Sticks and stones
May break my bones
but names will never hurt me.
Camera cuts to will smith (best actor nominee) laughing, pans to jada pinkett smith clasping her hands giving a frosty side eye to Chris Rock.
"Aw come on that was a nice one! Ok, I'm out here...uh oh!"
Up walks will smith and slaps Chris Rock solidly across the left side of his face, turned around, returned to his seat as if what he had just done was an entirely normal and acceptable way to respond to a joke that may have been in poor taste.
It didn't stop there though. When Chris Rock attempted to explain that he meant no offense, Smith yelled
"Keep my wife's name out yo fucking mouth!"
In case Rock didn' t hear inside the now shocked into silence theater, Smith yelled it again,
(as if the director voice inside his head had said "Uh will, we need another take and this time can you put more emphasis on the word FUCKING?") Smith complied and yelled it again.
Immediately following Chris Rock's delivery of the GI JANE2 line, will smith, when he finished laughing at it, had numerous options. He could, sit back, console his wife Jada by saying
"Sorry baby, I don't think Chris Rock meant anything by it"
He could have heckled Chris with something like,
"YO MAMA A GI JANE2, NIGGA!"
OR
will smith could have done nothing.
The moment would have passed going unnoticed as Chris Rock presented QuestLove his Best Original Documentary award for Summer of Soul.
But that's not what happened as everyone inside the Dolby Theater that night can attest. And later as millions of viewers of the UNCENSORED version of events witnessed.
We were also privy to Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, during the commercial break, with their arms around a visibly upset will smith, consoling him like two mother hens.
"There there my brother, you taught that awful Chris Rock a most valuable lesson!"
A spokesperson for the Academy said that immediately following the slap, Smith had been asked to leave but he refused.
So whatever were they to do?
You know, like when a bouncer comes up to you in a club because you're acting like an arrogant asshole and says,
"Sir, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave"
"I'm not going anywhere! I ain' t leaving!"
"Oh ok, well then I'll just go back to my place at the door."
About 40 minutes later that night, The best actor award was announced and the winner was will smith.
His colleagues rose to their feet to give him a standing ovation.
He bounded up to stage and began an acceptance speech that rambled on for about 6 minutes about how he's:
"overwhelmed at what god has called on me to do and be in this world"
See? GOD himself calls will smith!
With tears streaming down his face he also repeated the word "protect" regarding his role as a father, husband, superhero, numerous times.
"to love people and to protect people..."
"I want to be a river to my people. I want to be a vessel of love, an ambassador of love, care and concern. "
then made an apology to the academy, and everyone else there EXCEPT for Chris Rock, the comedian smith assaulted.
"I look like the crazy father, love will make you do crazy things!"
Bottom line is this: You don' t slap the comedian! His words may have been emotionally hurtful to jada pinkett smith but they were only words; her emotional trauma would most likely have healed by the first commercial break.
will smiths's decision to interrupt Chris Rock, walk on stage and slap him across the face confirmed the stereotype that every white racist has about how blacks can't control themselves and will immediately resort to violence when challenged in any way.
Just look at all the DAILY violent black on black crime that our liberal mainstream media seeks to downplay.
There are also impressionable young people of every color who look up to will smith as a role model. His behavior gave them the green light to smack someone who might say something they take offense to.
Smith's own son, Jaden tweeted: And That’s How We Do It no, that's how every single black boy/man locked up in usa's penitentiaries "do it" . Civilized folks shrug it off. Read what Morgan Freeman said kid. pic.twitter.com/TX3ziP9TL2
To which I replied:
Ironically will smith was awarded for being the Best Actor. In reality, he has been pretending to be in control all along when he is very close to being unhinged and possibly even more violent.
In the aftermath, the academy has vowed to convene and review smith's behavior to see what (if any) disciplinary action it will take.
This really amounts to closing the barn door after the horse is long gone.
This oscars show and wll smith's actions illustrates what usa is:
A country that trumpets its own self worth with a veneer of love and compassion when in reality, it is a violent melting pot, filled with divisiveness waiting to boil over.
