This article explores the controversy between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the 2022 Academy awards and examines the larger phenomenon of Black women being the center of jokes, ridicule and public criticism.
Dave Chappelle for transphobic jokes made during his Netflix comedy special, the publics’ reaction was that they were “only jokes” and that jokes cannot cause harm. There is a segment of the population that believes that although Smith was justified in his anger, he shouldn’t have behaved that way in front of “mixed company.” Many of us are socialized to believe that there is no time and place for Black anger or emotion, especially not in front of non-Black people.
We must understand that respectability will not and has not saved Black people. This article is not an interrogation of violence, when, where, or if it is appropriate to use, or the like. This article is more so an invitation to consider why Black women always have to be the butt of every joke. Black women’s pain, trauma, and anger is never taken seriously.
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