Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on Apr 8, 2022 16:04:03 GMT -5
I can't see what the Academy can do anymore. There was only really two choices: revoke the Oscar and suspend/kick Smith out. Smith has already resigned, which leaves them with revoking the Oscar. But, as others have said, if they take his Oscar, then what about the Oscars of Polanski et al? He'll probably just be banned from future ceremonies and events or something. The issue is; if they're willing to drop the ban hammer on Will Smith for this, why is it that they're so lenient on the Roman Polanskis who have committed far worse crimes? It's a similar thought process that other groups like sports leagues have presented, where sexual misconduct against minors is tolerable but, for example, accepting bribes is worth a figurative death penalty. It's all really exploring the mindset of what is acceptable ethics and what isn't. The Academy has acted against people like Polanski, Weinstein, and Cosby as it kicked all three of them out. Polanski was so pissed about it that he tried to sue them over it. And no, I don't think that was enough. There's no way that Polanski should have been nominated for anything after his conviction, let alone won. My guess with the Smith situation is that the Academy felt they had to do something and the only option left to them was the ban. Smith took himself out of the Academy and they were never going to take the Oscar so the ban was all they could do. Smith can still be nominated for awards, but realistically, it'll be near impossible to win one without attending the events and talking to the right people. Then again, the slap might have killed his chances anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 16:15:53 GMT -5
He's banned but apparently that doesn't mean he can't be nominated nor win again, he just won't be there to accept the award. Basically, they said he can't show up but he can still get the perks.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Apr 8, 2022 16:50:24 GMT -5
I kinda hope every event has a "DO NOT ADMIT THIS MAN" sign with his face on it at the front desk next to the Scott Steiner one. With a picture of his Bad Boys character in Fortnite.
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Post by Ryushinku on Apr 8, 2022 16:56:41 GMT -5
The single best thing about the ban is that we won't be getting a cutesy make-nice Oscar skit between Smith and Rock.
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Post by Cyno on Apr 8, 2022 17:00:55 GMT -5
He's banned but apparently that doesn't mean he can't be nominated nor win again, he just won't be there to accept the award. Basically, they said he can't show up but he can still get the perks. So if he wins again, they'll just do the thing where the presenter does the "I accept this award on his behalf" or will someone like Jada be his designated vote-accepter?
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Apr 8, 2022 17:02:01 GMT -5
"I got in one little fight, and the suits got scared, and said 'for ten years you can only watch us from home in Bel-Air!'"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 17:08:03 GMT -5
He's banned but apparently that doesn't mean he can't be nominated nor win again, he just won't be there to accept the award. Basically, they said he can't show up but he can still get the perks. So if he wins again, they'll just do the thing where the presenter does the "I accept this award on his behalf" or will someone like Jada be his designated vote-accepter? Yeah I think it'll probably be the presenter accepting it on his behalf. Jada, I actually wonder if she will even show up with him not there. Who knows tbh.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Apr 8, 2022 18:02:25 GMT -5
He's banned but apparently that doesn't mean he can't be nominated nor win again, he just won't be there to accept the award. Basically, they said he can't show up but he can still get the perks. Thing is, with how the Academy seems to work, he won’t win one in that 10 years. Even if he makes the cinematic equivalent to The Godfather I can’t see them voting to award him. As big a piece of shit as Polanski is, he wasn’t actually banned by the Academy at the time he won his Oscar in 2003 (or 2002, I can’t remember)
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Apr 8, 2022 18:19:36 GMT -5
"I got in one little fight, and the suits got scared, and said 'for ten years you can only watch us from home in Bel-Air!'" ![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/013/974/clap.gif)
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Renslayer
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Post by Renslayer on Apr 8, 2022 18:39:56 GMT -5
Academy is a nasty ass institution. Yuck
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 19:37:17 GMT -5
So if he wins again, they'll just do the thing where the presenter does the "I accept this award on his behalf" or will someone like Jada be his designated vote-accepter? Yeah I think it'll probably be the presenter accepting it on his behalf. Jada, I actually wonder if she will even show up with him not there. Who knows tbh. Well obviously Jada has to attend. Without Will there, she will need to assault people herself.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 21:27:41 GMT -5
Yeah I think it'll probably be the presenter accepting it on his behalf. Jada, I actually wonder if she will even show up with him not there. Who knows tbh. Well obviously Jada has to attend. Without Will there, she will need to assault people herself. Sadly. Like, this video was uncovered yesterday. That shit is scary. We all see what's going on here.
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Post by Fade on Apr 8, 2022 22:30:41 GMT -5
He's banned but apparently that doesn't mean he can't be nominated nor win again, he just won't be there to accept the award. Basically, they said he can't show up but he can still get the perks. That’s f***ing hilarious. Yeah, this probably won’t last. This f***ing industry man..lol. In every which way. Ridiculous. Well obviously Jada has to attend. Without Will there, she will need to assault people herself. Sadly. Like, this video was uncovered yesterday. That shit is scary. We all see what's going on here. Toxic, toxic, toxic.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Apr 8, 2022 22:46:18 GMT -5
Well obviously Jada has to attend. Without Will there, she will need to assault people herself. Sadly. Like, this video was uncovered yesterday. That shit is scary. We all see what's going on here. Wow that is unsettling. I really want to give Will a hug.
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Post by eJm on Apr 9, 2022 0:51:19 GMT -5
We’re not speculating about this stuff.
Stop it.
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Post by jimmyjackezekiel on Apr 9, 2022 1:07:22 GMT -5
I heard an idiotic take from a youtuber. I won't say who, but I strongly disagree with it.
The argument that "well people have gotten away with worse in the past, so Will shouldn't be punished as harshly now" is kinda silly to me.
I mean if you feel that way, then argue for them to be held to the same standard as Will... Not for Will to get a lighter punishment for assault and battery on live national television.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Apr 9, 2022 1:44:38 GMT -5
I heard an idiotic take from a youtuber. I won't say who, but I strongly disagree with it. The argument that "well people have gotten away with worse in the past, so Will shouldn't be punished as harshly now" is kinda silly to me. I mean if you feel that way, then argue for them to be held to the same standard as Will... Not for Will to get a lighter punishment for assault and battery on live national television. Quite, it's whataboutery the same as any other. A ten year ban from award ceremonies is the absolute minimum Will Smith should've got.
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Post by eJm on Apr 9, 2022 1:52:56 GMT -5
All I’ll say is that I hope this standard is kept for the next time someone has been proven to commit these crimes outside of the ceremony. That’s all.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 9, 2022 4:43:11 GMT -5
That’s 1/100 of a Willenium!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2022 7:50:07 GMT -5
Sadly. Like, this video was uncovered yesterday. That shit is scary. We all see what's going on here. Wow that is unsettling. I really want to give Will a hug. You'll give a hug, but get these hands.
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