The whole world is talking about it so we may as well too! We all saw the very public spat that took place on stage between Will Smith and Chris Rock on Sunday. Me personally I'm really stunned by what happened. I really don't know what to think so you know I'm shocked because everyone who knows me knows that I have very definite views on things. LOL!
But what does everyone else think? Who do you think was in the wrong? And do you think that the whole stunt was quite possibly staged?
I know that by now most of us are so over the slap at the Oscars but I feel that I need to have my say. I grew up watching and listening to Will Smith. He was and still is one of my idols. I'm black and as a teenager to see a black man be idolized by all races and get to the top of his game was very inspiring for me and all my black friends. And as the mother of two black boys, I felt that people like Will Smith who were successful and not creating scandal everywhere they went were good role models for them.
But unfortunately this slap has set as back a lot. The stereotype of the angry black man or woman is one we're trying to get away from, the person who resorts to violence when they don't like what they see/hear rather than talk things out rationaly. And not only did Will resort to violence but he did so on a world stage - the Oscars of all the places. And not only that but he did that to another black man, the type person that Will and his wife Jada felt were under represented at the Oscars. And I felt so sorry for Chris Rock to suffer that humiliation but I feel that he recovered from it quite well.
I also noticed that there seems to be a lot of hate aimed at Jada. I don't know if this hate is justified or not justified. From what I saw there were only two people up on stage so why Jada is getting dragged into this I don't know. I know that there might be issues in the Smith's marriage but that's none of our business and for them to sort out.
This whole issue has not gone down well with me.