. It’s all about trying to make you feel bad for people who aren’t even remotely affected… specifically white women. Because they can't imagine a world where a Black woman, Jada, is so loved that her husband would get up and slap someone to defend her honor. They're used to being the Regency romance lead. To be faced with anything else, especially a Black woman being defended? That's earth-shattering to them.
In 1962, Malcolm X spoke to the vulnerability of Black women during the funeral for Ronald Stokes, who had been murdered by the LAPD. “The most disrespected woman in America, is the Black woman,” he said in his now iconic speech. “The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the Black woman.
All of the context here is correct. Thank you. However, I don’t understand why people who lived through trauma due to violence cannot express discomfort with having to witness violence. Will’s BEHAVIOR was wrong. Full stop. It is wrong to label/judge him, but the act was wrong.
Too funny. Lack of class, lack of self control. the oscars needed something to drum up interest and this did it.
Hey Teen Vogue: why are you proactively injecting race into this incident?
The white fragility in the replies to this tweet is rampant.
Nobody was thinking this lol wtf
This is a disgusting, baseless article. Stop perpetuating an us-against-them type mentality. You are part of the problem. Many people of all colors agreed that Will Smith was out of line when he physically assaulted another human being. Do better.
Not sure why white people can't comment on something a black person did, but when it's the other way around, everyone can comment. Seems racist and arbitrary
are biracial people allowed to be triggered?
Well, teen vogue I’m a POC and that assault was traumatizing.And many women in my family were shook by the violence. Male aggression and violence is triggering for a lot of people. But now we’re only supposed to be triggered if we’re of a certain race or even experience
I haven't heard anyone mention that the Oscars paid someone who used a person's physical ailment as entertainment.
White people noticing and commenting on the fact that Will Smith acted like an abusive asshole is not white people making it about themselves. You all have a weirdly screwed moral center based mostly on identity politics - particularly race. It's disturbing.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. 🙄 It wasn’t threatening to me, as a white person, it was just completely classless in my opinion. Good. Grief. Not everything has to do with color of skin.
atlesst yall got some common sense
Why didn't she assert herself and say, 'Chris, this isn't funny. I have alopecia?' Why defer and depend on her husband to 'defend' her? SexistStereotype
Writer had pts: historical & present danger wailing ww (& others) pose. Thing is, it Oscars foreverever PeRfoRmaTive -Nxt level: ACTor struggles in realtime to portray defender/protector & disgraces Black excellence (incl. his) being honored. Not citing it,article is part of it.
When celebrities who make millions from being in the public eye bring their personal feuds to an event that's aired globally & get violent with it, it's the business of anybody who feels like commenting. Learn to cope with the fact that there are white people in the world, ffs.
Clickbait
The white men of Russia and Ukraine are busy putting bullets through each others head but a black man slapping another black men for disrespect is apparently the biggest threat to white people.
The internet was continually seeing trauma in every single thing happening in the world. This situation was needed it seems.
Thank you! As one of my friends said “the world owes you no safe space” if you were triggered by Will that badly, you have some more work to do on your trauma. What happen to you isn’t your fault, BUT it is your responsibility to heal your scars.
Most domestic violence starts with slapping and escalates from there and yes…. Slapping is still an assault… if spitting is an assault then so is slapping and it’s sus that you, a teen mag want your audience to think that’s not the issue here. Do better.
A terribly racist article and the worst thing is that the author thinks they are insulting white people whereas it's actually insulting black people. Violence is not about the color of ones skin, it is about civilization and control.
fully staged event - nothing to do with black or white
That's what you take from this? White people self victimize? Internet society has reached peak ridiculousness.
Perfectly written.
Vomit 🤮
Exactly 💯. We are not interested in what white people think.
Slapping Chris Rock none stop news cycles.
Thank you for that article. President candidate talk about grabbing women buy their P is okay, people calling Vice President Harris S%&t that is okay, black men and women being shot dead in their homes that's okay, trying to over throw Democracy that is OK, but will Smith
Funny how some women wants to be victims triggered so bad at the the back of Will Smith for slapping someone who was being disrespectful at his wife, in front of the world. But were SILENT when Alec Baldwin shot a lady months ago.🤮🙄
Leave white people out of this bullshit.
Get ready for white folks coming along to say how wrong this article is and proving its point at the same time.
J_Nicolaides He laughed at the joke , not about her condition, it’s about his horrible marriage
So what if he called her Fat, or Gay, or any other joke that has gotten Comedians banded? Even if Will didn't slap Chris, Chris should have known neither Will or Jada was going to be happy being laughed at. Also a lot of people with cancer are sensitive about their boldness.
Lol blaming white people for what happened is some mental gymist shit.
CHANDAFINCH8 Teen Vogue.... nas
ejeancarroll I think you should read this. It is a response to your misguided tweet yesterday equating Will to a domestic abuser sadly.
🤣🤣🤣🤣, I swear this world is just NUTS
the_shugavery Fuck will he was wrong
andstillrise Black men are not objects to visit violence upon and a single slap is abuse.
andstillrise It took this to show these people. Will and Chris gonna squash this and we know this. Move on America
Look at that photo, she has a hell of a lot more hair than I do! He was expressing his ownership of her. It wasn't about protecting her, it was about his ego. Duh. She cheated on him and said he was no good in bed. She is a major drag on him. if he had a brain he'd dump her.
Worth a read...
AntheaButler Thanks for turning this into a racial situation rather than calling for the criminal arrest of Will Smith. This isn’t about race, it is about the power of the rich elite and the lack of consequences the rich elite face when they commit crimes.
So in other words get over it?
Yes Will Smith is the abusive ex-bf.
This article is 100% pointless and has very little to do with reality.
This article is everything! Thank you!
Holy cow that was a good piece. Thank you.
Period!!! Great job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Fab writer and so well put.
An excellent article.
I always love Teen Vogue more so than the other magazines just because your articles are on point, well researched, and well-written. Anyone who reads a TV article will learn some new info that they can use to carry on intelligent adult conversations with ignorant people.
This is pathetic journalism.
No one is making this argument lol. Why is all of Twitter just a bunch of people engaging in a one sided argument acting like they are offering an alternative view when no one has the first view!
Some people are thinking wayyy to hard.
TreBien_Beauty This whole conversation is a load of bollocks.
Will Smith is an abuser on the Oscars March 2022.
Who is Stitch?! Please let me see this person's bio. This was so well-written, so on point and so valid.
Well done.
What is so frustrating about this conversation from white America is the distain for violence, but not that someone HAD TO BECOME VIOLENT in order for a black woman to be respected. Your white presepctive is drowning out the real victimization of black women. Please be silent
AntheRhodes Imagine trying to fucking outwoke people in a vapid game of oneupmanship. How about: ITS OKAY TO BE TRIGGERED BY VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY FROM A MAN WE ALL ASSUMED WASN'T SO UNSTABLE
It is amazing how white women are identifying with Chris and not Jada.
Why is teen vogue tweeting about domestic abuse? Wtf
Thank You 😊
FATDEVILGIRL THANK YOU. Honestly shouldn't even surprise me how white ppl have yet again made a situation about them, but it does
Or..... A real man, would have approached Chris privately and addressed it calmly. This is the same guy who threw shade at rappers for vulgarity 20 years ago. He ruined the night, plain and simple.
A man with absolutely no history of violence is public enemy 1 because he snapped & displayed human emotions. Black people are not supposed to do that. And yes, there's plenty of people inserting themselves in this & they have no clue why this is an issue for some Black people.
Here is what made me angry, the fact that Chris Rock felt emboldened to publicly humiliate Jada, a Black woman with a medical condition, for the amusement of the White audience. Black women are some of the most mocked, reviled and disrespected women on the planet. ENOUGH!
Say it louder for the idiots in the back!
The fact that the narrative you are pushing is to promote mocking language to victims of violence is awful. I didn't realise was so willing to belittle emotion and dictate trauma responses.
While saying NickLachey had a bad day. 🤦🏽♂️
I was triggered by the cruelty and disrespect aimed at Jada. I am fed up with women, black women in particular, being treated this way. Maybe the world needed a slap to get this cruel behaviour to stop. As an abuse survivor I wish people had defended and protected me.
AntheaButler The animal culture has intertwined into the American fabric. Very sad that the public sees this as ok behavior. Sad.
The racists are out in force to condemn WS but totally luck energy about white male rapists who have abuse and sexually assaulted women of all colours in the movie industry 🤔.
When Blacks do something shocking on TV, whites always have 2, 4, or 6 cents that they want to put in it. They should keep their pennies in their purses and know when to take their spare change out. This is not the time peeps. Not the time. You guys got trump to fix, and J 6.
Read this please CherylBurke Check your racism! Not once in your self centering scree did u mention the crux of the issue- Chris repeatedly humiliating Jada and Will snapping because they had enough of it! Why are u so willing to erase Jada from this so u can elevate yourself?
