“THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PROVERBIAL SLAP!”

“The Psychology of the proverbial Slap!”

When one looks back at last year’s Oscar’s, only one thing comes to mind, “The proverbial Slap.”  The proverbial Slap was the slap heard (seen) around the world.  Was it real and genuine or was it a perfectly orchestrated stunt pulled off by some of Hollywood’s finest actors not to mention a few entertainers to sweeten the pot.  It’s one of those times in history when the entire world, from India to the Hawaiian islands, that people will say; they remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard about it.  The proverbial Slap will live in infamy as a whisper surrounding every live presentation from now until the sequel; especially at the Oscars.  

But the questions is, “what led up to that seemingly unscripted moment?”  And then there’s”the proverbial reason” ‘the Slap” actually happened or was it like a moment at the “proverbial family reunion” when the “proverbial Big happy family” “proverbially preys”  on itself?

Will we ever know?  Or are we to patiently wait on the sequel which I’m sure is soon to come.  

First please allow me to say, “Full disclosure, I believe what led up to “The Slap” was a unsolicited script I wrote about Will, Jada, Ali, and Tyler to name a few.” The prequel to “the  Slap” if you will?  

I am sure those involved would vigorously deny my proclamation; so let’s explore the facts from the night of the Oscars.  

1 – We knew it was to be produced by Will Packer, a friend of Black Hollywood; who is “the proverbial INSIDE MAN.”

2 – We knew Will Smith was up for an historical Oscar win that would put him in a category with only a handful of other black actors.  Let’s refer to the “proverbial Big Willie” as “The Man.”

3 – We knew that Chris Rock would be the comedic monologues linguistic agitator who to no one’s surprise was going to be raw and supposedly unscripted.  Let refer to him as “the proverbial man in the middle.”

4 – We know that the only part expected of Jada was for her to be the dotting supporting wife; not.  Let refer to her as “the proverbial GI Jane” or “No Small Affair.” 

5 – Then there’s the biggest surprise of the night was Denzel Washington?  The question still remains was he read in or acting on impulse?  That answer may never be known but one thing is for sure he was the only one with the most to lose or anything to lose for that matter.  So for that reason let refer to him as the proverbial Virtuoso: Virtuosity at its best.”

6 – Tyler Perry who we will refer to as “the proverbial”Good Deeds” man;” was there to render “Tough Love” in what appeared to most as a sudden “Fall from Grace!” If I hadn’t written what I believe was “the prequel to the proverbial Slap,” I too would have been fooled at the perfectly executed theatrics but that was  Hollywood’s best; nothing less could be expected.  

7 – Finally, everyone else were the unsuspecting “proverbial supporting cast” of this well scripted live performance; I stood up and clapped at the end.