The Only Person Will Smith Canceled with His Slap is Himself
The story about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on-air is a story of a troubled man who can’t control his emotions. It’s that simple as that.
It’s not a story about chivalry or “canceling” someone with a slap. If anything, the only person Will Smith has canceled is himself.
From the get-go, I found it weird that when Chris Rock made the joke about Jada, the cameraman showed us Will Smith, who was quite pleased with the joke and laughed.
A moment later, the same camera shows Jada, who seems pissed with the joke and rolls her eyes.
What happens next? Will Smith walks up the stage and slaps Chris Rock. Then he goes back to his seat with satisfaction, showing the entire world — “I am fucking Will Smith, and I am allowed to slap a comedian when he jokes about my wife, and she doesn’t like it.”
Dude, Chris Rock is a comedian!
That’s his job to roast people. Did Jada feel offended by the joke? We don’t really know, but probably. Did Chris Rock know that she was suffering from alopecia? I have no idea.
But alopecia is not cancer. It’s not AIDS. It’s not substance addiction. It’s not obesity or disability. It’s just hair.