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“This kind of performative pearl-clutching is only ever reserved for Black men who mess up.“ -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Mar 29 '22, 12:53

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/29/white-outrage-about-will-smiths-slap-is-rooted-in-anti-blackness-its-inequality-in-plain-sight (www.theguardian.com)

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*eyeroll* -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 15:11
no, i am pretty sure anyone who got up in the middle of the Oscars and hit a presenter would be enduring this. Also, see 'standing ovation'. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 13:25 1
- just like we don't want drunken nominees jumping on stage to grab the mic to protest that someone else shoulda got the award -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:15
I'm gonna say no. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:23
I don't get the accusation of double standard (re Polanski), since we damn well know that Will Smith will get to keep his award - Guigue Mar 29, 13:18

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