In the youtube video above, Will Smith is seen walking up the stage at the Oscars, slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about Will’s wife’s (Jada) hair calling her “G.I.Jane. But Will’s wife’s struggle with alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. So Will was defending his wife from the insult which touched a sensitive and emotional issue for the Smith’s family as Will’s wife has been struggling to deal with this issue. But Chris probably was trying to make light of a serious situation. But he miscalculated as it was a personal and psychological and sensitive issue that could push buttons and it did. For #Jada didn’t laugh or smile and Will got up, went to the stage and hit Chris.
I do not subscribe to this type of reaction and violence is never the answer. But standing up for your family and your woman is what men do in the animal kingdom. Chris was out of line. But comedians always use jokes or humor that at times cuts deep and seems more an insult as if insults and bringing up peoples emotional scars is funny or what counts for jokes. Comedians will now tread carefully when trying to crack a joke.