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Everyone who expected the Oscars to be the same boring show got a big surprise this year.

That's because Will Smith showed Chris Rock just how little he liked a joke that was

aimed at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith dissimact the shit out of it.

The Slack that launched a thousand tweets and think pieces has reignited real debates

about toxic masculinity and what it means to protect black women.

What he did was wrong and I believe it will probably be the biggest learning moment of

his career and I'm really excited that we can sit back and learn with him.

Will Smith, the Slap that rocked the Oscars and what it means in the black community coming

up on a word with me, Jason Johnson. Stay with us.

Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,

Jason Johnson. They have already been memorable moments at the Oscars Sunday night.

The historic wins for Afro Latina, Ariana DeBose and Def actor Troy Cotser among them when

comedian Chris Rock took the mic to announce the award for best documentary feature. But

not before he let loose with a couple of jokes and one that maybe he'd like to take back

about Jada Pinkett Smith. We all know what happened next. Smith calmly walked to the stage,

maybe calmly. Slap rocked across the face and went back to his seat, then proceeded to

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