SELF-AWARENESS

He Slapped Chris — He Did Not Slap ‘The Rock’

Hitting a smaller man is not bravery

Screen shot of faces in Oscars audience via Twitter

Let’s face it: the thought wouldn’t even have crossed his mind. He would have known better.

Maybe he was standing up for his woman. Maybe he was reinforcing a negative Black stereotype. Maybe he was enforcing a patriarchal value. Maybe he was standing…