# So Will Smith punched Chris Rock at the Oscars last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comedian-jokes, talk-variety-show\ **Created:** [March 28, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826 "2022-03-28T08:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 246
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826/246 "2022-03-29T12:19:40Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I wasn’t there so I’m just going by your statement that “other customers saw a crazy person”. So by your own admission, your behavior could be interpreted by the casual observer as out of line. At least in most circles I run, I find most people are _very_ averse to confrontation. Which is somewhat understandable given that confrontation is unpleasant and most of us just want to get along with others. But people get away with all sorts of bullshit because others aren’t willing to call them out on it. And I’ll have to include myself as one of those people who is averse to confrontation. But because others in the area didn’t understand why I was upset, I just looked like a difficult customer to them. A Karen if you will though this was long before we had Karens. > [@msmith537](#): > > I guess I have to wonder why you intended by “invading his space, getting right in his face, and raising your voice”? Is the intent to intimidate the salesman? Goad him into hitting you? What if he just laughed in your face? My intention was to make him both uncomfortable and for him to understand why I was unhappy with the situation. Basically I decided the relationship could not be salvaged as I would not purchase an automobile from these people no matter what. As I had no intention of hitting him, it didn’t occur to me that he might strike me. And if he just laughed in my face? > [@msmith537](#): > > I think the normal reaction is to ask to deal with his manager or tell him you don’t like how he’s being rude to your wife and take your business elsewhere. I did end up speaking very briefly to the floor manager. As for the rest, isn’t that what I did? He understood why I was angry. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-last-night/961826)._