I did not watch the Oscars last night. I never watch awards shows. I found out about the Will Smith/Chris Rock think when my daughter texted me asking if I thought it was staged. I then watched the video she sent and the unedited version.
Because everyone needs my thoughts on something everyone is talking about:
- I don’t think it was staged. I am more certain of this after seeing the unedited video and Smith’s acceptance speech.
- Chris Rock showed two things: a lot of restraint to not go after Smith and the ability to take a licking and keep on ticking.
- It was weird that Smith went from laughing after the joke to choosing violence.
- I can’t think of any other place where someone could assault someone on stage and just sit down and go on with their night like nothing happened.
- And be allowed to go on stage and make a speech afterward.
- The Oscars say they don’t condone violence, but they did condone it by allowing him to stay to accept his award.
- Being rich and famous permits you to do things normals like me can’t.
- I don’t see why LAPD needed to make a statement. We all know they didn’t plan to arrest Will Smith and I don’t think they should.
- Unless Chris Rock filed a complaint which we all knew wouldn’t happen.
- I feel bad for all of the award winners who were overshadowed by someone overreacting to a stupid joke.
- And the joke was pretty stupid.
- Also, I’m pretty sure Will Smith was just auditioning to play Juwan Howard in a movie.
Now you have my thoughts about this as they popped in my head along with the dumb joke at the end that I think is hilarious.
Your day is complete.
You’re welcome.
The World's Common Tater 
It’s funny cause I don’t watch the awards either and my husband just called and told me this. Ridiculous
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I agree – not Will’s finest moment. I guess all the stress got to him. He usually comes across as someone who is very measured. Obviously touched a nerve. He should have been escorted out after that showing. At any rate – he ruined the greatest achievement of his career.
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It just amazes me that he was allowed to just sit back down and enjoy the rest of the show
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I didn’t realize the Oscars was on! I was channel surfing and clicked on it just in time. I think the change in Will Smith’s reaction happened when he looked at his wife and saw she was upset. Also, didn’t you write about something like this with BB?
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Yep – not long ago when Juwan Howard smacked a another coach – https://theycallmetater.com/2022/02/22/if-juwan-howard-worked-in-the-real-world/
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Wow!
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Yes, it was a stupid joke, but I don’t think it was malicious. I got the reference to GI Jane, which perhaps tasteless, wasn’t an attack. Will Smith’s behavior was out of proportion. The incident definitely cast a shadow on the rest of the show. I felt really bad for Questlove, who had to make his acceptance speech after that display. Jada also strikes me as a pretty humorless person, so I’m sure she wasn’t happy about a joke focused on her. Chris Rock is known for his unsubtle humor, so there’s also that. The Academy now needs to write a rule regarding aggressive behavior and the consequences, regardless of who you are. Oh, and you may be right about #12.
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I don’t think it was either and the reaction was way over the top
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This news was the first I realised the Oscars were happening. Such a long way from the days when I worked for a film financing company and be glued to film news.
I’ve nothing to add about the event itself – so much has already been said from pretty much every point of view. But I agree that it overshadowed the event. And Chris Rock still hasn’t apologised to Jada for that quip – which was unkind.
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