Slapgate, Day 3: Stop Making Jokes, Everybody

About anything

We’re now in day 3 of Slapgate, which is the most obnoxious name imaginable for the stupid controversy over a multimillionaire actor slapping the face of a multimillionaire comedian in front of the whole world. So I’m gonna use it. Slapgate it is.

And because all three of the central figures in Slapgate are African-American, it’s a perfect opportunity for liberals to indulge in their favorite sport: tossing around accusations of racism.

NBC News THINK @NBCNewsTHINK

However you feel about Will Smith's reaction to the Chris Rock's joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, the incident points to a larger issue, writes Brennan Nevada Johnson. Black women are made to feel ashamed of their natural hair: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

Sara Moniuszko @SaraMoniuszko

"As a dermatologist who sees and treats alopecia daily, I know that this can be a very emotional experience, especially for Black women," says @crobinsonmd1. "I do not think the topic of Black women’s hair has any place in a comedy routine." usatoday.com/story/life/hea… @USATODAY

usatoday.comJada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and why his hair joke was so problematicExperts say Chris Rock’s “joke” was damaging to Jada Pinkett Smith and other Black women or people who struggle with alopecia.

That’s right! Some things you just don’t joke about, you bigots. Like… um… a fabulously wealthy and famous woman shaving her head?

The dumbest thing about this is that Jada Pinkett Smith doesn’t even have “black hair.” She has no hair at all. That was the joke! She has a hairstyle that any woman of any race can adopt and maintain. Or any man, for that matter. If there’s even a difference between the two that we’re allowed to recognize anymore.

Uh-oh. Did I just misgender somebody? Am I cancelled again? Well, sorry, I’m not a biologist.