Exactly! I can't believe he was partying with everyone else afterward. Talk about one set of rules for us and another for them... It's another knock to freedom of speech allowing a comedian to be assaulted for doing their job.
I wholeheartedly agree, but I still believe big personalities are needed to lead us by their good examples, we, however, have to remind them from time to time who they are, what responsibilities they bear and where they come from in the first place.
Well said, Tim. We are living in an age of wannabe elites, and ultra narcissists. It's time we start living like a society once again where what we do, and what say, is for the good of the many, not just the few.
Hearing about Will Smith's actions at the Oscars just reinforced my belief that the Academy Awards, that creaky relic of an awards show and ultimate example of Hollywood Hubris, is now completey irrelevant and a silly distraction that prevents us from focusing on the unfortunate fact that half of the planet is on fire and the other half might soon be at war.
Hollywood is just another example of the Industrial Era's belief in Size, Scale, and Never Ending Growth.
That era is deader than the dodo and good riddance to bad rubbish.
The whole sordid episode really made me sad. I have liked Will Smith for a long time. I feel sad for him that he has dropped so low. I feel sad for his wife and family who live in that unreal world. I feel sad about everything going on in the world, especially the huge egomaniac named Putin.
As for staying small ... it's likely the best place to be. Along with gentle, kind, compassionate, honest.
You are pretty right. However it seems a codependent behaviour rather a mere ego which need a correction. May be he was afraid of something, resulted Chris suffer in public.
Or maybe he's just a flawed human being whose emotions overcame his good judgment in defense of someone he loves being made fun of for a medical condition she can't control. Are we really going to pretend that none of us has ever lost their cool at the wrong time and in the wrong place? I know I have.
I don't think celebrities have any more "ego" than the rest of us. Theirs is just magnified by the fact that their lives are public for all of us to judge.
Right amigo. Fame is a burning need for validation. And it gets addictive like crack cocaine. The right people work for the joy it brings, or as their sacred duty, and then shut the fuck about it.
Exactly! I can't believe he was partying with everyone else afterward. Talk about one set of rules for us and another for them... It's another knock to freedom of speech allowing a comedian to be assaulted for doing their job.
I wholeheartedly agree, but I still believe big personalities are needed to lead us by their good examples, we, however, have to remind them from time to time who they are, what responsibilities they bear and where they come from in the first place.
Well said, Tim. We are living in an age of wannabe elites, and ultra narcissists. It's time we start living like a society once again where what we do, and what say, is for the good of the many, not just the few.
Thank you, Tim.
Hearing about Will Smith's actions at the Oscars just reinforced my belief that the Academy Awards, that creaky relic of an awards show and ultimate example of Hollywood Hubris, is now completey irrelevant and a silly distraction that prevents us from focusing on the unfortunate fact that half of the planet is on fire and the other half might soon be at war.
Hollywood is just another example of the Industrial Era's belief in Size, Scale, and Never Ending Growth.
That era is deader than the dodo and good riddance to bad rubbish.
Take Care, Tim.
TC
Agreed. You articulated what I've been thinking for years. He was and is a schmuck. Great writing.
The whole sordid episode really made me sad. I have liked Will Smith for a long time. I feel sad for him that he has dropped so low. I feel sad for his wife and family who live in that unreal world. I feel sad about everything going on in the world, especially the huge egomaniac named Putin.
As for staying small ... it's likely the best place to be. Along with gentle, kind, compassionate, honest.
You are pretty right. However it seems a codependent behaviour rather a mere ego which need a correction. May be he was afraid of something, resulted Chris suffer in public.
I'm so glad that you seen this mess to comment on it ,your the best, where's Your Oscar ???
Usually I never watch the Oscars,they have alway's been too phoney for me the whole get up
of it all makes me sick, the channel just happened to be on.
Or maybe he's just a flawed human being whose emotions overcame his good judgment in defense of someone he loves being made fun of for a medical condition she can't control. Are we really going to pretend that none of us has ever lost their cool at the wrong time and in the wrong place? I know I have.
I don't think celebrities have any more "ego" than the rest of us. Theirs is just magnified by the fact that their lives are public for all of us to judge.
Gudonya, Tim!
It was a great perspective on the Will Smith controversy
A great piece. I agree totally how fame hardens the heart and what Matt Damon, one of the rare sensible Hollywood stars says, makes u retarded.
But u miss on one thing.
His wife. Her Highness too has a gigantic ego. She can be unbearable. But she gets away with it.
Why?
U and I know the answer very well. But we’re too scared to write it.
Right amigo. Fame is a burning need for validation. And it gets addictive like crack cocaine. The right people work for the joy it brings, or as their sacred duty, and then shut the fuck about it.
Great, punchy piece. Bukowski wld be proud.
THEY CAN'T PULL THE RACE CARD ON THIS ONE !!!