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In reply to the discussion: White outrage about Will Smith's slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It's inequality in plain sight. [View all]Cha
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White outrage about Will Smith's slap is rooted in anti-Blackness. It's inequality in plain sight. [View all]
luv2fly
Mar 2022
OP
We're really comparing 2022 to 1973? Can the Smith defenders just admit he was an enraged ass?
dem4decades
Mar 2022
#3
If John Wayne had made it to the stage, there would have been outrage about that
Effete Snob
Mar 2022
#5
I can only imagine if Rock had insulted Nicole Kidman, and Keith Urban slapped him.
BlackSkimmer
Mar 2022
#15
Yuck. Will Smith lost his mind and acted like an angry lunatic at the Oscars.
Wingus Dingus
Mar 2022
#16
I'm not endorsing the article but as to this board it could use more Black voices.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2022
#32
What happened was one 53 year old man committed an act of violence on national TV
standingtall
Mar 2022
#43
Bero needs to buy a clue. She is the one perpetuating the myth of black female
Celerity
Mar 2022
#46
There are PLENTY of black folks pissed off about Smith's behavior. Kareem Abdul Jabbar for one
Quixote1818
Mar 2022
#68
A public relations piece intended to trivialize what millions saw with their own two eyes.
Duncan Grant
Mar 2022
#84