There is No Excuse for Violence
How do we tell ourselves to stop before we act?
Wow! The 2022 Oscars will be remembered as always for many reasons. Some of us will want to catch a glimpse of our favourite actors or film and hopefully see our heroes win or take out a Golden Globe.
My wife, who is in her mid 40s, and usually watches the highlights from the Oscars on the news, watched it for the very first time from start to finish. Sadly, she got more than she bargained for.
She particularly loves Dame Judi Dench, one of her favourite actors, hoping that she would take out a Golden Globe for her movie Belfast, Unfortunately, she missed out this time, but graciously laughed off a joke with Regina Hall, one of the hosts.
Sadly, the Oscars 2022 took on an unexpected turn from another of her favourite actors. The Oscars were rolling along in all their glory until comedian Chris Rock, also one of her favourite actors, made a tasteless joke about another actor’s wife. What followed was an act of an individual’s impulse directed at the comedian on stage that stunned us all. My wife later related to me out loud “My God, Will Smith has just slapped Chris in the face in front of his peers, and indeed, millions watching around the world!”
The rest is history, and has been described since by many, including on this platform, as one…
