At the start of this week, Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards (the Oscars) have been the topic of the day by Monday (two days ago - the day before yesterday.
So for that, here is my take on the matter.
When you think of Will Smith, you think of how famously popular he is. Best known for the 90s TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, his music when he was in the hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff and his solo work as an rapper and the movies that he appeared as an actor: Bad Boys, Men In Black, Independence Day, Enemy of the State, Ali, Shark Tale, I, Robot, The Pursuit of Happyness, I am Legend. The list goes on.
When you think of Chris Rock, you think of how famously popular he is. Best known for his comedy as he is stand up comedian. The sitcom Everyday Hates Chris and the movies he appeared on including the Madagascar film series where he voiced the character as Marty. I watched Madagascar film (the first film) many times before especially when I was a boy. I enjoyed watching it & I also seen the two sequels.
So why both men Chris Rock and Will Smith are the centre of the attention publicly in the recent days?
Well it is understood that they are friends (Rock and Smith). Both talented black celebrities which I happened to admire both of men and yet, they are the centre of the attention.
A comedian (Christ Rock) making an inappropriate joke about someone’s medical condition. Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Being diagnosed with alopecia. Medical condition that associates with hair loss & commonly, it is associated with cancer when women becomes bald. So for Chris Rock to joke about it with G.I Jane reference is never acceptable. Alopecia affects women and it is not a lifestyle of having alopecia. It is not something that any person (comedian or not) should make a joke of. It’s distasteful.
And as for Will Smith, I totally understand what Will Smith is coming from. Having to defend his wife Jada cos of the offensive inappropriate joke by Chris Rock.
Joking about alopecia (the medical condition term for hair loss) is never a laughing matter. However violence is never the answer either.
He (Will Smith) is wrong to slap Chris Rock. Why slap someone live on TV just because you don’t find the joke funny? Not acceptable. Physical assault should never be justified. If I was Will Smith, I would had confronted Chris Rock at backstage instead of smacking Chris Rock live on TV. At least Chris Rock handled it professionally whilst being hit by Will Smith and that he decided not to press charges against himself (Will Smith). Imagine him (Will Smith) not being rich and famous & he attacks someone. He would had been placed under arrest & face charges. Therefore his reputation as the person would had been under jeopardy. But If you are famous celebrity, you’ll almost get away with it which it shouldn’t be so & no wonder the press (particularly paparazzi) would love to find anything bad & controversial just to make it a news that famous person does this and that wrongfully. Well celebrities are people like us. It is that they happened to be different kind of people. All in the name of fame and privilege. Especially after the incident, Will Smith wins his first Oscar for the Best Actor category and that he was tearful. Although it is good to see that he won a Oscar for the first time in his acting career, it is a shame that it has been overshadowed by him slapping Chris Rock live on Television. Being broadcasted in Los Angles, California, USA for the whole world to see.
So I think we can all agree that both inappropriate joke about medical condition and physical violence are never justified and that is where both Chris Rock and Will Smith (two celebs that I happened to admire their work) are in the wrong.
It is sad to see both of them being in the need for the wrong reasons because of how it happened at the Academy Awards (Oscars).
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