But to many Black people, it was about more than a slap or an insult. It was about Black manhood, about what is expected of Black men in the 21st century — and about attitudes toward Black women.
“Protection for some of us does look like something that is more assertive, in terms of going to speak to somebody," said Abrams, who is on the board of Black Girls Smile, a nonprofit that focuses on Black girls’ mental health.Abrams added, “For some people, protection of Black women would have been joke not happening in the first place. That’s also protection of Black women and their bodies, and how they are regarded in the media.
“In the history of racial slavery and violence against Black women, we can certainly see all the ways in which Black women in particular have been treated as property,” she said. “For Black men to do it does not make it any better than when white people do it.” “Jada Pinkett is not a damsel in distress,” she said. “The idea that somehow Will Smith should be applauded for treating her as if she doesn’t have a voice or doesn’t have her own agency is also a problem.”
“Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,” Smith said. “I am a work in progress.” Phillip Agnew, an activist and co-founder of Black Men Build, a national group focused on the empowerment and political education of Black men, said he rejects the racist and media-perpetuated idea that Black men are any less protective of or loving to their spouses, families and communities than others.
Take back the Oscar, his actions were reprehensible.
Wtf kind of article is this?
It’s all women not just black fuck outta here.
No this just proves how weak society has become
Ah yes the old media switcheroo, ultra narcissistic woman painted as victim after publicly humiliating her husband by sleeping with her son's friend, husband ends up overcompensating by assaulting a host in front of millions for a vanilla gi jane gag. narcissisticabuse
give me a break!
You can come to the defense of someone in so many better and more mature ways than violence. No matter their ethnicity. Will Smith is not better than anyone just because he's in the front row at the Oscars, which they should ban him from.
Oh ffs!!!!! It has nothing to do with race/color!!!! She could have been green with pink polka dots and the same thing would have happened. F off with the race/color thing already!
lmao of course some idi0t is gonna make it about race..AGAIN! 😂🤦♀️
She didn't even stand when he won !!!! 😒
OMG..NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACK...
i have a dream that… you can finish the quote.
Meu pau!
It got nothing to do with race.If I am not mistaking in all awards presentations they all roast each other,it’s bullying on its finest and broadcasted on national tv.Something extreme had to happened:an act of violence but it’s okay because it’s a black mandefending ablack woman?
Interesting all the white ppl have so much to say in a conversation that has absolutley nothing to do with them or the deeper issues surrounding the incident. Please keep quiet and have several seats
Oh god this is about race now ?
Can't help but think if Will Smith was a white man, all hell would break loose vs if both were white, his Oscar would be revoked. Absolutely 100%. Society is so very sensitive now, everyone turns a blind eye. Sham Gil c and so very wrong.
Just stop cp24 there is no defence for violence except self-defence. What he did was nothing short of criminal
If anything, his behavior sets 'Black Lives Matter' back and has damaged progression for black lives! Am I the only who will put that out
What a race have to do with it! Stop this isn’t about black or white, IT WAS LACK OF RESPECT. Stop trying to divide people
Yall in black peoples business. Don't do that
Haven’t read the article but in the news’ defense, Tiffany Haddish was one who spoke out about “defending black women” and how it was a beautiful thing. 🤷🏻♀️
Again media doing their best to divide and spin..
Why does this have to be titled black women? Any person, any colour. There is zero excuse for this action and the fact that he laughed, audience laughed and then gave him a standing ovation speaks volumes.
This has gone way too far, a he tried to showoff in front of a she because ,, well,, maybe he got a complex of the she thinking the he is less of a man so he decided to go macho on a smaller he. The he is a dufus, end.
Generically speaking only debate is whether MMedia is Fucked Up or really Fucked Up! Fabricating a racial issue from a comic making a joke about someone's hairstyle WTF? Smith was wrong he knows the whole Fucking world knows it. Especially since FACTS he HAS MADE SAME JOKES!
I was definitely thinking it was a race issue
Lol wut
Let's try and keep the facts clear rather than misdirecting what occurred.The past 2 years have been trying for all.I believe there could have been a more professional way of resolving/communicating one's feelings.
Not capable of defending themselves? It 2022, we don't need men to defend us
Click baiting or the Oscar’s looking for more publicity
Spin Doctor
Am I allowed to protect them or not? I’m kinda confused on what I’m supposed to be doing.
Aren’t they all black? Don’t think Chris Rock is white? Fml
Jada is useless till August
Of course
These two could care less about poor black women! I am white these two are whiter than me
Oh here fuckin go!!!!
Reminds me of the scene from airplane.
Just a guy defending his wife after he got “The Look!” No he shouldn’t have done it. Yelling at Chris would have been enough.
What’s a woman? 🤡
Wtf?
It was a tame joke. Rock even said he loves her during the joke
Cp24 is so toxic
What they say is racist and they should be told that. It’s not ok for any skin colour or religion to assault someone. It it ok with them for a cop to assault a black person for calling them a”pig”?
Jada and Will both toxic imo regardless of race. Rock should sue them and the Oscars
Oh come on!!! Give it a rest already. Sheesh! 🙄
Actually it sparks more of a debate about class warfare and how people in our society have different sets of rules dependent on their bank accounts regardless of race.
Of course, drag it on...after all it's providing more news for show than the actual show itself.
Imagine a white guy did that 🙉
It's ok to hit people as long as it's for black women. You people are mad.
I think it's lovely they have matching hair
Will must take full responsibility for his own violent behavior. And we felt sick to see Academy did nothing about it.
defence? he assaulted someone and this would get a regular joe sent to jail.
He could 100% have defended her without hitting Chris Rock. I don’t think anyone is saying Will shouldn’t have defended her, but there are hundreds of other ways it could have been done without hitting him.
Black men have a long history of employing violence to settle their disputes with other black men. As white people we have an obligation to respect this.
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Sex, Race, Age, Job Status, should never be excuse for Violence! Will was wrong!
In fairness, none of the woke far left writers at cp24 wrote this abomination.
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