When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone..."
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@Mik said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
I saw that earlier. What kind of idiot do you have to be to harass a professional fighter who is known for biting a guy's ear off? I mean, really. It should be legal for Mike to kick his ass.
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Wait, so Tyson beating a guy bloody and raw because he was annoying him is okay, but Smith simply slapping Chris Rock for insulting his wife is too far? I think there’s an equivalency miscalculation…
The Brad
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
Wait, so Tyson beating a guy bloody and raw because he was annoying him is okay, but Smith simply slapping Chris Rock for insulting his wife is too far? I think there’s an equivalency miscalculation…
Well Chris Rock told a joke, the guy on the plane was constantly bothering or taunting Tysons directly behind his head. Then again, my initial reaction to the Oscars was I didn't blame Smith for defending his wife after a joke about her health.
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No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
The Brad
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
A joke can also be an insult. I bet Phibes has a witty comment to add here about most comedy being insulting to him.
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
Oh, come off it. He made a joke about her hair. People make jokes about me losing my hair all the freaking time. If these dickheads didn't think they were God's freaking gift to humanity maybe they'd learn to take a joke, even when they didn't find it particularly funny.
Ricky Gervais said he wouldn't have made the joke about her hair. He'd have made it about her boyfriend.
And if Will Smith was surprised that Chris Rock made a joke about his family during the Oscar's speech, then he's dumber than he looks.
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
I suppose an insult is in the eye of the beholder, but a comparison can be clever and funny while being flattering. I was listening to a conversation with Ricky Gervais recently and I agree with his take that the comparison was not intended to be insulting. Demi Moore was considered beautiful and fierce with that hair in that movie.
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Clearly, Will Smith has some issues.
That was a pretty mild joke. I'm pretty sure there was more going on in Will Smith's head than "I must defend my wife against this vile calumny!"
I was only joking
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@Doctor-Phibes said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
Clearly, Will Smith has some issues.
That was a pretty mild joke. I'm pretty sure there was more going on in Will Smith's head than "I must defend my wife against this vile calumny!"
I think it was mostly that he had to defend himself from his wife.
Education is extremely important.
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@Horace said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
@Doctor-Phibes said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
Clearly, Will Smith has some issues.
That was a pretty mild joke. I'm pretty sure there was more going on in Will Smith's head than "I must defend my wife against this vile calumny!"
I think it was mostly that he had to defend himself from his wife.
Yeah, we all saw what happened. He laughed, got the evil eye from psycho-queen, and then suddenly decided to be outraged.
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
Wait, so Tyson beating a guy bloody and raw because he was annoying him is okay, but Smith simply slapping Chris Rock for insulting his wife is too far? I think there’s an equivalency miscalculation…
Nope. I thought that was OK too. I understand why he did it.
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
Wait, so Tyson beating a guy bloody and raw because he was annoying him is okay, but Smith simply slapping Chris Rock for insulting his wife is too far? I think there’s an equivalency miscalculation…
Birds gotta swim
Fish gotta fly
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
Chris Rock made a joke about somebody who was being paid a substantial amount of money to provide some entertainment by appearing on a TV show for a couple of hours.
Mike Tyson hit somebody who wouldn't leave him alone on a flight. I don't actually think it's OK to hit the guy, but what kind of moron antagonizes a professional boxer? What Chris Rock did as part of his routine should have been fully expected, based on his act, and his previous performances at the Oscars. If you don't like being teased, don't show up.
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@LuFins-Dad said in When Mike Tyson says "Leave me alone...":
No, Chris Rock Insulted his wife. That’s not a joke and it’s a problem with our society that we think it is.
LD, his wife is a psychopath.
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It’s just bad form to keep bothering someone who wants to be left alone, regardless of whether that person is professional fighter.
No has to mean no, even when Mike Tyson says it.
Not sure if Mike Tyson raised any complain to the cabin crew, perhaps the issue could have been peacefully resolved by switching seat.
Did that happen in couch or in first class? Not to excuse any of the behaviors, just thinking that it’s harder to maintain personal space and as a result emotion tends to tense up more easily in coach than in first class. Not sure if anyone has methodically tested this correlations, but maybe the rise of in-cabin violence may be positively correlated to airlines packing passenger seats more densely in cabins.
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Apparently, the guy threw a water bottle at him. There are parts of the country where he could have shot him in self-defence, although not on a plane, obviously. That would be dangerous.
