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Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock after he jokes about Jada's alopecia
Will Smith punches Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after he made a joke about his wife's alopecia. Will Smith said "keep my wife's name out of your mouth!"
What are your thoughts?
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Comment by SabineTawni on March 31, 2022 at 9:47pm
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Dollhead, Wow, what a powerful post! Thank you for trying to bring such clarity to the whole picture. Again, it deeply saddens me that so many people (some even here) missed the whole point.
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Just gonna put this out there -- Jada doesn't really look like she has alopecia in pics. No patches, no round circles. No velus, but a uniform dark coloured hair all over her head. Does anyone else have this kind of alopecia? Never seen it.
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Just gonna put this out there -- Jada doesn't really look like she has alopecia in pics. No patches, no round circles. No velus, but a uniform dark coloured hair all over her head. Does anyone else have this kind of alopecia? Never seen it.
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Just gonna put this out there -- Jada doesn't really look like she has alopecia in pics. No patches, no round circles. No velus, but a uniform dark coloured hair all over her head. Does anyone else have this kind of alopecia? Never seen it.
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Comment by dreamscometrue on April 1, 2022 at 12:44pm
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She's at the AA stage, she has small circles, that fall out and grow back. She has it. I get ppl are not fans of her, especially given that she and Will live their entire personal lives out loud, for what purpose God only knows. I think ppl think she's seeking attention maybe?? Could be, could be not, Hollywood is loaded with narcissism so it's possible, but her condition is real.
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Comment by Cheryl, Co-founder on April 1, 2022 at 12:58pm
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I am curious to know if any alopecians views have changed and why. I have read a lot of commentary on medi outlets that where on Will Smith's side in the beginning and later changed their views.
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I have had alopecia 30 years and like everyone else its hard to live with even now but what Will Smith did was just stupid and showed a side of him that shouldn't be shown. Hats off to Chris Rock for handling it so well, I hope he sues Will Smith for slapping him.
Ironically there is now a video of Will Smith poking fun at a bald guy in a band, should someone have slapped him, or should he have asked if the guy had any condition he should be aware of before he made a joke? The Oscars have comedians for a reason present the show because otherwise it would be even sh***ier than it already is.
Hopefully the Oscars has ran its time and will soon be gone.
As for Jada having alopecia I personally thought she shaved her head as did all of my family as she always had stubble on her head (or what appeared to be stubble). I think its a very different matter if you are joking about someone's alopecia when they have a patchy head or half their hair missing, I don't for one second think that Chris Rock knew she had alopecia.
Anyway looking though my DVD collection last night to watch a film and I had Bad Boys for life on 4k disk that I have not even opened yet but didn't fancy watching Will Smith now, completely turned me against him, also watched a documentary and saw how he forced Janet Hubert out of the cast of fresh prince of bel air.
Also anyone else would have been arrested and escorted out of the building why not him?
I am not saying shedding a light on the seriousness of alopecia is a bad thing, but this isn't what its about, its about someone getting away with assault because they are a super star. Why couldn't he have gone back stage and had words after the show?
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Comment by Cindie on April 1, 2022 at 1:12pm
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I love how you think, dreamscometrue. You are right on target.
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Good point ghostship. It was reported that CR didn't even know she had AA. From a different camera angle, it appears she was actually laughing. I asked my son who has AU since 16 (now 22) and two of his female friends who have severe AA what they thought. None of them saw this as bullying, poor taste perhaps, but not bullying. Look at any definition of bullying and you will find it has these componants:
1) come from an imbalance of power - CR has no power over JS - not with money, not physically, not emotionally. It wasn't WS's daughter he was talking about.
2) it's aggressive - there was nothing aggressive about this
3) it is repetitive - this was a 10-second GI Jane quip and CR was moving right along to the next roast
4) it is intentional - CR didn't even know she had AA (I didn't either and I'm in tune with AA)
One might argue that Will Smith was the real bully. My son suffered real bullying in high school when kids repeatedly knocked his hat off in the hallway or the opposition lacrosse team called him names. Jada is a grown-up, rich, empowered woman now. She can handle a little more and be a good example to others that you don't have to be triggered every time someone is insensitive or ignorant.
Imagine if she had made a mature statement afterward that she understood CR was coming from a place of comedy but that she is a little bothered by jokes about her AA. it would have sent a far more powerful message for youth struggling with AA than Will Smith's violent outburst. Perspective!
I've never been a fan of Chris Rock, but after this, I'm no fan of Will Smith either.
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@cheryl i feel compassion for all involved esp those with Alopecia that was triggered by these events. I think to look at things from sides is unnecessary as everyone has a story. No one is perfect everyone is human. It would be an evolution of humanity if we can learn to not judge or take sides. I have always been a fan of Will Smith and their family. If anyone has read his book would understand him slapping anyone or acting out in a violent way is out of character. What was within character was his speech and his apology note the next day. And from my opinion, its not really about Will, Chris or Jada. The beautiful thing about this whole thing is that it got people talking and hopefully it brings understanding instead of more division. Whenever we become too attached to an idea or perspective we lose our human connection, its okay to have humility and see all sides.
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