The Fresh Prince wants the world to love him again, writes Fiona Sturges. But he’s going about it the wrong way, with the most tortured career resurrection in recent times
The Fresh Prince wants the world to love him again, writes Fiona Sturges. But he’s going about it the wrong way, with the most tortured career resurrection in recent times
I didn’t say it did, don’t put words in my mouth.
I did say I understood the impulse.
As for slapping instead of punching? Me.i would.
Broken hands are not fun; and once you’re there, you’re gonna want your hand working afterwards.
A well-delivered slap can ring the recipient’s bell. Even so, the chances of breaking your metacarpals with a punch are exaggerated, unless you’re making a square strike against bone and have a lot of punching power. The martial-arts rule of thumb is “don’t hit something hard with something hard.” Because of hand-wrapping and gloves, boxers don’t need to consider that, and can mess up their hands if they fight barehanded and don’t know better. Hence the stories of broken hands.
Not that I think Will Smith is anything but a pampered entertainer.
Also, the symbolism of slapping is significant. It was Smith giving Rock his bitch hand.