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"Millions of people lambasted Will Smith not so long ago for doing just that." Wasn't that due to the fact that he acted in a way that looked as if he actually

by Gnob 4y ago

"Millions of people lambasted Will Smith not so long ago for doing just that." Wasn't that due to the fact that he acted in a way that looked as if he actually cared to defend his woman? afaik it had nothing to do with violence but more against having personal honour or pride and thinking of one's woman as him alone and having a sacred relationship with her that anyone insulting / degrading her is directly insulting the man, and that idea triggers the feminists to the moon and back I guess. "even if said speech meets the Chaplinsky definition of "fighting words", that does not exonerate or justify one man's violence against another." Then what is a man supposed to do? go to court over an insult? be rude and start a shitshow of exchanging insults? take it and move on? wait for the other party to initiate the fight? or what? I am not a westerner by any means, just curious.

Dracophoenix 4y ago
> Wasn't that due to the fact that he acted in a way that looked as if he actually cared to defend his woman? Nope. Some of the few who supported Will Smith have used that line of thought to justify his actions, but that's not why he was lambasted. The main reasons cited are that: 1) he attacked and subsequently threatened to harm Chris Rock, a comedian and fellow actor simply doing his job as a host and jester. 2) he diverted all the attention of Oscars away from the achievements of all the other winning actors with his petty slap 3) he behaved inconsistently as he himself had laughed at the GI Jane joke just before attacking Mr.Rock I can't speak for the supposed feminists you've come across, but many actors, directors, and members of the public stateside expressed shock and disapproval towards the physical violence. Some like Jim Carey were angry at the audience for giving Mr. Smith a standing ovation while he gave a poorly reasoned justification for his actions during his award speech. > Then what is a man supposed to do? go to court over an insult? be rude and start a shitshow of exchanging insults? take it and move on? wait for the other party to initiate the fight? or what? I am not a westerner by any means, just curious. Well firstly, he himself wasn't insulted and his wife isn't a defenseless child. As Mr. Smith was not the object of derision, he, in legal parlance, would have no reasonable claim to sue (much less attack) Chris Rock. As far as insults go, Mr. Smith was the only foul-mouthed participant during the altercation. He already started the shitshow while Mr. Rock had instead attempted to end it by placating him. It's plainly evident from his actions that Mr. Rock had no interest in initiating a fight. If Mr. Smith truly had a problem with his wife's alopecia being made fun of, he could have done what any normal person did and Tweet about how bald jokes aren't funny or how they hurt people's feelings or meaningless drivel like that. If he was more serious, he could have put money in some sort of campaign for alopecia.

by Gnob 4y ago

Dracophoenix 4y ago

> Wasn't that due to the fact that he acted in a way that looked as if he actually cared to defend his woman? Nope. Some of the few who supported Will Smith have used that line of thought to justify his actions, but that's not why he was lambasted. The main reasons cited are that: 1) he attacked and subsequently threatened to harm Chris Rock, a comedian and fellow actor simply doing his job as a host and jester. 2) he diverted all the attention of Oscars away from the achievements of all the other winning actors with his petty slap 3) he behaved inconsistently as he himself had laughed at the GI Jane joke just before attacking Mr.Rock I can't speak for the supposed feminists you've come across, but many actors, directors, and members of the public stateside expressed shock and disapproval towards the physical violence. Some like Jim Carey were angry at the audience for giving Mr. Smith a standing ovation while he gave a poorly reasoned justification for his actions during his award speech. > Then what is a man supposed to do? go to court over an insult? be rude and start a shitshow of exchanging insults? take it and move on? wait for the other party to initiate the fight? or what? I am not a westerner by any means, just curious. Well firstly, he himself wasn't insulted and his wife isn't a defenseless child. As Mr. Smith was not the object of derision, he, in legal parlance, would have no reasonable claim to sue (much less attack) Chris Rock. As far as insults go, Mr. Smith was the only foul-mouthed participant during the altercation. He already started the shitshow while Mr. Rock had instead attempted to end it by placating him. It's plainly evident from his actions that Mr. Rock had no interest in initiating a fight. If Mr. Smith truly had a problem with his wife's alopecia being made fun of, he could have done what any normal person did and Tweet about how bald jokes aren't funny or how they hurt people's feelings or meaningless drivel like that. If he was more serious, he could have put money in some sort of campaign for alopecia.