I find it hard to care about, really.
It did remind me, though, that many years ago, I got really, really annoyed at the Catallaxy/right wing reaction to the video of kid who was being bullied and took revenge by up-ending the bully and (more or less) dropping him on his head. I was furious that adults would endorse this as an admirable reaction to bullying which did not look particularly dangerous to the victim. The reason: it was obviously an incredibly dangerous response - people are permanently paralysed all the time from bad neck/spinal injuries, and dropping someone in a way that may cause such an injury is just never going to be good idea. It was ridiculous to praise such a disproportionate response.
I haven't changed my opinion on that at all.
This current incident doesn't have that same circumstance at all. It was more a slap, and Will Smith is a bit nutty, I thought everyone accepted. It's funny how a lot of the pushback has come from (mainly) left wing comedians who think it sets a bad example to audiences at stand up gigs.
I can understand the "don't encourage 'you hurt my honour' violence" line, but really, I don't know that violence inclined people would consider Smith someone to model themselves on anyway.
So there - my opinion is I don't have an opinion.
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