Let's talk about Will for a moment. My husband and I must say we are quite disappointed in Will and the MANY people who supported his actions.
No relationship is perfect. Every couple has something that irks each other's nerves from time to time. But Will and Jada put their life on display. Marriage is SACRED and everybody and they mama don't need to know everything that happens at the Smiths' home. Healing is an intimate thing. Transparency at a table talk is not necessarily going to heal your relationship nor heal people who may be experiencing what you are experiencing. I know that they intended to share this very private part of their life to change others, but it backfired big time.
Now let's talk about the Oscars night. Notice Will was laughing at the jokes at first. It wasn't until Jada made a disgusted face that Will decided to get up and ACT all gangsta all of a sudden. Will's laugh was either fake to begin with or he is bipolar. You can't go from excitement to anger within seconds unless something is wrong with you.
Here's why this was not okay:
1. Not even real gangstas would have got up and did what Will did. They would have caught Rock outside later to discuss or lay hands on him if it was even necessary... which it wasn't.
2. Once again, you didn't think to go slap Chris until you saw that Jada was upset and wanted to look like you were protecting your family. You are not King Richard and even he called you out on your behavior.
3. Of all the many wonderful things that happened, YOU, not the fictional devil that Denzel mentioned, cast a dark shadow over the event. You made yourself look like a fool. You had plenty of time to show some self-control. If you so desperately needed to walk on stage and defend your wife, here's a more powerful, nonviolent approach: Take the stage if you must, snatch Rock's mic piece and say, "My beautiful wife has Alopecia and yeah she would have been awesome as G.I. Jane!" and sat your butt back down.
4. Pay close attention to the clip. Chris (who has anger management issues, has been bullied in life and almost killed a kid because of it and goes to therapy to CONTROL himself), for a brief second or two, was actually about to retaliate, but he kept his composure and kept it rolling. So people please stop calling Rock weak. The only person who looked weak was Will. Then he gave a weak and defeated and embarrassed speech.
Will snapped. Will was wrong. Will was disrespectful. Will was soft. This was the Oscars and Will embarrased US, the Black community with his behavior. It was toxic behavior from a guy whose been through a lot of toxic situations in his marriage.
Chris is a comedian doing what comedians do. It was not even a disrespectful nor a tasteless joke. He didn't call her a "ball-headed hoe". He didn't say on stage that "she's for the streets" for cheating on Will and more disgusting remarks that have been said on the internet...
If I was Chris though, I would have kicked him in his back while he was walking away attempting to look gangsta for Jada, fixed my suit and continued hosting 😆😆😆😆😆
Strength to Will. I hope he gets his healing. That slap was clearly NOT about protecting Jada. She even sat there like she didn't care what her husband just did. She didn't even tap a shoulder or rub his arm to get him to calm down. Again all the strength and peace to Will. But like people say, you can't heal while at the same time returning and staying with what broke you.
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