Wild Wild Will
Oscars 2022 organisers were hoping for something to liven up the ceremony, and Will Smith delivered when he went onstage and landed one on Chris Rock. Smith then followed up with a couple of F-bombs, shouted from where he was sitting in the audience. That might've been over-and-above the organisers' expectations though, because it wasn't broadcast. (whistling)
Rock's offence was to have gently mocked Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith initially laughed, until he realised that she was having a little sense of humour failure. Funnily enough, there was no on-screen violence at Oscars 2016, which the Smiths boycotted because #OscarsSoWhite. Hmmmmm…
Much like previous Oscars that were defined by their viral moments - such as Ellen's group selfie or the best picture winner mix-up in 2017 - this will now forever be the Oscars where Will Smith punched Chris Rock.
Not quite, droidy, no punches were thrown, that's manly-man stuff. Instead, like a bitch, Smith slapped Rock across the face.
Probably more disturbing, for me at least, was learning that the #OscarsCheerMoment went to Flash turning back time in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Un-freakin'-real. And this is just one example of why public opinion cannot be trusted. (SMH)
The Academy does not condone violence of any form.
Unless the perpetrator's a member of a protected class, black in this case; wealthy; famous; a member of The Academy; and an awardee. In which case, please do please yourself; because the Academy would actually rather soil themselves than challenge a woke-protected celebrity. Otherwise, Smith would've been immediately ejected from the Dolby Theatre or, at the very least, prevented from accepting his trinket. #OscarsSoGay
* Not really.
And the best social media comment award goes to Jericho Green:
Another thing that sold it for me was Will Smith's reaction when he sat down. And the more I watch that, the more embarrassed and pissed that I get. It had to be somebody, who was below the midpoint on the color chart. It had to be somebody, who was darker than a sheet of office paper, to pull this shit. Had to be. The 94th Oscars. That means before this, they had 93 of these fucking things, and nobody was slapping anybody. Even going back to, what's the girl's name? The woman's name? Hattie May, or something [Hattie McDaniel]. She won the Oscar for Gone with the Wind. That was way back in, what, the '30s? But, of course, had to be, had to be one of us to pull this bullshit.
Jericho Green, Turns out, Chris Rock didn't even know she had alopecia! Will's 🐂💩apology.
The Academy announced that Smith was asked to leave the ceremony after the incident, but he refused. Well, that's okay then! At least they asked.* #OscarsSoGay
(slowhandclap)
Meanwhile, on his first public appearance since owning Smith, Chris Rock greeted his comedy show's audience with: How was your weekend?
Legendary! (thumbup)
* I suspect that a non-protected Joe Schmo would've been thrown out.