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Fake Love, Fake War

"Defending your family" clearly doesn't mean what it used to.

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Samuel D. James
Mar 28, 2022
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Will Smith gave Chris Rock a slap on the face during the Oscars, and a few minutes later the Oscars gave Will Smith an award for Best Actor. I’d say it was a pretty equitable exchange. An event clearly on its cultural deathbed was gifted an unprecedented amount of bonus PR, and Smith got an Oscar.

I hesitate to even write this short post because this wh…

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