This lukewarm take is how we got Trump. Comedians mock the powerful (politics, Hollywood, etc). When one of these self centered people can’t take the joke we laugh harder. Implying whites can’t comment feeds the GOP narrative. We’ll get more trumps and desantis.
No one accepts anything of substance from teen vogue. Imagine the writing staff they employ 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮
None of your article is right you need help. No one and I mean no one should use violence. The fact you have brought colour into this debate tells everyone all we need to know about you - bitter and twisted and dull.
TheSydneyA Thank You! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Some people want to center themselves even when it's unnecessary and nothing to do with them. 🙄 I guess they don't watch TV or Films either just in case an unexpected slap 'triggers' them. They shouldn't watch Eastenders or Dynasty...they'd be shocked. I am also a DV Survivor.
“Am I next” -Karen
AntheaButler NO Will Smith Literally Laughed At Chris Rock Joke And Then Realized Jada Took Offence To It So He Decided To Take Out His anger And Frustration On Him. Gotta LOVE Woke Culture.
From 'teen' Vogue - a little bit of violence is ok. What in the actual F are you teaching out kids? FFS shameful!
White people literally get slap in the face every day.
Im a white long term DV survivor who was triggered by the slap. I guess this is aimed at me? And it wasn't about the slap. It's how close Will was to his violence and how quickly a guy can go from laughing to intent to lay hands.
Spot on!
raesanni Nah. This ain’t it.
CancelStitchAtTeenVogue
As a black woman, this article is a “lukewarm take.” The assault was upsetting, especially to people who have been exposed to violence. This ‘white folks can’t be a part of a conversation’ about accountability is getting old. When acting in public, the public can scrutinize
This should be taken down. Worst take in a sea of awful takes.
It isn't about race. Violence is never ok. He's a grown man and he should have handled that differently. Jada is a strong woman and doesn't need a man to defend her honor. Stop excusing violence and making everything about race. JFC!
Karnythia Violence doesn't just negatively impact black people. Including violence by black people. And everybody on TV and in that audience was exposed to that and had every right to object to that kind of thuggery taking place in their space.
I was wondering how long it would take to spin the incident as a racial issue. You really need to hone your writing skills. BTW: 'Dear white people' is very offensive.
Shit like this is why the right hates the left
Now mention the hosts making a creepy joke about 'legal' boys
Obviously you don’t know how triggers work … esp if you have not healed from them
What the fuck is this ?
This is a completely ignorant statement.
What’s missing from this take is analysis on how condoning and even *celebrating* violence (“taking action”) is bad for the culture. Not everyone is pearl-clutching. You can condemn violence ~and~ misogynoir (imagine that!!!) and we should.
What the fuck ?
“Anything is violence. . .except actual violence.”
Why are you ranting about white women? An angry man punched another man in front of millions, it has nothing to do with white women. Stop trying to make it a weird race thing.
both punks! Shame on both of them for being narcissistic schmucks. But using violence on TV? Every kindergarten teacher just cringed. “Use your words” just lost all its power. This OpEd is as bad as the the BS it complains about. Women defending violent patriarchy? 🤮
No it is definitely about Will Smith and his inability to control his temper. Rock on Chris.
'claiming' there is nothing in this take but misogyny. women aren't the problem, but let's keep making them the problem so that we can hide behind performative self-righteousness rather than hold our own people accountable. shameful teen vogue.
This is gross take. Will Smith hit Chris Rock. That was it. That is what he did. There is no excuse or context for what he did ever. Shame on you.
Criticizing a person of privilege who acted with great intention in one of our public forums is NOT the same thing as self-victimizing.
SourceRyan Faulty premise. I could care less about color of people involved. It is wrong to joke about anyone's appearance. It is wrong to put your hands on anyone in anger or otherwise. Will Smith literally strutted back to his seat, smirking. Defend that.
Smith can't control anger, goes onstage to assault someone, babbles bizarrely/incoherently about being a 'vessel of love' - but, 'nothing to see here'?
What you talking about Willis?
And white people aren't will slapping Chris on TV at the Oscars. Writer. Your the only one USING this situation. To Make it about.... Go shame someone else. You racist.
Keep God outta anger 😂
No but it's a precedent to all that look up to him 😂
Wow, as a person who works with DV victims I am horrified by this article and the invalidation of trauma triggers. DO BETTER.
Minor slap 🙄
Will Smith has admitted that his dad as very stern in discipline. I bet you his dad used to slap him.
not so sure about this. it's triggering.
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