Alopecia Areata Is Not Up For Jokes, Chris
Will Smith makes his point with the slap heard round the world.
I tried to refrain, really I did. But there’s a whole lot of buzz about that slap heard round the world. My 2-cents were invevitable.
—As a woman who’s never had her honor defended.
—As a woman who’s man has never stood up for her—and the only slapping involved was ME getting slapped by men I thought loved me…I have to silently cheer for the moment when Will Smith put his career and reputation on the line to protect his wife’s pain and her honor.
I am anti-violence—but in that moment I wanted to cheer. I wanted to cry. I wanted to go back to all those moments when I was dishonored and disrespected—and my “man” either was the one doling out that disrespect or just standing there, dumbfounded and silent when I was being treated that way—and shout at them, see! Real men have no problem standing up for their women.
Let the record show that I am a strong-ass woman who has had to defend my own damn honor every step of the way. I’ve had to fight to get out of abusive situations so that I can live with self-respect. It’s good to see a man who protects the honor of his family. It’s good to see a man who is willing to risk it all to make sure the woman he loves is protected.
Sadly, many of us women have never experienced that kind of love and respect.
Read all about what that hard slap says about the inner pain of Jada and her husband’s chivalrous demonstration at last night’s Oscars…Read right here.
For the record—Chris—alopecia areata is incredibly painful for people who suffer from this disorder, and your joking about it was way out of line, sir.
That is all…carry on.
~Christina
i so agree with you , some jokes are just too unkind and too painful - even though i know comedians are supposed to go placces others fear to tread - they must have their own sense of decency and compassion surely. xx