Make a statement about violence. That was a slap! What about the next time?
The Oscars: The 94th Academy Awards Award ceremony. Ooh la la! (Yawn.)
I stopped watching entertainment awards programs years ago. Mainly, because most of the movies being made were, in my humble opinion, not Oscar-worthy AND also because the program to present the awards had become BORING!
So even though I knew when the 94th Oscars awards program was going to be aired, I intentionally found something else better to do. I wake up the next day and social media is ON FIRE!! Evidently, Will Smith SLAPPED Chris Rock. For the record, I have never really liked either of them as entertainers. I never liked Chris Rock as a comedian AND never liked Will Smith as an actor. Regardless of my personal opinion, I knew the rest of the world thought they were two really great guys! So to see one of them square off with the other one and it’s not “scripted”, but a genuine moment of intense anger on a program like the Oscars … I didn’t know what to think! (???)
But now that I have had a chance to think about it:
* Yes. Chris Rock’s comedy was tasteless. But his comedy has never really been tasteful.
* Yes. I know Will Smith’s wife Jayda is growing though a health crisis and it is hurting her, which means, if you are her husband and you love your wife, you’re hurting too.
Sometimes … comedians are insulting, heartless, callous, and inconsiderate. They say things and give no thought to how offensive their words might be. I have always said when it comes to comedy, there are “lines” that you should not cross over. Everything in life can NOT be turned into a joke or comedy material because EVERYTHING IS NOT FUNNY!!! Comedians should KNOW where to draw the line. But evidently, these days, comedians say anything to get a laugh and don’t care who they offend!
Personally, I think that’s WRONG!
On the other hand, what Will Smith did … SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED.
Yeah yeah yeah … his excuse or reasoning or justification for what he did is … LOVE MAKES PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS. Oh oh oh … the things we do for love and all that jazz.
This night was not a “Will Smith ONLY Night”. This night was a night that was supposed to be the high point in the careers of many people in the entertainment industry and all everybody was talking about was … Will Smith SLAPPED Chris Rock.
Then they awarded Will Smith an Oscar.
THE AWARD SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY!!
There is no debating this, Personally, I didn’t think Chris Rock’s joke was really all that offensive. But I think Will Smith’s reaction and what he did … OFFENDED EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS NOMINATED AND/OR WHO RECEIVED AN ACADEMY AWARD THAT NIGHT.
Did Will Smith think he looked like a knight in shining honor rescuing his damsel in distress?
WELL HE DIDN’T!!
His behavior was SHAMEFUL … and he brought SHAME to a prestigious awards ceremony honoring the hard work of many many people, who struggled to get to this one memorable “moment” in time in their career … which will likely not be remembered because that is the precise “moment” that Will Smith CHOSE TO ACT A FOOL!!!
Does he think that he or his spouse are the only people who have ever been offended by a joke?
Chris Rock may have offended Will Smith and his wife.
BUT WILL SMITH HAS OFFENDED THE ENTIRE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY!!!
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