Page 33 | Will Smith punches Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars.

CheeseMuffin · 2022-03-28T03:10:26+00:00

I think I speak for us all when I ask [[https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1508270716063469576?s=20&t=fkzyF5Lt-LahAfdan4Se8w WTF just happened]]? [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/27/will-smith-punch-chris-rock-wife-joke-gi-jane-video-oscars https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/27/will-smith-punch-chris-rock-wife-joke-gi-jane-video-oscars]]

Doubleraspberry · 28/03/2022 15:14

I'm not sure I see a situation in which violence improves anything. Domestic violence is one thing (an appalling thing) but whacking someone you disagree with can have profound consequences. You can lose your relationship, your family, your job, your future. You can kill someone with a single punch. Do you really think it's good for Will Smith to get up there and react like that?

It's a temporary release of feeling. It's not a solution. This is going to dominate Will Smith's career now. Not worth it.

AnastasiaRomanov · 28/03/2022 15:14

[quote youvegottenminuteslynn]@3luckystars

Will smith walked up on the stage, what could he do then, it was too late to go and sit back down. Could he have called him away for a chat? He was all fired up then, he couldn’t turn back, he had to keep going, just I wish he hadn’t hit him. There are other ways of dealing with things but once he had walked up on the stage, his choices were limited.

He could have continued his walk up there, said firmly "Apologise to my wife and let's move on" then gone back to his seat and not ruined the most important event of his career to date. Or overshadowed the winner of the category being presented. Or tarnished the night for his colleagues on the film.

He would have been widely applauded for doing so. He would have made his later speech meaningful rather than a rambling non apology. He would have been the hero of the night.

Instead he was violent. His choices weren't limited. He just made shit ones. [/quote]
Absolutely right

PutinSmellsPassItOn · 28/03/2022 15:15

He deserved it.

And it speaks volumes that Chris Rock couldn't help himself enough to not beat the shit out of Rhianna behind closed doors but managed to keep his hands to himself when he was slapped by a man in public.

BeHappy91818 · 28/03/2022 15:16

@VampireMoney

He reacted to a very nasty comment made about his wife, ask yourself this, if someone made a such a derogatory remark to one of your loved one, say your mum or your child if they were suffering from alopecia, and some pointed at them, laughed at them and humiliated them would not be fit to react in a similar fashion?

Don't you think many of us DO hear nasty comments about loved ones? Of course we do. And guess what? We don't punch them.

Well some people do.

Besides… Chris only got a little slap. It was more of a warning shot.

Anon778833 · 28/03/2022 15:16

Slapping (not punching) is seen more of a humiliation.

I’m just waiting for the conspiracy theorists to come out and say that it’s all part of a satanic ritual. CR needed to be publicly humiliated so that he can progress to level 32 in the Masonic temple 🙄🤣

chimichangaz · 28/03/2022 15:16

They were both out of line, no question. The slap was bad enough but for me what was even worse was the way WS was speaking to CR when he sat down so full of anger and aggression; I found it very scary.

What I haven't seen either on film or in a comment (haven't rtft) is whether WS even spoke to Jada before striding up on stage, or when he sat back down to see if she was ok.

IMO as pp have said, it wasn't about Jada at all, it was male posturing. I watched a YouTube video of him and Jay Shetty recently, you couldn't reconcile the WS in that video with the one involved in this incident. Very shocking.

Doubleraspberry · 28/03/2022 15:18

@PutinSmellsPassItOn

He deserved it.

And it speaks volumes that Chris Rock couldn't help himself enough to not beat the shit out of Rhianna behind closed doors but managed to keep his hands to himself when he was slapped by a man in public.

I know it's tricky to keep track, but Rhianna's partner was Chris Brown.

Kanaloa · 28/03/2022 15:18

@PutinSmellsPassItOn

He deserved it.

And it speaks volumes that Chris Rock couldn't help himself enough to not beat the shit out of Rhianna behind closed doors but managed to keep his hands to himself when he was slapped by a man in public.

I think you’re thinking of Chris Brown. Who really has no relevance to this situation.

RoastedFerret · 28/03/2022 15:19

He reacted to a very nasty comment made about his wife, ask yourself this, if someone made a such a derogatory remark to one of your loved one, say your mum or your child if they were suffering from alopecia, and some pointed at them, laughed at them and humiliated them would not be fit to react in a similar fashion?

No. I have never witnessed anyone in my family be violent in anyway. I would be horrified if they reacted in the way he did. Some people here seem more at home with violence, perhaps it is normalised in their lives but it isn't in mine at all. Use your words. I understand that some people aren't very articulate so may not be able to but that isn't the case for Will Smith, he is capable of more than the neanderthal behaviour he displayed, I would expect more from my family too.

MangosteenSoda · 28/03/2022 15:20

@PutinSmellsPassItOn

He deserved it.

And it speaks volumes that Chris Rock couldn't help himself enough to not beat the shit out of Rhianna behind closed doors but managed to keep his hands to himself when he was slapped by a man in public.

You’re thinking of a different Chris there.

myrtleWilson · 28/03/2022 15:20

@PutinSmellsPassItOn - Chris Brown not Chris Rock

VampireMoney · 28/03/2022 15:22

@BeHappy91818 well they bloody well shouldn't. Otherwise we could all go around slapping people who offended us or our loved ones and it would be a free for all.

This thread is insane.

