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@suzianne saidI have never attacked anyone for having a medical condition.
Chris Rock attacked her for having a medical condition. But you're all about that, aren't you? You have done the same thing here yourself.
I'm on Will's side. But you can sit back in your leather chair implying he has a drug problem.
What is wrong with you?
BTW, I would have hit him with a fist, but he used his open hand. A humiliation move. He understood wha ...[text shortened]... eep my wife's name out of your f---ing mouth!" He said it twice. His motivation was crystal clear.
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@suzianne saidHis motivation isn’t crystal clear; he was laughing at the joke initially.
"Keep my wife's name out of your f---ing mouth!" He said it twice. His motivation was crystal clear.
Then, presumably after seeing his wife’s reaction, he seems to decide it was an opportune moment to settle a bit of a historic score with Rock by this over-the-top ridiculous ‘look-at-how-tough-I-am’ act of triggered assault.
I can see why it appeals to you.
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@fmf saidWith me too. I’m a fan of Smith’s movies and will remain so, but I’m also a fan of not using violence especially when he could have easily made a more controlled, powerful and dignified objection there and then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgrhVwNuXA8
Progressives John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini have takes on it that resonate with me.
So the message from these brittle leaders of wokism is:
violence is an acceptable response if someone says something insulting to you
@suzianne saidSusan,
Will Smith was within his rights to defend his wife, who has a scalp condition. Chris Rock attacked her for having a medical condition. But you're all about that, aren't you? You have done the same thing here yourself.
I'm on Will's side. But you can sit back in your leather chair implying he has a drug problem.
What is wrong with you?
BTW, I would have hit hi ...[text shortened]... eep my wife's name out of your f---ing mouth!" He said it twice. His motivation was crystal clear.
If Will had used his fist instead of an open hand, it would have been a total disaster and ruined the evening for all, not least himself. What he did was a bit chevaleresque and did no harm really.
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@torunn saidI think the word "chivalry" puts too much of a positive spin on it, but I do understand where you are coming from!
What he did was a bit chevaleresque and did no harm really.
There is always some degree of "harm" when role models and people in the public eye make bad decisions, I think.
But I agree that Smith "did no harm really" to Chris Rock.
Smith would have "damaged" Rock more if he had just stood up and called Rock out for his shabby attempt at a joke.
Smith's wife would have been better served by a chivalrous husband who remained on the moral high ground.
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@fmf saidChris Rock's bad joke was, I believe, in his script and was meant to be what it was. Will Smith's reaction was impulsive. Still they were both unprofessional.
I think the word "chivalry" puts too much of a positive spin on it, but I do understand where you are coming from!
There is always some degree of "harm" when role models and people in the public eye make bad decisions, I think.
But I agree that Smith "did no harm really" to Chris Rock.
Smith would have "damaged" Rock more if he had just stood up and called Rock out fo ...[text shortened]... 's wife would have been better served by a chivalrous husband who remained on the moral high ground.