Oh no, Vivica, What Is You Doin’?
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As a Black man, do you know what embarrasses me more than Will Smith smacking the New Jack Pookie fire out of Chris Rock for telling a tasteless (and frankly, dated AF) joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith? Black people and the white gaze-ducking respectability nonsense they spew as they project their own insecurities onto the Black collective.
Look, I’ve said before that I’m pretty indifferent when it comes to the rights and wrongs of Will slapping Chris. Will was probably wrong for hitting him. Chris was definitely wrong for that stale-a** joke. And people catch hands for saying the wrong thing every day, B. But Lord, am I tired of all these sanctimonious negroes and their white counterparts acting like the Oscars is some sacred institution and that Will broke some kind of holy commandment by standing up for his wife.
I say all this to say—I really need Vivica Fox to STOP IT right now.
First, let’s start with what she said.
Vivica Fox Calls Out Will Smith On “Cocktails With Queens”
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