So why did Will Smith punch Chris Rock?

[Fosty]

Something about G.I. Jane... I don't get it.

[L1qu1dator]

Nguyên văn bởi 𝕎𝔸𝕃𝕋𝔼ℝ:

Ultimately every single one of the attendees live in their own little reality, so it's just better to ignore this non-sense.

Nguyên văn bởi Grynn:

Drama. Celebrities and those who follow them feed off it like parasites.

[Masque]

If this had been Dave Chappelle who got slapped, he would have proceeded to do three hours of bald jokes, and then titled his next comedy special "Will Smith's Wife's Name in My F'ng Mouth".

[Holding These Alligators Down]

Nguyên văn bởi Masque:

If this had been Dave Chappelle who got slapped, he would have proceeded to do three hours of bald jokes, and then titled his next comedy special "Will Smith's Wife's Name in My F'ng Mouth".

Sounds ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ glorious

[Masque]

To quote Matt Walsh: "Will Smith will not tolerate other men making jokes about his wife. He will however tolerate other men having sex with his wife. This is a man of principle."

[davidb11]

It seems weird, but it also makes plenty of sense that it was staged.
Will may be a Scientologist, but I don't think it's quite fair to say that he's crazy, like Tom Cruise, or others.

Also, there's a bit of awkward offensive statements being made in this thread, which is really disappointing.

[Vaulty]

To be honest who really watches The Oscars, like literally when was the last time when somebody you knew what genuinly interested in that? It's literally just a bunch of rich dudes giving themselves awards for being on the big screen and now after this everybody talks about Oscars.

I think it's a publicity stunt, hollywood is dying, movies are dying, oscars are dying so they try to revitalize it by making something special.

[davidb11]

Nguyên văn bởi Vault Hunter 101:

To be honest who really watches The Oscars, like literally when was the last time when somebody you knew what genuinly interested in that? It's literally just a bunch of rich dudes giving themselves awards for being on the big screen and now after this everybody talks about Oscars.

I think it's a publicity stunt, hollywood is dying, movies are dying, oscars are dying so they try to revitalize it by making something special.

You're right in the first part.
The second is of course bizarre to ever claim.

Hollywood can't be dying, nor are movies dying. That's not ever going to be a thing.

[xX_enzodu13_Xx]

because will smith will smith will smith

[Vaulty]

Nguyên văn bởi davidb11:

Nguyên văn bởi Vault Hunter 101:

To be honest who really watches The Oscars, like literally when was the last time when somebody you knew what genuinly interested in that? It's literally just a bunch of rich dudes giving themselves awards for being on the big screen and now after this everybody talks about Oscars.

I think it's a publicity stunt, hollywood is dying, movies are dying, oscars are dying so they try to revitalize it by making something special.

You're right in the first part.
The second is of course bizarre to ever claim.

Hollywood can't be dying, nor are movies dying. That's not ever going to be a thing.

Why you think second part is untrue? All they produce is recycled trash, Netflix is taking over with their shows.

[davidb11]

Sorry, but that's not true.
Movies have been around since 1909 or so, if you count the first porn film as a movie. They're not going to go anywhere. Movies aren't going to die until at least 2109. :P

However, this isn't quite the "Let's discuss Hollywood as a whole." thread.

[Morkonan]

Nguyên văn bởi Apexnexius:

We men get bald jokes all the time.

And, male pattern baldness is a very common thing. Bald men are so common that they're even sometimes thought of as attractive. Women... not so much. Hair is, in general, much more directly associated with femininity in women than its masculine attributes in men. The self-image issues with balding women, which does happen, and especially those who've lost all their hair is very much different. It runs the gamut from cancer patients to alopecia sufferers and their testimony demonstrates a marked difference in not only how they're personally effected, but how others see them as well.

It is not the same thing. Where it could be related in some individuals, it's not to the same degree, either.

All your comparisons in your post and all your hypothetical scenarios has nothing to do with what happened on that stage.

Why in the world do you think that simply declaring "not so" is some kind of valid counter-argument. It's the equivalent of "nuh uh" in colloquial English.

If Will Smith had slapped a white female comedian he would have been in cuffs.
( see what I did there, I can make hypothetical scenarios too ! )

But... that did not happen and your hypothetical statement is not an allegory related to factual events, which is what mine were. The intended subject being addressed is also completely different - Mine did not focus on the response by others, but on the inappropriateness of the commentary, itself, and how that is demonstrated using more catastrophic examples. Mine required both empathy and context to understand. Your's requires something much more mechanical and removed.

Why.... Just use your brain, k? There's no reason to believe that your brain needs to go back in the recycling bin - You should be able to functionally comprehend what I've written as demonstrated by your own use of language. If you can not, there's nothing I can do about that.

[Silverkite]

Nguyên văn bởi Fosty:

Something about G.I. Jane... I don't get it.

it was a bald move

[davidb11]

Midnight, what does that even mean?
Seriously.

All I know is this was more than likely staged.

[davidb11]

Why are people thinking it wasn't staged and that they're actually bad people here?
That makes no sense at all. Ever.

[Your_White_Knight]

Nguyên văn bởi davidb11:

Why are people thinking it wasn't staged and that they're actually bad people here?
That makes no sense at all. Ever.

Because there are actually bad people... being a "celebrity" doesn't make them "good" people.