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MaryMagdaline

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40. Understood. I agree that violence is not the answer.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #34)

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 09:34 AM

Mar 2022

My reptilian self sometimes is not in line with my stated values.

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This is far and away the best statement I've seen on the Will Smith/Chris Rock brouhaha . . . [View all] markpkessinger Mar 2022 OP

Great post SCantiGOP Mar 2022 #1

Yes. A great post... PCIntern Mar 2022 #2

I read both of their apologies and they were both spot on FirstLight Mar 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Jetheels Mar 2022 #18

How many "black people" do you know? Are they friends or casual acquaitances?you serious? wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #25

um, no FirstLight Mar 2022 #42

Considering the number of Black people in jail- and the fact they are a minority in the population- Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #45

Please delete this racist assed post. "We" aren't all supporting WS stupidity and you've seen uponit7771 Mar 2022 #53

"'G.I. Jane 2,' can't wait to see it." pbmus Mar 2022 #4

I like Will Smith...and he made a mistake while defending his wife. I don't care about that. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #46

Wow this is powerful FakeNoose Mar 2022 #5

Great post Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #6

Thank you for that. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #7

It has been well known for years that Jada has Alopecia....and harsh chemicals while causing Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #47

Very eloquent. LakeArenal Mar 2022 #8

I think Ayanna Pressley is beautiful. Further as a woman with long, thick hair gldstwmn Mar 2022 #58

this post offers an empathetic reading of Smith's response. It's also possible to read Rock's joke fishwax Mar 2022 #9

BINGO.... pbmus Mar 2022 #12

Fishwax I appreciate much of what you are saying but i think Chris Rock MaryMagdaline Mar 2022 #14

Regardless of the fixation assuming the attempt at comparing to strong women is malicious is uponit7771 Mar 2022 #34

Understood. I agree that violence is not the answer. MaryMagdaline Mar 2022 #40

If only I could sound like Morgan Freeman. Or even better, James Earl Jones or Ving Rhames! Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #60

This. It's what I've thought all along. n/t ms liberty Mar 2022 #15

I honestly don't think Chris intended anything ugly Skittles Mar 2022 #16

Look I saw the thing about Black women's hair ...part of it anyway. And I think Chris Rock Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #48

alrighty then Skittles Mar 2022 #52

Yep. Will Smith is exactly that. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #59

Excellent. Orrex Mar 2022 #17

I just learned a new word! calimary Mar 2022 #20

Yes, the scenario you brought up TOTALLY crossed my mind as well. It's not like Demi Moore Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #22

***THANK YOU!!!*** Jada was compared to a beautiful badass shero and Will went caveman uponit7771 Mar 2022 #33

No she wasn't. And I wish you would stop saying this because it is not true...it was about her Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #49

So GI Jane and Demi Moore were not badass sheros of the 90s?! Thx in advance for your input uponit7771 Mar 2022 #51

"...we've had moments where that's what we wanted to do, even if we didn't." dixiechiken1 Mar 2022 #10

That's my main worry, too. calimary Mar 2022 #27

omg, their son is rail thin and somehow thinks physical violence is "doing it" ?! Jus damn !! uponit7771 Mar 2022 #35

Excellent post! MaryMagdaline Mar 2022 #11

If Will and Jada had simply stood up and walked out of the room, Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #13

Exactly. calimary Mar 2022 #28

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Mar 2022 #36

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2022 #19

I don't have room to give a shit Bobstandard Mar 2022 #21

I think it wasn't the joke that upset Smith so much. I think he has a lot of inner turmoil Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #23

I don't think he was exactly sober, either. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #29

Agree. That had crossed my mind. Quixote1818 Mar 2022 #32

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #37

K&R MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #24

"...that makes it not a joke but bullying" NullTuples Mar 2022 #26

Bullshit SpankMe Mar 2022 #30

+1, WS Wife got compared to a beautiful badass shero and he went caveman NOT because he didn't uponit7771 Mar 2022 #38

It may not be "life-ending cancer" . . . markpkessinger Mar 2022 #43

Rock will not be viewed as a hero. I already disliked him and now just more so. He is a bully. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #50

Thanks for saying this because this is what I see. Those that don't like Chris Rock are blaming him Solomon Mar 2022 #55

I don't like him and find that he is a bully who uses his so called comedy to hurt people and Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #57

Yes, you've made it very obvious that you don't like Chris Rock. Solomon Mar 2022 #62

+1000 USALiberal Mar 2022 #65

lol ok nt Torchlight Mar 2022 #66

My stalker!!! USALiberal Mar 2022 #67

Will Smith was allowed to remain at the event. Duncan Grant Mar 2022 #31

+1, Stern and another comedian are up in arms at people defending Smith claiming that's why uponit7771 Mar 2022 #39

I remarked to my wife last night that had this been a movie and Smith had defended his wife's honor Mr. Ected Mar 2022 #41

Excellent post. And I completely agree. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #44

Punching Down is Never Okay payingattention Mar 2022 #54

welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2022 #56

I don't think I agree with that quote from Pratchett in this context. Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #61

I don't think it matters whether he intended to wound Jada Smith or not . . . markpkessinger Mar 2022 #63

Certainly his intent matters, as does his awareness of her condition or lack thereof. Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #64