I’ve seen so many responses that are like “Jokes should never be insulting or at someone’s expense!” but... that’s a huge function of (especially political) humor? You can’t punch the king, but you can make fun of him. And while people may be very willing to extend that rule to JPS, I highly doubt they’re going to…

Also, everyone is suddenly VERY AWARE of her alopecia after the slap. How many people knew about it before?

Maybe he's a bottom.

It can be incredibly common and still a disease. Eczema is an incredibly common autoimmune disorder, but it's still "a disease". I can also see how losing hair could be a big deal to someone. (But also, people referring to it as “her disability” is... A Bit Much.)

I don’t think people were generally “much more careful about how they treated people” 50 years ago. At least, as a member of a population that's known for getting thrown objects and slurs from passing vehicles.

I think the one brief mention I’d seen was her joking that she was going to put rhinestones on a bald spot, so I had no idea it was so sensitive.

Yeah, if you're going to tell a risky joke, it has to we least be funny. That one was just a 25 year old "pop" culture reference with no joke 

I think Rock's joke was bad, and Smith's reaction was a problem, but also very human. What's really bothered me is the amount of people I see treating his reaction as downright good. Like "If you make people angry, you deserve to get hit." because you know who says that kind of thing? It's more likely to be people…

I feel like there cold have been a better joke in there too, like "if you want to make fun of it, remember she's entering her GI Jane/Ripley/Furiosa phase", but it was not only tacky and kind of mean, it just wasn't funny.

I’ve heard so much “Don’t run your mouth and you won’t get hit.” in defense of Smith, which is uhhh... Definitely big “I love you so much, but you know what happens when you make me mad, baby” energy.

That all seems very much “punching across”.

I don’t think it was a pre-planned conspiracy, but it seems very “on-brand” for the kind of public family drama that the Pinkett-Smiths have every 6 months or so.

Not to defend Jezebel, but I think “reviews” are a fairly established part of journalism.

I mean, I can think of another way to get politicians out.

But the Civil Rights movement, Stonewall, BLM, etc aren’t about or are only very tangentially about voting. I’m totally on board with people working to make the country better. And again, I do vote every election, but I can also see why people get a little disillusioned that voting alone is championed as like the…

I think the refrain of just being told to vote next time is getting a little tedious since the right is busy gerrymandering, enacting voter ID laws, and just doing everything in general they can to prevent people’s vote from counting, and I do vote every election. When I lived in a red state, it felt pretty pointless…

I hate the “fuck this country” attitude on the left because, yeah, I mean, I kind of get it. Also, a lot of us are stuck here, so I’d prefer it not be fucked while we’re stuck in it. It ultimately seems like such a privileged attitude to just be like “Let it burn.” when people are stuck in the burning house.

It’s so performative on the right, and I think also leads to a kind of nihilism on the left where it’s like “This country is trash, all we deserve is suffering.” Like, admitting that you want the country to be better aligns you with the right, even though they are actively trying to make it worse.

Yes. People from Spain are Hispanic and also usually white.

Seeing Musk and Franco testifying for Heard “Ehhhh...”. Seeing Bettany and Rowling testifying for Depp: “EHHHHHH...”