Don't be so quick to condemn the slap
Tuesday's Daily Herald opinion on Will Smiths Grammy slap is just another example of the woke media wanting it both ways. Minimizing Chris Rock's attack on a woman who is fighting a terrible disease as "tasteless" while demonizing a husband for protecting the honor of his wife and the honor of all people who struggle with conditions considered not normal is just total hypocrisy.
Most telling was the editors' arrogant statement, "Yet we all would have forgotten his cheap shot quickly."
As much as you'd like to think Will Smith's slap wasn't about us, it was about the public shaming of a beautiful woman, wife, mother and her disease for entertainment. Jada Smith will never forget the humiliation she received in front of millions but the Daily Herald editorial board already has. Every time Jada looks in the mirror, Rock's disgusting attempt at humor will bring a tear to her eye and she will then smile knowing that she has a husband who loves her.
John Fahy
West Dundee