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The Oscars: 2024's 96th Academy Awards, 7:00pm March 10th ABC
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Yeah i'm out. I'll leave the deep analysis to the big brians.
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Zero % chance. He wasn't reprimanded last night, and was applauded for his acceptance speech.
- Mar 5, 2005
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People have different sensitivity levels so I can't speak on anyone else's behalf, but women are REALLY sensitive about hair loss since their lives tend to lean more on presentation and keeping up beauty standards versus men. So I figure that most women going though hair loss would have been bothered by that joke. Not saying that it's rational or irrational, but if my lady felt publicly embarrassed, I would just react. Call me illogical or whatever, but I couldn't just sit there after looking over and seeing her hurt.
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- Jul 20, 2009
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I didn't do this though. It is a weird strawman you have used to prolong this exchange
You made this comment....
To that, I agree his actions were childish but said that most Oscars humor a PG and cringe. I was speaking generally about the sort of humor at the Oscar, because you made a comment about what Will should expect...
To that, you weirdly try to act like I was talking specifically about the Jada...
A GI Jane joke is PGLOL @ a bald head/GI Jane joke being "the damn Apollo"
I didn't do what you claimed, so you can chill now on "pushing back"
So yeah, I don't think we should waste other posters' time with this anymore
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- Feb 8, 2009
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Hollywood is a weird place and it may impact his career among other stars and in Hollywood circles but Will Smith will continue to get work as long as he's a box office draw
- Mar 14, 2010
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Will is certified bruh. He ain’t worried about anything. That man can live through his kids
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Can we have a clear book on gender roles because as of right now I’m genuinely confused
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aepps20
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I hope William was humming "WE SHALLLL OVERCOME " when he approached Christopher and smacked him. No better way to pay respects to those that went before him.
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Violence has always been good if a woman is the cause rather than the recipient
That's the loophole that's always left out in the toxic masculinity twitter dissertations
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He recovered from this...
This situation is light work in comparison
"You don't wanna see my hand where your lip be at"
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Just to be clear, I fully agree Will's reaction was wrong.
To me, it's obvious homie is going through it and last night was unable to keep up the charade as he has for the last 30 years. He goes on stage to admit as much in his speech. He cracked.
Honestly, I thought his speech was perfect for the moment. He admits he has a purpose and that he is failing/has failed in that moment or perhaps multiple moments to carry it out the right way. I dont think that one emotional outburst changes his purpose. Hes human.
Feels like a lot of the discussion I've read (not really referring to NT) hasnt really given him the chance to be human. He cant fail and still talk about how God is trying to use him. That's the worst part to me. Like anyone is perfect.
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I forget most comedians are frail and the rest are women.
This protect the comedian angle is hard for me to get behind and yet I’m all for them saying whatever as jokes to a certain extent.
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Sometimes you need to smack a *****
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Personally, I dont think it was the G.I. Jane joke. At least not as a whole. Will was ready to laugh through that one. It was when Rock objects (presumably to Jada's stank eye) and quips "oh that was a nice one". We ALL know what hes implying there. I think that's when he hit Will's breaking point.
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A big part of being human is owning up to your mistakes and apologizing to the people you've wronged. He failed to do that.
Also I can't stand when people introduce the word "perfect" into conversations when someone made a mistake. No one made that the expectation, and creating that artificial yardstick only serves to muddy things up and excuse bad behavior. Perfection isn't achievable, but an apology is certainly within the realm of feasibility.
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So they're already ready to blame the bad actions of others on this man. **** with that nonsense.
Just like Will wasnt right to slap Rock because of the joke, the next idiot that tries to get violent with a comedian because of a joke will also be in the wrong based on their actions and their actions alone.
If you scared, get off the stage.
- Mar 26, 2009
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Other than the negative press on social media, I doubt this has any real negative impact on his acting career. Love or hate him, he is one of the biggest movie stars ever. Plus I am sure he can fund his own ****. But hollywood cares about money, not feelings and will makes studios money
- Apr 30, 2010
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The stance, plant, form and follow-through was just so perfect and professional it's like Will just finished slap training camp.
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Yeah, I noted previously (different thread) that I wish Will would have mentioned Rock in that apology. He apologized to some, but not all. And I think its cause he's still emotionally hurt by all the stuff that has come about in the last 2 years or perhaps even longer. Overall, I was just attempting to agree that Will is not well.
I mentioned the word perfect because people seem to be purposefully obtuse to the points Will was making in his speech. As if a man who had an emtional outburst cant still want to provide the world with love, let alone speak on that desire. I think folks are having fun judging a man they didnt really like to begin with.
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I get you been pushing this narrative for a while but I’m not buying this narrative that he isn’t touching white ppl at the Oscars.
