(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) In the aftermath of “the slap heard round the world,” the far-left crowd has decided that actor Will Smith‘s aggression was caused by white supremacy, Twitchy reported.
Forbes recently published a piece on Smith’s smacking of comedian Chris Rock live at the Oscars, titled “While Talking about Will Smith’s Behavior, Don’t Forget To Also Talk About The System That Helped Create It.”
Author Maia Niguel Hoskin is a Ph.D. accredited professor—in what is not specified—and self-proclaimed race scholar, activist, therapist and consultant.
The lengthy op-ed, which was posted under Forbes’ new “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” banner, focuses mainly on his acceptance after winning the Oscar for Best Actor for his part in “King Richard.”
“[Smith] also shared that he has had to turn the other cheek in previous incidents in which he felt disrespected throughout his career, ‘You gotta smile you gotta pretend like that’s OK,’ he said.”
“I do not condone violence, nor do I think hauling off and slapping the taste out of Rock’s mouth was the ideal reaction,” Hoskin continued.
“But I do have empathy for a man who works in an industry that promotes stepin and fetchit politics and asks for Blacks and other people of color to grin and bear experiences of embarrassment and degradation or risk being labeled as angry or aggressive.”
She continued, saying that black people only conduct themselves in a civilized way because of white people:
“This is about a much larger systemic issue rooted in White supremacist culture designed to police the behavior of Blacks amongst the who’s who in Hollywood and beyond,” she wrote.
“Respectability politics suggest that equity and fair treatment require that Black people—both inside and outside of Hollywood—conduct ourselves in a manner deemed acceptable to Whites.”
Twitter users were confused by the article, and accused Hoskin of clickbait.
this is seriously beyond absurd. illogical and irrational and lacking any serious analysis…but it does have every possible buzzword and designed to get “likes” from others
— Jay Eskenazi, Ph.D. (@jayeskenazi) March 29, 2022
Is this meant to be a joke?
— Ramapithecus Descendant (@DasOptimist) March 29, 2022
Only an academic could come up with such absurd take.
— ArturoSan🥋 (@ArturoSama) March 29, 2022
So basically you’re saying that black violence should be accepted because white supremacy tells you not to assault people? Is that the message you’re sending?
— Silence DoGood (@Silence52794611) March 29, 2022
