After two weeks of PR mayhem, the Academy, Will Smith and Chris Rock still owe apologies to Jada Pinkett Smith, Oscar hosts and many more.
, he was no longer just the guy who slapped Chris Rock on the air. He is now an angry Black man who performed an egregious assault on someone and, in addition, is also a celebrity who resists removal from a venue because he feels entitled to be there. That version of events as detailed by the Academy, it could be argued, caused far more damage to Smith’s career and public image than the slap itself. It’s another example of art imitating life, but not in the way.
oke about her bald head has had media analysts and consumers restating the first amendment as a pledge of allegiance to the protection of free speech. They equate Smith’s assault on Rock as a dangerous precedent in the freedom to “say whatever you want.” Comedy is not some untouchable entity unburdened from consequences and criticism, as much as people have been using as defenses for figures like Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., and others. You can’t sayWords do have consequences, and they can hurt.
Rock also made a disrespectful joke after the slap when announcing “Summer of Soul” as the documentary winner. “The Oscar goes to “Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson and a group of four white guys,” Rock said at the time. Not only do all the winners deserve to be named, but even worse, one of the producers, Joseph Patel, is South Asian, one of three that won on the same evening. This wasn’t a joke he made on the fly after being slapped. Rock made the quip during the rehearsal the day before.
It should be noted that Rock’s reaction could have worsened a terrible situation. Unfortunately, however, there’s still been no apology to Pinkett or Patel individually by either the Academy or Rock’s camp. Apologies are needed all around, and there’s no winner in this situation. As far as I’m concerned, they all lost that night. But again, to be clear, this doesn’t absolve Smith’s acts in any manner.
The Academy must address the image of inconsistency following the punishments for misconduct. For example, convicted criminals Weinstein and Polanski would be allowed, in theory, to attend a future ceremony if another attendee chose to bring them as their guests.
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