If slapping the abuser is wrong, how should he be stopped?
Almost everyone condemned Will Smith for slapping the loutish "comedian" for his unfunny crack about Smith's wife's alopecia, but that remark obviously upset her and she had no means of answering back. No-one should be required to put up with abuse but all the criticism has concentrated on Smith's reaction, not on the abusive remark that prompted it. He's now apologised for that reaction, even to the person who victimised his wife - but I've not heard that the "comedian" has expressed any regret at all for his comment.
So how should one respond to an abusive remark, especially one made by someone who's abusing their platform to do so publicly?
So how should one respond to an abusive remark, especially one made by someone who's abusing their platform to do so publicly?
