Will Smith vs. Chris Rock

[Vinsk]

  On 3/31/2022 at 6:38 PM, Double Mocha Man said:

And Will Smith would have replied F/U... and I'm not leaving until I pick up my hardware.

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Lol. I’d give it to him and say out ya go.

[Double Mocha Man]

  On 3/31/2022 at 6:40 PM, Vinsk said:

Lol. I’d give it to him and say out ya go.

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😄  The security detail could have said, "You'll exit with us now, peacefully, low key, or you'll exit in 60 seconds with the police, being carried out."

[colin007]

  On 3/31/2022 at 5:48 PM, Vinsk said:

What does this have to do with WS slapping CR?

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It's got to do with Rock being an unfunny asshole. Not saying unfunny assholes should be slapped....

[Golfingdad]

  On 3/31/2022 at 3:46 PM, colin007 said:

Anyone remember that racist piece of shit John Wayne going ape shit and having to be restrained over the Indigenous American woman?

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I understand @iacas pointed this out as off-topic but I just want to say that no, I do not remember this at all, but I do know about this.

And the reason I find it to be at least slightly on topic is because I only learned about it this week BECAUSE of the Will Smith slap incident.

[KMP]

I have such a low opinion of Hollywood that the issue of right or wrong does not enter into the equation. I voted for Will because I postulate Mrs. Smith demanded something be done, and slapping Chris Rock is something that many would like to do.  At least it made us talk about the Oscars, which I doubt any of us would be discussing otherwise.

[saevel25]

The more I talked about this with other people, the more my opinion goes on being on the side of Chris Rock. There was about half a dozen ways Will Smith could have made CR look like the wrong person in this situation, and he did the one thing that totally took him off the high ground. He could have used this moment to bring awareness of the disease his wife has, but instead he chose violence. 

I can understand the whole chivalry thing, but it's not a good enough reason for Will Smith to do this. 

Let's say if Will Smith during his acceptance speech talked about the hardships his wife goes through with her disease and how it isn't good form for them to be made fun. That sort of thing would had a lot of people highly question CR choice of jokes. Will Smith would still have looked like a loving husband who stood up for his wife and people who suffer from the disease his wife has. 

Yea, there is no really argument for Will Smith choosing violence as the being the correct choice in this situation. 

 

[Double Mocha Man]

Will Smith: 6'2", 180 lbs., 53 years old.

Chris Rock: 5'10", 150 lbs., 57 years old.

[iacas]

 

[Vinsk]

  On 4/2/2022 at 1:32 PM, saevel25 said:

The more I talked about this with other people, the more my opinion goes on being on the side of Chris Rock. There was about half a dozen ways Will Smith could have made CR look like the wrong person in this situation, and he did the one thing that totally took him off the high ground. He could have used this moment to bring awareness of the disease his wife has, but instead he chose violence. 

I can understand the whole chivalry thing, but it's not a good enough reason for Will Smith to do this. 

Let's say if Will Smith during his acceptance speech talked about the hardships his wife goes through with her disease and how it isn't good form for them to be made fun. That sort of thing would had a lot of people highly question CR choice of jokes. Will Smith would still have looked like a loving husband who stood up for his wife and people who suffer from the disease his wife has. 

Yea, there is no really argument for Will Smith choosing violence as the being the correct choice in this situation. 

 

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This is assuming CR new she had alopecia. Poking fun at someone who decided to shave their head is hardly a cruel or poor taste joke. Yes, poking a joke at someone who has lost their hair from illness could offend some people, but otherwise I don’t think it’s crossing any lines if it’s just making fun of a hair style.

[TourSpoon]

Being compared to Demi Moore in her hotness prime is not the worst thing to have ever been said on that stage. It goes with the territory. The fact that all those people in the audience stayed and then gave a standing ovation just shows the bizarre Hollywood hypocrisy machine not knowing what to do when faced with one of their own misbehaving. 

[Old1964]

My thought is simple - Will Smith was way wrong. He swung outside in, failed to establish and keep a solid footing, and turned his hips way past the target. Not to mention his head position! 

[Denny Bang Bang]

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