{"id":1408376,"date":"2022-03-29T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408376"},"modified":"2022-03-29T19:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T23:15:15","slug":"kareem-abdul-jabbar-on-will-smith-he-advocated-violence-and-diminished-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kareem-abdul-jabbar-on-will-smith-he-advocated-violence-and-diminished-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Will Smith: He &#039;Advocated Violence&#039; and &#039;Diminished Women&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkareem-abdul-jabbar-on-will-smith-he-advocated-violence-and-diminished-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408376&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took Will Smith to task for his assault on Chris Rock by accusing the actor of advocating violence and diminishing women.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his substack page titled,\u00a0<em>Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing<\/em>, Abdul-Jabbar charged Smith with perpetuating\u00a0\u201cstereotypes about the Black community\u201d and creating a threatening atmosphere for comedians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife\u2019s short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock\u2019s face,\u201d the Laker icon <a href=\"https:\/\/kareem.substack.com\/p\/will-smith-did-a-bad-bad-thing?s=r&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;fbclid=IwAR006tsdTEoy9ysJQ-9s9vHZHXRJrEtjpZgINlRWtSxtBEw7E6wQK0P6VD0\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cWith a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abdul-Jabbar posted in reaction to an incident in which Smith assaulted Rock after the latter made an innocent joke about Smith\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s hair loss.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart\u2019s Jerome Hudson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/03\/28\/will-smith-slap-overshadowed-williams-sisters-big-night\/\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chris Rock was on stage at the Dolby Theatre to present the award for documentary feature. The comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head, saying she looked like she belonged in \u2018G.I. Jane 2.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Smith then stormed the stage and appeared to slap Rock across the face. \u2018Wow, Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me,\u2019 said Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Smith took his seat and appeared to mouth the words: \u2018Keep my wife\u2019s name out of your fucking mouth!\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Watch below<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(<em><strong>***Language warning***<\/strong><\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full video\/audio of Will Smith vs. Chris Rock. (NSFW language obviously.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7pX27lI3J\">pic.twitter.com\/k7pX27lI3J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilversteinAdam\/status\/1508271139461771271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This display, Abdul-Jabbar contends, sends an especially bad message to \u201cblack boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung boys \u2014 especially Black boys \u2014 watching their movie idol not just hit another man over a joke, but then justify it as him being a superhero-like protector, are now much more prone to follow in his childish footsteps,\u201d Abdul-Jabbar explained. \u201cPerhaps the saddest confirmation of this is the tweet from Smith\u2019s child Jaden: \u2018And\u00a0That\u2019s How We Do It.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And That\u2019s How We Do It<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaden (@jaden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaden\/status\/1508295733551632389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Another attempt to rationalize or explain away Smith\u2019s violent outburst is that he was acting bravely in defense of his wife. Unfortunately, Abdul-Jabbar is unmoved by this narrative as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, it was the opposite. Smith\u2019s slap was also a slap to women. If Rock had physically attacked Pinkett Smith, Smith\u2019s intervention would have been welcome,\u201d the NBA legend wrote. \u201cBut by hitting Rock, he announced that his wife was incapable of defending herself \u2014 against\u00a0<em>words<\/em>. From everything I\u2019d seen of Pinkett Smith over the years, she\u2019s a very capable, tough, smart woman who can single-handedly take on a lame joke at the Academy Awards show.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/will-smith-and-jada-pinkett-smith-attend-the-94th-annual-academy-at-picture-id1388062783?k=20&#038;m=1388062783&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=Ed4TgurQ6onOTZ2m7PzLQH2IT4WUiDE0A8hVGuOgrD4=\" alt=\"Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars (Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Abdul-Jabbar countered this defense of Smith by asserting that his reckless actions may make it more difficult for comedians and entertainers to defend themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers great said that Smith\u2019s attack created \u201can implied threat to all comedians who now have to worry that an edgy or insulting joke might be met with violence. Good thing Don Rickles, Bill Burr, or Ricky Gervais weren\u2019t there. As comedian Kathy Griffin tweeted: \u2018Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Despite his harsh words, Abdul-Jabbar says he does not want to see the actor \u201cpunished or ostracized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to see him punished or ostracized because of this one, albeit a big one, mistake. I just want this to be a cautionary tale for others not to romanticize or glorify bad behavior. And I want Smith to be the man who really protects others \u2014 by admitting the harm he\u2019s done to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy behavior at last night\u2019s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada\u2019s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/03\/29\/serena-venus-williams-father-king-richard-critical-of-will-smith-after-oscars-slap\/\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris.\u00a0I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Rock has declined to press charges against Will Smith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took Will Smith to task for his assault on Chris Rock by accusing the actor of advocating violence and diminishing women. 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