Chris Rock didn’t make a joke about the ‘open marriage’- and I thought that the thread was about the joke he did make, and the slap.
Rock made a stupid, thoughtless joke about something that can’t be helped. (He claims that he didn’t know about the alopecia - but for all he knew, she could have been going through chemo. Would you find the joke to have been appropriate then?)
And why should she go through the discomfort of ‘covering it up’? One of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen was a tall, bald, Black woman crossing a street in DC with her infant in her arms. I don’t know why she was bald, but baldness or extremely short hair is a ‘style’ among some women (including fashion models) and has been for a long time.
Why don’t you start a thread expounding upon your feelings about the Smiths’ open marriage? I’m sure you have a lot of good arguments to present as to its effects on society, children, etc. - and it would be very popular.
My take was the event could be boiled down to a reaction to a perceived insult. It looked like Mr. Smith laughed until she gave him a look. So it is really about her reaction. In my opinion she over reacted, and pushed her husband to react. My take was her reaction and pushing her husband to react was unwarranted and I explained why.
Feel free to comment all you want, but don’t try to be the thread police.