A defense of thin skin.
Tag: Rock, Chris
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The Slap Wasn’t the Only Astonishing Thing About the Oscars
One stretch of the broadcast featured a remarkable convergence of Black celebrities, our critic writes. But in the midst of it all, Will Smith’s victory became a defeat.
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Four Opinion Writers: Why Will Smith’s Slap Caused an Uproar
Charles Blow, Roxane Gay and Esau McCaulley join Lulu Garcia-Navarro to discuss why the incident has elicited so many passionate responses.
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Does the Academy Hate Movies? Our Critics on the 2022 Oscars.
Whatever you make of the slap, the telecast as a whole was a frustrating night of television that seemed based on a misunderstanding of what makes films great.