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sometripod123

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8. Comedians everywhere be afraid 🤣

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:25 AM

Mar 2022

Yup exactly. You can’t just react like that. We all think certain jokes are in poor taste but no one assaults bc if it!! No one would be a comedian at all if they knew they could get attacked. Ppl are less likely to speak up and out against “the power” when assault is acceptable. It ridiculous how wrong it in but instead of media realizing the seriousness they just call it “the slap.” One cultural icon just assaulted another. Live. Over a joke. I would rather explain to my kids a boob slip then the legend that is Will Smith out of the blue attacking Chris Rock through his set. Societal norms up upended when we elected a pussy grabber as President and last night another was broken for comedy. This is huge. I think it’ll be a larger discussion on how comedy is becoming even more dangerous in these fascist times.

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Was "GI Jane" joke really about a medical condition? [View all] kentuck Mar 2022 OP

She was wearing a very beautiful dress. n/t eShirl Mar 2022 #1

Therefore... kentuck Mar 2022 #2

Sure, that's exactly what I said. eShirl Mar 2022 #4

That makes no sense. Justice Mar 2022 #65

Rock said the GI Jane line, landed flat and then said more to try to sell it to the audience... Justice Mar 2022 #70

Some liked it, some called it a cabbage dress. LisaL Mar 2022 #10

I thought it was just tacky and low-class. And toxic machismo Walleye Mar 2022 #3

I Liken It To Road Rage.... global1 Mar 2022 #9

I do worry about civilized behavior breaking down Walleye Mar 2022 #14

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #42

Bloated self-righteous egos think might makes right bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #5

He is very insecure! vrguy Mar 2022 #20

She had an affair. That's not the same thing as an open marriage Bucky Mar 2022 #29

.Yes, the bloated, sexist, aggressive ego of Chris Rock whathehell Mar 2022 #34

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #44

Whatever, violence was a ridiculous response BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #6

👆 Walleye Mar 2022 #15

+1 Wahyee Mar 2022 #22

Smith poured tons of fuel on the fire for the "angry black man" stereotype. NCDem47 Mar 2022 #7

I don't see that. He poured fuel on the "Don't insult my wife in front of me" stereotype Bucky Mar 2022 #32

So it's ok to slap people that offend you? Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #33

I'm saying don't act uncivilized and then kvetch about others' incivility Bucky Mar 2022 #35

Link and quote Rock ***KNOWING*** about her condition !! uponit7771 Mar 2022 #46

Here Bucky Mar 2022 #48

Perhaps I am an old fashioned girl Betty88 Mar 2022 #51

Comedians everywhere be afraid 🤣 sometripod123 Mar 2022 #8

+1 Fascism has no sense of humor. Emile Mar 2022 #13

Fascism does.have a sense of humor..Its humor that whathehell Mar 2022 #75

Interesting observations, although "out of the blue" might not be the correct phrase Bucky Mar 2022 #27

Smith overreacted, but Chris Rock can be a nasty asshole whathehell Mar 2022 #28

This may have some background... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Mar 2022 #11

I think Will was protecting himself from Jada's wrath after laughing haughtily at the joke. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #12

That explanation makes more sense than anything I've heard Walleye Mar 2022 #17

It was a shock value joke. Smith was shocked, so laughing is understandable Bucky Mar 2022 #26

It wouldn't call that a shock value joke to allude to Jada looking like Demi in GI Jane. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #58

You've done an adequate job of pretending not to understand the obvious Bucky Mar 2022 #67

I understand the concept of dog-whistle, but not in this context. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #69

Nope, I think he was genuinely offended, and whathehell Mar 2022 #30

maybe so, but I think overacted is a bit of a understatement. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #60

Maybe so, but I think mocking the disabled whathehell Mar 2022 #62

Imagine if she'd lost hair due to chemotherapy mainer Mar 2022 #16

It is a medical condition, that is why she rolled her eyes Nictuku Mar 2022 #23

Chris Rock may have learned something last night.. whathehell Mar 2022 #40

It was about her hair. Demi Moore had a buzz cut in GI Jane. Nt helpisontheway Mar 2022 #18

exactly, only her character chose to do it and Jada can't have hair AlexSFCA Mar 2022 #21

Laughing at a woman for her looks reinforces the wrong social values Bucky Mar 2022 #25

Since I didn't know about her medical condition, I thought it was about a kick ass female Solomon Mar 2022 #53

Will Smith ( whom I've always liike) LakeArenal Mar 2022 #19

It was about punching down Bucky Mar 2022 #24

Yes, and it's no different than Trump mocking the disabled.. whathehell Mar 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Mar 2022 #31

Agreed -- Cruel & unfunny. Comedy does have its limits whathehell Mar 2022 #37

Why do you question whether Will Smith was "really" defending whathehell Mar 2022 #36

Honestly I thought Tickle Mar 2022 #41

Humor sometimes takes a moment to register.. whathehell Mar 2022 #50

Right, makes sense nt Tickle Mar 2022 #54

It's because he laughed at the joke at first Bucky Mar 2022 #43

I didn't think it was complicated..I saw attempt to "complicate" it whathehell Mar 2022 #49

Why are you assuming that Rock knew about her condition? Solomon Mar 2022 #56

Because she's spoken about it many times, and whathehell Mar 2022 #59

So true what you said Tickle Mar 2022 #39

So what's the reaction if Jada had been the one to slap Rock? Nevilledog Mar 2022 #45

Still inappropriate use of violence /nt Wahyee Mar 2022 #57

I mean, Chris Rock is small, he's 5-8, 170 lbs Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #47

For Me RobinA Mar 2022 #52

Chris Rock is a comedian, like him or not. He talks about anyone and everyone in jest. We laugh. Samrob Mar 2022 #55

Sorry, but "being a comedian' doesn't give one a free pass whathehell Mar 2022 #64

How many microaggressions are excused by "Oh I was just joking"? Bucky Mar 2022 #68

Exactly. n/t whathehell Mar 2022 #72

Doesn't matter. It was a joke. Smith snapped because his marriage is a sham. LexVegas Mar 2022 #61

Sorry, but "jokes" don't get an automatic pass because whathehell Mar 2022 #76

Exactly, the joke isn't the point. The response to that joke is the issue. tinrobot Mar 2022 #63

Yes it is..If you want to avoid a "very slippery slope" whathehell Mar 2022 #74

This whole thing is right out of WWE AntivaxHunters Mar 2022 #66

It was Chris Rock, for Pete's sake....Everyone (should) expect he's gonna talk sh!t!! Sogo Mar 2022 #71

The joke was nothing, it was the fascist reaction from Will Smith Emile Mar 2022 #73