Offside (General Discussion)
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Jessica Gonzalez said:Why would they even bother faking it? They haven't gotten along for years, and looking at the YouTube comments, I guess almost nobody actually thinks it was staged. It seems like 99% of people just think Will Smith lost his cool, while maybe the other 1% are trying to defend him. I mean, what would be the actual motivation for someone fighting for their first Oscar after a 30-year career to pretend to the whole world that they're just some violent, unhinged guy? This isn't an MTV Awards show or something like Jackass. For a long time, the Oscars have been this major platform where Black actors fight for representation in Hollywood and society at large. So, does it really seem likely that two prominent Black stars would coordinate a sketch where one mocks the other, only for the second guy to storm the stage in front of hundreds of millions of viewers and aggressively assault him with insults? It doesn't really feel like a sketch, and I doubt the Academy would ever approve something like that. If he had walked up and done something silly like pulling down Rock's pants so they could all laugh together, maybe that would have felt like a sketch. As it stands, it just looks like someone who might have had a bit too much to drink and lost their head.
Your idea of a sketch promoting equality is quite interesting; Black performers stripping on stage while white audiences laugh.
Will delivered a slap of true chivalry; if I were him, I might even consider granting the man a knighthood.☕