Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At The 2022 Oscars: A Lesson About The Importance Of Empathy And Emotion Control

The incident when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Will Smith finally managed to bring home the 2022 Oscar Cup after previously being nominated twice. However, it was not his victory that was widely discussed, but the action of Smith who took to the stage when Jada Pinkett's bald hair became a mockery of comedian Chris Rock. Smith then slapped Rock.

"Don't mention my wife's name again," Smith shouted from his seat after slapping Rock.

It turns out that Jada's baldness is because she has Alopecia Areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes her hair to fall out.

Jada has been suffering from the disease since 2018. At the end of 2021 she opened up, and shared about her illness on social media with confidence and frankness. The video of Jada's confession was viewed more than 2 million times.

Will Smith and his Alopecia Areata wife, Jada Pinkett. (AMONG)

A board-certified dermatologist at Dina Strachan at Aglow Dermatology in New York City says that in African American women the most common types of Alopecia include Traction Alopecia. In a 2016 survey of 5,594 black women, 47.6 percent of respondents said they experienced hair loss.

While there is no cure for Alopecia, many treatments are offered. Most Strachan patients use topical or injectable steroids to treat Alopecia Areata. Strachan recommends that black women with Alopecia Areata seek out an Afro-American hair loss specialist, because of the differing skills.

What is Alopecia?

So what is Alopecia? Quoted from Healthline, Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. Loss that occurs in each person is different. Some experienced half their hair, even went bald.

People with Alopecia Areata who experience hair loss, their body condition remains healthy. In addition, the nails of people with this disease will look reddish and more brittle.

What Causes Alopecia? One of the causes of alopecia is due to genetic factors that trigger hair loss. Several of these factors can trigger Alopecia Areata: heredity, asthma, Down syndrome, pernicious anemia, seasonal allergies, thyroid disease, and vitiligo.

This disease can start at any age. But in general people with this disease in childhood or adolescence. And will experience hair growth 12 months later without treatment.

Hair that has grown will not fall out again. However, they will experience another cycle of hair loss and growth years later.

Smith Sorry

When giving his victory speech, Smith expressed his apologies to The Academy, for what happened on stage earlier.

"I'm still learning to improve myself," he continued.

Although many criticized Rock's jokes as lacking empathy, David Scwarzh of the Psychology Today website said Will Smith's actions exemplified the dangers of acting without thinking coldly. Smith allowed himself to be controlled by emotions. This is very dangerous.

Will Smith. (Instagram@willsmith)

“If Will Smith carried a gun on the show, would he use it? There are thousands of people in prison, because they let their emotions control,” said Scwarzh.

But not only for Will Smith and his family, many people also think that Chris Rock's joke can have a bad impact on people who are watching the Oscars who also have Alopecia.