Idonkt · 28/03/2022 15:22

@VampireMoney

He reacted to a very nasty comment made about his wife, ask yourself this, if someone made a such a derogatory remark to one of your loved one, say your mum or your child if they were suffering from alopecia, and some pointed at them, laughed at them and humiliated them would not be fit to react in a similar fashion?

Don't you think many of us DO hear nasty comments about loved ones? Of course we do. And guess what? We don't punch them.

He didn't punch him, he slapped him, and he did not slap him hard, he didn't knock him to the ground, don't exaggerate what happed, Will Smith did not go ten rounds of Mike Tyson on Chris Rock, he slapped him, of course in an ideal world he would not have reacted in such a manner but he got caught up in the heat of the moment, and reacted, he's human not perfect just human, and a mistake like slapping someone who make such a nasty remark does not deserve to lose his career and everything he worked so hard all his life for. He is not known for having a violent temper and no doubt this was a very out of character thing to do for him, he does not deserve to be persecuted for that,

fromdownwest · 28/03/2022 15:23

@RoastedFerret

He reacted to a very nasty comment made about his wife, ask yourself this, if someone made a such a derogatory remark to one of your loved one, say your mum or your child if they were suffering from alopecia, and some pointed at them, laughed at them and humiliated them would not be fit to react in a similar fashion?

No. I have never witnessed anyone in my family be violent in anyway. I would be horrified if they reacted in the way he did. Some people here seem more at home with violence, perhaps it is normalised in their lives but it isn't in mine at all. Use your words. I understand that some people aren't very articulate so may not be able to but that isn't the case for Will Smith, he is capable of more than the neanderthal behaviour he displayed, I would expect more from my family too.

I totally agree, it is genuinely worrying the amount of people that are condoning a physical assault because he hurt someones feelings / upset someone etc

The quality and suitability of the joke are the red herring here, the real issue is the amount of people who seem to see physical violence as the only way to resolve confrontation. No wonder the world is in such a pickle.

Disagree with a politican, maybe a quick slap will sort it.
Disagree with another parent - slap it out of them
School ground disagreement over a girl / boy - slap them to resolve it, its the done thing.

Genuinely very sad to read this thread.

BeHappy91818 · 28/03/2022 15:23

[quote VampireMoney]@BeHappy91818 well they bloody well shouldn't. Otherwise we could all go around slapping people who offended us or our loved ones and it would be a free for all.

This thread is insane. [/quote]
Let’s be honest…. Sometimes certain individuals need a good slap.

Doubleraspberry · 28/03/2022 15:25

He is not known for having a violent temper

Well, he is now. That's his reputation for good - that's what he achieved last night. At least one poster has mentioned a previous example of his temper showing in public before.

He's a trained boxer. He controlled what he did. But the kids watching him who think he's a hero probably aren't and probably won't.

SueSaid · 28/03/2022 15:26

'He didn't punch him, he slapped him, and he did not slap him hard, he didn't knock him to the ground'

Minimise as much as you like. He physically attacked someone that is never ok and he should have apologised publicly to Rock whilst he was snivelling in his acceptance speech.

okayigetit · 28/03/2022 15:28

@Idonkt every year we see the host make jokes about members of the audience, sometimes they're light jokes, sometimes they're horrible jokes, we have never witnessed any of those people lose their tempter, strut up on stage and slap the host and then shout at them in the way will smith did. I know I've mentioned Britney Spears already lol but I remember when a female comedian at an awards show made a joke calling her children an accident and then make a joke about her vagina, Britney didn't get up an smack her one

VampireMoney · 28/03/2022 15:28

@BeHappy91818 no, they don't.

What the fuck is wrong with people on this thread?

My first boyfriend was easily offended and said I wound him up on purpose. That was his excuse for giving me a slap. Did I deserve it then??

SueSaid · 28/03/2022 15:28

His son tweeted 'and that's how we do it!'.

Great role model 🙄

PutinSmellsPassItOn · 28/03/2022 15:30

I'll let him off then.

Still think he deserved it tho, publicly mocking someone because of something they can't help when they have nowhere to hide is not ok. I hope his mum gave him a slap as well.

okayigetit · 28/03/2022 15:30

[quote VampireMoney]@BeHappy91818 no, they don't.

What the fuck is wrong with people on this thread?

My first boyfriend was easily offended and said I wound him up on purpose. That was his excuse for giving me a slap. Did I deserve it then?? [/quote]
Absolutely not, some people on this thread are crazy. I also just watched a loose women clip of them talking about it and they were sympathetic to Will smith too! It's ridiculous and I think it is because will smith is more well liked generally than Chris rock is. People seem to have an inability to be able to criticise people that they otherwise like

Eyedropeyeflop · 28/03/2022 15:31

@okayigetit

Oh for goodness sake you know fine well it was meant as an insult.

She isn’t bald through choice.

SueSaid · 28/03/2022 15:32

'Still think he deserved it tho, publicly mocking someone because of something they can't help when they have nowhere to hide is not ok. I hope his mum gave him a slap as well.'

No one 'deserves' being physically attacked.

Smith would have done better to use words but perhaps he isn't very bright I don't know.

BeHappy91818 · 28/03/2022 15:32

[quote VampireMoney]@BeHappy91818 no, they don't.

What the fuck is wrong with people on this thread?

My first boyfriend was easily offended and said I wound him up on purpose. That was his excuse for giving me a slap. Did I deserve it then?? [/quote]
Yes some people really do.

It’s a completely different scenario. It’s not even comparable and this isn’t about you.