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Today show host Craig Melvin slams Will Smith for Chris Rock slap and stoking idea that 'men of color can't control anger' - but Whoopi Goldberg DEFENDS him on The View, saying 'sometimes you behave badly'
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 28, 2022 | Andrea Cavallier

Posted on 03/28/2022 1:20:47 PM PDT by Morgana

Co-hosts of The View slammed actor Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars Sunday night, calling his shocking outburst 'immature and childish,' but Whoopi Goldberg broke ranks to defend the actor, saying 'sometimes you behave badly.'

The 53-year-old actor who won an Oscar later that evening marched onto the stage and hit Rock in the face, then returned to his seat and yelled, 'Keep my wife's name out your f---ing mouth!' after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.

The bizarre outburst led to swift backlash from millions of viewers, including The View co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro who discussed the ordeal on Monday, calling it 'toxic masculinity' and a 'crime of assault.'

But co-host Whoopi stepped in with a different take.

'I think he overreacted…I think he had one of those moments where it was like G.D. it, just stop,' Whoopi said. 'I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped.'

Meanwhile, on the Today show, host Craig Melvin slammed Smith for aiding 'this long-held perception that men of color can't control their rage and anger.'

'It was really disappointing,' Melvin said. 'If you're rearing a boy, especially in this country, you spend so much time talking to our kids about keeping your hands to yourself and this long health perception that man of color can't control their rage and their anger and to see someone who's been that beloved for decades - it was troubling on so many levels.'

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: chrisrock; craigmelvin; oscarssoblack; theview; whoopi; whoopigoldberg; willsmith
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Whoopi otta know!
1 posted on 03/28/2022 1:20:47 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

On the positive note…. Nobody go shot…


2 posted on 03/28/2022 1:22:32 PM PDT by dragonblustar (2 Peter 2:14,1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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To: Morgana

Thanks, Whoopie. I’ll remember that if I ever have the misfortune to run into you.

L


3 posted on 03/28/2022 1:23:17 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: dragonblustar

Got shot that is…


4 posted on 03/28/2022 1:23:22 PM PDT by dragonblustar (2 Peter 2:14,1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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To: Morgana

Well, we know what Ilhan Omar said about the 9/11 hijackers, so this should not be surprising.


5 posted on 03/28/2022 1:23:53 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: Morgana

Whoopsi is the poster girl (can I still say girl?) for behaving badly.


6 posted on 03/28/2022 1:23:58 PM PDT by JaguarXKE (Liberalism is a cancer on our nation.)
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To: dragonblustar

-—and we know now that WSmith can’t throw a punch——swings like a girl-—sorry gals.


7 posted on 03/28/2022 1:24:08 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: Morgana
Who looks at this and thinks “Yeah, it's all about skin color.”

Seriously. Who is so obsessed with race that it's the first think they think of?

It's a sickness.

8 posted on 03/28/2022 1:24:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: Morgana

Whoopi only dated white guys as far as I know.


9 posted on 03/28/2022 1:25:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Morgana
'It was really disappointing,' Melvin said. 'If you're rearing a boy, especially in this country, you spend so much time talking to our kids about keeping your hands to yourself and this long health perception that man of color can't control their rage and their anger and to see someone who's been that beloved for decades - it was troubling on so many levels.'

Exactly right. It perpetuates the narrative that Black men are thuggish and violent and not thoughtful or with the ability to abide by civil decorum standards.

10 posted on 03/28/2022 1:25:45 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Morgana
I watched the video. Rock was just making a joke about Jada's hair looking like it could be a GI Jane 2 sequel. I've also seen the movie and Demi Moore' hair was the same buzz cut.

I think Smith over-reacted, if not staged.

11 posted on 03/28/2022 1:26:02 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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-—and we know now that WSmith can’t throw a punch——swings like a girl-—sorry gals.

And he played Muhammad Ali in a movie. SMH.

12 posted on 03/28/2022 1:26:06 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: JaguarXKE

Poster Child..Poster Person for behaving badly that is for sure


13 posted on 03/28/2022 1:26:08 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: Morgana

This may not meet approval here, and frankly I don’t really care for either of Will Smith or Chris Rock, but if someone cracked a joke about my Mom when she had a serious illness (cancer), I’d have done a lot more than b##### slap the jerk. He’d have ended up in a hospital. So I do not hold this against Will Smith.


14 posted on 03/28/2022 1:26:28 PM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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And he played Muhammad Ali in a movie.

I guess he must have had a masculine stunt double.

15 posted on 03/28/2022 1:27:05 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: OldWarBaby

Yeah, he bitch slapped Rock. Insulting him in many ways. You notice the soy latte types are the ones in Hollywood protesting this the most. I hope next year brings snatching weaves and cat fights!


16 posted on 03/28/2022 1:27:50 PM PDT by dragonblustar (2 Peter 2:14,1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
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To: piytar

He let’s other men screw his wife, but not insult her?

Twisted set of values there.


17 posted on 03/28/2022 1:28:10 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: A Navy Vet

Other FReepers have brought up the fact it might have been staged. I was thinking “if that is the way Will hits he’s a tad bit weak for a man”. I would have expected Will to have Rock on the floor after going up there but Rock seemed hardly affected.


18 posted on 03/28/2022 1:28:32 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: piytar

Rock acted like a punk who wouldn’t DARE say the same thing to Smith and his wife off stage. He thought he had special “comics” immunity on stage there. He was wrong.


19 posted on 03/28/2022 1:29:06 PM PDT by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: Morgana

Cats are getting along with dogs…. I agree with Whoopi. Good for Will for defending his lady’s honor


20 posted on 03/28/2022 1:29:30 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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