The Oscars: 2024's 96th Academy Awards, 7:00pm March 10th ABC

[freeze]

I'm glad Rock isn't lightskin or his face and ear would've been on fire and that would've been hella embarrassing the rest of the night.

 

[Mark Antony]

Will is big enough to beat the perception. Smartest thing he did was become a social media star too.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Words have consequences. People have been too comfortable talking slick. I’m riding with Will. Regardless what those people have going on in their household, disrespect to someone’s wife will not be tolerated. On social media I see a lot of turn the other cheek chatter because it’s the Oscar’s…..everybody got a breaking point, stop playing with folks.

So if you're at a work event
And a man makes a joke about your wife's hair

You would get up and slap him in front of all your colleagues?

You have so little self control,
you wouldn't be able to control the situation
without getting into a slap fight like a wounded teenager?

I

 

[letsgetit22]

Will just ruined his own night and dude just perpetuated a whole stereotype... Lost a lot of respect for will. I'm all for him defending his wife but I'm 100% sure dude could've handled that backstage. It's also funny he smacked 120 lb Chris Rock but not the guy sleeping with his wife. Made us all look bad.

Made who look bad? That man is a successful multimillionaire representing the best of our community.
Although that might not have been the place for it, Chris Rock has been talking down on Jada publicly for years now. I can understand Will's anger. Especially in this moment where she's dealing with alopecia. No telling how emotional it's been for her.

 

[southernhospita]

Bruh Will was laughing with everybody else seconds before that even happen

 

[D StaXX]

Will and Chris both some suckas fr.

 

[danikerhino]

So if you're at a work event
And a man makes a joke about your wife's hair

You would get up and slap him in front of all your colleagues?

You have so little self control,
you wouldn't be able to control the situation
without getting into a slap fight like a woulded teenager?

I

I would, I'll answer to my actions later. But I guarantee you, the man won't talk about your woman again. I wouldn't slap him, I'd punch the **** out of him. He's out of line, I'll get out of line even further to make a statement.

 

[ozboi]

Yeah that definitely connected

 

[letsgetit22]

So if you're at a work event
And a man makes a joke about your wife's hair

You would get up and slap him in front of all your colleagues?

You have so little self control,
you wouldn't be able to control the situation
without getting into a slap fight like a woulded teenager?

I

The difference is, Will Smith is probably "bigger" and more "famous" than his colleagues. It more than likely won't impact his career. Working in corporate America, I've heard c level folks say some of the most disrespectful **** to people and it has never impacted their jobs. Depending on your position people might not bat an eye

 

[spizike231]

I would, I'll answer to my actions later. But I guarantee you, the man won't talk about your woman again.

And if I seen it, idk if I could be mad at you g. Men protect their women and family in their own ways.. this is why jokes about spouses / family should be mostly left alone unless it’s 100% it’s ok to make and not embarrassing them.

Some get it. Some don’t.

 

[frink85]

If only Regina hadn’t made that first joke 3 hours earlier, we’d be here living peace.

 

[spizike231]

If only Regina hadn’t made that first joke 3 hours earlier, we’d be here living peace.

Post this joke ? Cause I’m curious. Playin catch up

 

[Master Zik]

I still can't believe this ***** Will smacked him like that.

The speed and closeness.

true. he fumbled the words and didn't know if they were going to cut to break
then again, he has a live mic and could've really got into a back and forth with a pissed off Will Smith
fwiw, he kept it moving

It goes to show Chris holds no malice and isn't on that payback time.

He immediately made a funny comment "Will Smith just smacked the **** out of me" It could've moved on from there but Will hit him with the keep my wife's name out ya ****ing mouth 2× so that staggered him a bit. He looking around for a sign, then he thinks about it and says " I could've.... I could" but stops himself and remains professional and tries to finish.

I don't see any scenario where Chris Rock tries to physically attack Will Smith back but he could've told more jokes. Either bringing up 2Pac or August easily could've led to Will back up on that stage. Who knows what happens then.

 

[noshoegame]

The narrative that Will was protecting his wife is so lame. Was his wife in some sort of danger? If any of us tried to “defend” our wives from a joke with an assault we would be locked up.

 

[frshstunna]

So if you're at a work event
And a man makes a joke about your wife's hair

You would get up and slap him in front of all your colleagues?

You have so little self control,
you wouldn't be able to control the situation
without getting into a slap fight like a wounded teenager?

I

I mean we all know you soft so you wouldn’t do **** regardless….But if you mad you mad, anybody can get it anywhere, ain’t no rules or respectability politics to think bout if you seeing red

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Nobody give two ****s about what ignorant white people think of us when they already have bull**** perceptions about us to begin with.

That ain't a Will problem

That's a white person's problem

Call me crazy I think it's actually good for black people to have high standards of conduct.

I mean this isn't even high.
Don't slap people at a work event
because you're mad your wife loves to **** young R'n'B singers and tell the world about it.

 

[spizike231]

The narrative that Will was protecting his wife is so lame. Was his wife in some sort of danger? If any of us tried to “defend” our wives from a joke with an assault we would be locked up.

Dudes who sayin people gotta let disrespect at your wife slide are so lame

 

[osh kosh bosh]

The difference is, Will Smith is probably "bigger" and more "famous" than his colleagues. It more than likely won't impact his career. Working in corporate America, I've heard c level folks say some of the most disrespectful **** to people and it has never impacted their jobs. Depending on your position people might not bat an eye

And so your argument is, it's okay for Will to totally lose his composure in a clownish way

...Because he's more famous than his colleagues?

 

[elpablo21]

Call me crazy I think it's actually good for black people to have high standards of conduct.

I mean this isn't even high.
Don't slap people at a work event
because you're mad your wife loves to **** young R'n'B singers and tell the world about it.

It's Will Smith at the Oscar's. Not Jimmy at the work retreat


If that incident gives you a bad perception of black people in general

Once again. That's that person's ignorant *** problem

Not Will's

 

[Kierris]

That man is a successful multimillionaire representing the best of our community.

Which makes it 10x worse. Will tainted his legacy in my eyes with what he did tonight.... We're supposed to be celebrating him finally getting his moment but instead we're talking about a slap.

 

[Master Zik]

i dont think will looked p*ssed as he approach chris, as you can see in this thread, to many will looked like he was smiling as he walked away like he was in on it, maybe that him holding back the tears but dude definitely didnt seem mad and why many thought was scripted so i wouldnt be surprised if he had the same looked when he walked away, kind of non-threatening

it may not be a dap he was expecting but my point was he wasnt expecting anything violent as he cackles when will approached and did not expect anyone would do that at all

In sorry but that's a gross assumption.

The face of a man before he smacks you in the face is not one that resembles somebody about to dap you up.

Will definitely looked mad when he got back to his seat and addressed Chris twice. Maybe you saw differently.

 

[frink85]

Post this joke ? Cause I’m curious. Playin catch up

Made a joke about bad Covid tests and used to it feel up some (single?) actors, called up Will and mentioned the open relationship

 

[htg designs]

Enjoying Will slappin the **** outta Chris. This and the hoopla around it is entertaining.

 

[D StaXX]

On God

 

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