{"id":424605,"date":"2022-03-31T02:06:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-march-31-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T02:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:06:45","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-march-31-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-march-31-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 March 31, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d4e88479d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d4e88479d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-march-31-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_March_31_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 March 31, 2022&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-march-31-2022\/#The_Issue_The_Academys_formal_review_of_Will_Smith_after_he_slapped_Chris_Rock_at_the_Oscars\" >The Issue: The Academy\u2019s formal review of Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_March_31_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 March 31, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Issue_The_Academys_formal_review_of_Will_Smith_after_he_slapped_Chris_Rock_at_the_Oscars\"><\/span><strong>The Issue: The Academy\u2019s formal review of Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chris Rock is also at fault and should be banned from the Academy Awards (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/27\/will-smith-apologizes-to-all-but-chris-rock-in-oscars-2022-speech\/?_ga=2.64734255.1047010142.1648572270-1880238376.1584025967\">\u201cOscar Wild,\u201d<\/a> March 29).<\/p>\n<p>So he\u2019s a co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n. I watched the program, and I didn\u2019t think anything in it was funny at all. I don\u2019t know who wrote the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> for this show and how much they got paid for this, but it was horrendous.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties are at fault: Rock for saying something that was not in the script, and Will Smith for his responses. He should have included everyone in his apology, including Rock. The world had to wait 24 hours later to see the apology to Rock. Too late. <\/p>\n<p><em>Christine Blasucci<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening on the streets \u2014 no consequences for serious crimes \u2014 is now happening on the stage.<\/p>\n<p>A celebrity offended by a harmless joke can a slap a comedian in full view of millions and swagger back to his seat without fear of reprisals.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful, Academy (and America): It\u2019s a slippery slope to utter anarchy. <\/p>\n<p><em>S. Silver<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I want to take the time to applaud Smith for defending his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, as the butt of the joke in Rock\u2019s recent monologue at the Oscars show.<\/p>\n<p>Rock was wrong to make fun of the health condition of anyone. With the world being PC about everything, a health condition should be at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p>Although violence is wrong, as a spectator, I got angry myself. I can only imagine the anger that Will felt.<\/p>\n<p>His action does not take away from his work. Therefore, his Oscar should not be taken away.<\/p>\n<p><em>Maggie Roemmele<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Greenville, NC<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jada-pinkett-smith-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head before Smith slapped him.\" class=\"wp-image-21723488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jada-pinkett-smith-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jada-pinkett-smith-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/jada-pinkett-smith-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s shaved head before Smith slapped him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Danny Moloshok\/File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One thing no one has mentioned: Smith would never have slapped a man who was younger and bigger than him. If Jason Mamoa or Channing Tatum made the GI Jane joke, Will would have remained seated.<\/p>\n<p>That is the classic example of a bully and a coward. As we used to hear all the time: \u201cPick on someone your own size!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His award should be revoked and he should have been taken out of the ceremony immediately. <\/p>\n<p><em>Patricia Keane<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Westhampton Beach<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After Smith\u2019s psycho attack on Rock over his somewhat insensitive but mostly harmless joke, can we expect cancel culture to rear its ugly head and ruin Smith\u2019s career? It certainly should if we\u2019re to believe everyone is held to the same standard.<\/p>\n<p>For that matter, Smith should have been escorted off the floor immediately after slapping Rock and arrested for assault, whether Rock chose to press charges or not.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Academy needs to show some semblance of integrity and take back Smith\u2019s award.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy\u2019s inaction, other than stating it does not condone violence, is tantamount to excusing Smith\u2019s inexcusable behavior. It just goes to show there\u2019s a double standard in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bert Wedemeyer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bensonhurst<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Academy should conduct a formal review of Rock as well as Smith. Rock started the problem with his hurtful, crude and thoughtless ridiculing remarks about Smith\u2019s wife\u2019s medical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Rock should not get a free pass, and he should not represent the Academy again. That was not comedy. <\/p>\n<p><em>Reena Fettner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Little Neck<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Smith later won the award of Best Actor at the Oscars.\" class=\"wp-image-21723516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Smith later won the award of Best Actor at the Oscars.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the Oscars spectacle and beyond, Rock carried on and remained composed, as hard as that must have been.<\/p>\n<p>Rock is the better man and the lone professional here. Smith is an unexpected name added to my personal \u201cnever watch\u201d list. <\/p>\n<p><em>Frank Mazzella<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Aliso Viejo, Calif.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>First, I believe that whole slap situation was a publicity stunt because nobody is watching the Oscars anymore \u2014 but after the slap, a lot of people are talking about the show.<\/p>\n<p>Second, one thing has nothing to do with another. If Smith received the award because of his performance, then he deserves it. Period.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Oglio<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hernando, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/strong><\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Chris Rock is also at fault and should be banned from the Academy Awards (\u201cOscar Wild,\u201d March 29). So he\u2019s a comedian. 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