The night after the Academy Awards, when I got around to checking my email messages, I noticed a huge number referencing an apparent spat between Chris Rock and Will Smith. Those messages lead me to check social media to ascertain what actually happened, if possible. I’ve looked at the video a number of times and, frankly, the blow looks staged to me. Despite my perspective many folks were busy debating the appropriateness of Smith’s response to Rock’s joke about Jada Smith’s hair. (Ms. Smith apparently suffers from alopecia, a disorder known to many folks who suffer from Lupus, myself included). Certainly Rock’s joke was in poor taste and despite the theatrical appearance of Smith’s already infamous slap most folks were engaged in deciding whose sin was greater. In my view the answer is simple - EVERY person who condones the behavior of either party is guilty of a much greater sin - the worship of violence.
The "American Way."
The "American Way."
The "American Way."
The night after the Academy Awards, when I got around to checking my email messages, I noticed a huge number referencing an apparent spat between Chris Rock and Will Smith. Those messages lead me to check social media to ascertain what actually happened, if possible. I’ve looked at the video a number of times and, frankly, the blow looks staged to me. Despite my perspective many folks were busy debating the appropriateness of Smith’s response to Rock’s joke about Jada Smith’s hair. (Ms. Smith apparently suffers from alopecia, a disorder known to many folks who suffer from Lupus, myself included). Certainly Rock’s joke was in poor taste and despite the theatrical appearance of Smith’s already infamous slap most folks were engaged in deciding whose sin was greater. In my view the answer is simple - EVERY person who condones the behavior of either party is guilty of a much greater sin - the worship of violence.