[ SECRET POST #5571 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5571 ⌋

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Comments

[philstar22]

I'd also add that there is some misogyny in responses to Will (as well as with what Will did in the first place). Whether or not it is a husband's "job" to protect "his wife's honor" is absolutely an issue of misogyny. So there are all sorts of power dynamics floating around here.

[(Anonymous)]

This, exactly. Also, the cases that are being brought up in the whataboutism posts didn't happen in public on national TV, to my knowledge. But apparently, a lot of people do think it's totally acceptable for a Black man to strike another Black man in public just because he was angry.

[(Anonymous)]

THANK YOU. It was toxic masculinity, pure and simple. Jada is a grown woman who can decide for herself how to handle a situation like that, but he took that agency away from her because he thought HE knew how it should be handled.

It would be a different story entirely if SHE had been the one who had gotten up on stage and slapped Chris Rock.

[(Anonymous)]

Counterpoint: I saw a really interesting video by a black woman arguing that black women are, on the whole, not used to being defended by anyone and very tired of always fighting their own battles alone, so it was refreshing to see Will stand up for Jada instead of her having to do it for herself AGAIN. That video was more about the world generally than this case in particular so I don't know if it was a good take or not (I am an old white single lady so I dunno) -- but I did think it was an interesting perspective.

[(Anonymous)]

DA

But that is an interesting and good counterpoint!

[(Anonymous)]

Eh. There's a pretty big difference between defending and escalating. Standing up and calling Chris out and saying that joke wasn't cool and why would've been fine - no one would have argued against that and in fact probably would've universally praised it.

But getting physical when in no way was that called for? Not cool.

[(Anonymous)]

It's also kinda gross that the misogyny and violence against women by other men is being used as a gotcha to make accusations of racism. I wonder if they care about what those other men did outside of the fact that they can weaponize it to defend another actor they like.

[(Anonymous)]

So much this! Sadly, it doesn't surprise me, though.