Episode 33 - Will Smith Oscar slap, and how COVID killed the water cooler conversation
m* and TIYS regular John embark on a Gramscian analysis of the Will Smith incident presently breaking the Internet, and why such an analysis is merited in these ongoing COVID times. Plus this is actually an episode of TIYS that is talking about something reasonably topical, so strap yourself in!
Trigger warning: PTSD and trauma-related commentary.
Links:
Did John Wayne Try To Pull Sacheen Littlefeather Offstage at 1973 Oscars? | Snopes.com
Opinion | Roxane Gay: Will Smith Was Wrong, but Being Thin-Skinned Is Not - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
I will not be lectured on violence by these women - Chelsea Watego - IndigenousX
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