy that ripped Jada a few years ago with the line “Jada Pinkett Smith boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited to that show either.”
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Cry harder.

Will Smith laughed.

Polite smile? *rubs forehead*
 
Release the Kraken said:
Think what you want since the camera was only on Smith for about a second by my count. Regarding Rock’s past Jada joke I was only providing possible context.

Actually I provided all of the pertinent details last night before they were made accessible for public consumption and now left wondering why the hell for? Yeah it was just staged that’s it. :rolleyes:
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Who gives a ****?

That doesn't give Smith the right to assault someone. Even if Rock was being spiteful and malicious (he wasn't) Smith's crybaby feelings doesn't permit him to assault someone.

It's a gawd damn joke.
 
One Brow said:
I am in no way condoning Smith's violence. He should be arrested, and is lucky Rock is not pressing charges.

However, let's not underestimate the importance of hair to many people. Intentional or not, Rock's joke caused some real pain, and he should know better.
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Dudes like OB are trying to silence comedians. All high and mighty.

Comedians make fun of hurtful things on purpose, guy. It's the entire point.
 
LogGrad98 said:
This. The better way to handle it imo would be to let the joke fall flat in the moment, then approach him afterward and explain what it meant and the pain it caused. They know each other. It isn't like some stranger in the mall following you around calling your wife a fat whore or something. But Will had to show his wife he was an alpha male protecting her honor in front of the entire world, because she cannot be embarrassed, you know along with everyone else who gets roasted at these things. She can laugh at them though, so that's ok. They should have handled this way differently than they did.
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It's a joke He's a comedian

Maybe explain to someone not to let it pain them - funny or not funny.

I'd love to see a roast of Will or Jada. **** would get interesting.
 
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