The Goddess Professor Speaks

Although no one asked me and I'm sure no one will, I'm gonna share my 12 cents about Will Smith smacking Chris Rock. I'll be real honest... it's complicated. My thoughts and feelings are entangled. My feelings come from my multiple identity groups in these United States and on this planet with other fallible humans. As a fallible human who works hard to process her own emotions and unlearn the habit of hitting when angry, no, it's not cool that Smith hit Rock. But as an intersectional person who analyzes the shit outta everything, it ain’t so cut and dry.  As a fallible human who knows in general that one should not choose violence as a first response, but who also acknowledges that sometimes, just sometimes , choosing violence can be the answer, well, it's still complicated. As a fan of Smith and Rock, ugh, this is hella messy. (I know my fandom has nothing to do with this and honestly, it doesn't make me dislike either of them any less. It just makes shi