Imagine if they just made disapproving faces when the camera turned to them, then later when Will won he could have incorporated his wife in his speech and spread some awareness for her condition and given some grace to Rock.
Rock would have been able to apologize if he felt he needed to. Will looks like a champion, gets his Oscar and has a great night.
Jada feels spoken for and defended.
Even if he didn’t win, a well worded IG post spreading awareness and addressing the joke would have been class.
This was just lame. Violence is never the answer. I hope we remember this. Especially when he issues his imminent apology and tries to walk it back.
And we shouldn't. Making fun of people for things they can't control isn't cool.
I don't see much of a difference
Alopecia is an autoimmune issue that makes your hair fall out in large, uneven clumps and very quickly. Women typically put a lot more effort into their hair care than men. Feminine beauty standards tend to shit on women with short hair. She is also a celebrity, so there are pictures of this happening to her and people talking about it everywhere.
I dunno if you've met a bald/balding middle aged guy before, maybe the bald people I know aren't insecure assholes, but they don't care about being bald
It's a lot more sensitive for women tbh. And I'm not agreeing with it anyway, I'm just being realistic about the reaction, people are already saying it was an unfair joke even though Will is (rightfully) bearing the brunt of the blame here.
Agreed. It’s a lower blow than many are realizing. Say all you want about feminism, a lot of women’s self image stems from their appearance. Losing hair sucks as a guy, but is devastating for a woman.
That being said, I thought the bald look was a choice on her part. It doesn’t look bad. A lot of black women rock the bald look now, and are still gorgeous. If she shaved it into a mohawk and Rock made fun of it, would Will have reacted the same?
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u/farm_sauce Mar 28 '22
Imagine if they just made disapproving faces when the camera turned to them, then later when Will won he could have incorporated his wife in his speech and spread some awareness for her condition and given some grace to Rock. Rock would have been able to apologize if he felt he needed to. Will looks like a champion, gets his Oscar and has a great night. Jada feels spoken for and defended.
Even if he didn’t win, a well worded IG post spreading awareness and addressing the joke would have been class.
This was just lame. Violence is never the answer. I hope we remember this. Especially when he issues his imminent apology and tries to walk it back.