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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The backlash over the joke is dumb, but it’s not surprising. A lot of people simply don’t get or like standup comedy. They feel it’s too mean. Or it’s fine when the target of a joke is someone they hate, but they turn into humourless scolds when they disapprove of the target.
Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t the only one furious at Chris Rock’s Oscars gag. I know how traumatic hair loss is
What is really astonishing, though, is how someone was struck in the face while doing their job in public, and they’re not considered the victim of the incident. That people can twist themselves into such knots trying to strike a pose as defenders of decency that an act of actual violence gets disregarded. |
That wasn't the only ridiculous take in the Guardian today -
White outrage about Will Smith's slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It's inequality in plain sight People of all colours have condemned his actions, and people of all colours have supported them, so I'm not sure where race comes into it at that point.
The best article I've seen on the whole thing is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's -
Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing