His joke about Jada Smith's hair condition was clearly a joke at the expense of a chronic health issue, and one that is _particularly_ a sensitive issue for women (and, so I've heard, for black women even more so). And his preceding 'joke' was about Penelope Cruz likely giving Javier Badem a hard time at home if he won an award and she didn't - a trope straight out of the 1970s.
Going bald is a pretty sensitive issue with men too, that is why there is a multi-billion dollar industry around it.
Well, to be honest, that's one reason why I probably wouldn't go to a comedy show. Certainly not one that featured Chris Rock. Any more than I'd go to a Bernard Manning gig. I don't particuarly like stand-up comics in general.
Obviously, some people don't like comedy, that is your right.
Hardly a comparable issue.
People aren't sensitive about wearing glasses? That's why there is a multi-billion dollar industry that does surgeries on people's eyes to remove the need for glasses? You know, a surgery that is considered cosmetic the vast majority of the time. Some people are obviously way too sensitive and serious to enjoy a little laughing and should probably stay away from comedy in general.
I'm guessing in your mind it's hardly comparable because I'm a white guy, as opposed to an insanely rich black woman. The only real difference is I had no idea I'd be ragged on when I went, but I laughed with the comedian. And she went knowing full well there was a 100% Will would be picked on and a decent chance she might be too.
I don't really care about Will Smith, either - not a fan, he's long seemed a little 'odd' to me. But I can't see any reason for pious outrage about this minor non-event, not when compared to all the reprobates Hollywood has historically indulged.
I've always liked Will Smith, I think he is a great actor and I've enjoyed listening to some of his interviews and speeches. Chris Rock is fine, but not one of my favorites. But I don't call assaulting a comedian on International TV over a throwaway, trope joke (that the assaulter even laughed at) and then suffering exactly zero consequences is minor. It is a horrible precedent and will result in more service workers and entertainers being assaulted.
How would you feel about an Olympian assaulting a judge for giving them a low score? How about a dude at a restaurant assaulting a waitress for making a rude comment when he sent his food back? How about a redneck assaulting a comedian for making a joke about Trump?
If you don't like standup, don't listen to it. There is absolutely nothing Chris Rock said that deserves to be physically assaulted. He is lucky he appears to be fine, but a punch to the face from someone built like Will Smith could put someone in the hospital with broken facial bones.