After Will Smith and Chris Rock’s 2022 Oscars drama, Martin Luther King Jr’s daughter Bernice King offered him two cents on the situation on Twitter.
Will Smith’s infamous Oscar slap will likely go down as one of the most memorable moments at the awards show, nay, in television history.
After Chris Rock compared Jada Pinkett Smith to GI Jane because of her buzz cut, as a result of alopecia – Will burst onto the stage and slapped the comedian.
Chris has not filed a report, according to LAPDand since then Will has publicly made He apologized for their actions.
Social media was dominated by discussions about whether the Oscar winner’s behavior was acceptable and some are. claiming that has painted the black community in a negative light.
WHAT DID THE DAUGHTER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SAY ABOUT THE WILL SMITH OSCARS FIASCO?
Bernice King, MLK’s youngest daughter, has spoken out about the viral slap. She responded to the criticism by claiming that Will Smith’s behavior was disappointing and, according to one user, reinforced the wrong perception of the black community.
Roger Ross Williams, a black member of the Academy’s board of governors, reportedly said the hollywood reporter: “It reinforces stereotypes about black people, and it hurts me to the core. Solve it somewhere else, not on stage.”
“Anyone who thinks ‘Blacks look bad’ after the Oscars already thought blacks look bad.” tweeted Berenice. “Respectability does not cure racism. I know love, but don’t think that a person who uses a moment to smear a whole group of people didn’t do it before that moment,” she continued.
The lawyer also analyzed the tweet from La Academia:
She said: “‘Sorry’ is such an intriguing word, often triggering ignorance or arrogance.” affirming that the root problems must be addressed, as violence that people approve of could only mean “the kind of violence they are uncomfortable with”.
Bernice called for educating young people about violence, not just physical, rather than just criticizing the Oscars situation.
CELEBRITIES REACT TO WILL SMITH’S BEHAVIOR
You’ve probably seen the hilarious and shocking live expressions of celebrities in the Oscars crowd, but some A-listers took to social media to condemn Will’s actions.
In a now-deleted tweet, director Judd Apatow wrote:: “He could have killed him. That is pure rage and violence out of control. They’ve heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not new to the world of Hollywood and comedy. He lost his mind ”.
Howard Stern turned to his radio show and said: “What you saw on TV was a guy with real problems. That’s crazy, that’s crazy when you can’t contain yourself.”
However, not all celebrities criticized Will; Jada’s Girls Trip co-star Tiffany Haddish said People:: “When I saw a black defend his wife. That meant a lot to me. As a woman, that she’s been unprotected, for someone to say, ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth, leave her alone,’ that’s what your husband is supposed to do, isn’t it? Protect you.”
What do you think of the situation? Was Will right to defend Jada on air?
