DrCaleb DrCaleb:
I think the slap was cheap, but the joke was cheaper.
Even though I never liked Stephen Harper, I never wrote anything about Mrs. Harper or the Harperlings. People hate Justin Trudeau and/or his father, but no one talks about his sister or mother.
There are lines you don't cross in civil society. I even think Sir Hopkins or Mr. Washington would have got up there and belted Mr. Rock. Will Smith took it too far, but I don't fault his wanting to defend his wife from ridicule.
The family members that you are talking about are not in the "business", therefore they should get a pass from the press. The press that is, not comedians or the public. Will Smith's wife IS in the business. She is an actress. Every pompous douchebag in the audience is fair game.
I bet no one would be defending this violence if it was a white man or a right winger doing the slapping. Imagine if it was Clint Eastwood or Kevin Sorbo that had slapped Chris Rock's face. The show would not have played out. A full scale riot would have ensued. More double standards from the left.
Someone forgets justin timberlake catching ZERO heat for the janet jackson incident.