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What Everyone Is Still Getting Wrong About the Slap
IT’S COMPLICATED
As Jada Pinkett Smith’s memoir revives the discourse around Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, the ableist context surrounding the event is once again missing.
Geoffrey Bunting
Freelance Writer
Published
Oct. 17 2023
8:10PM EDT
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Geoffrey Bunting
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