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Social media users are condemning Chris Rock’s 2009 documentary Good Hair in light of Will Smith slapping the comedian at the 94th Academy Awards over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
A lot of the conversation about the resurfaced film stemmed from Chris’s brother Tony Rock attempting to defend the comedian’s G.I. Jane 2 quip directed at Jada.
On March 30, Tony tweeted, “Be sure to watch Good Hair since the narrative is now changed to all my bro does is disrespect women of color.”
In the documentary, Chris ventured into learning more about the complexities and importance of hair and hair extensions in the Black community and specifically in regard to Black women. He traveled across the country to gain different perspectives, interviewed celebrities and traveled to India to learn more about the sourcing and process of turning human hair into hair extensions.
In the replies of Tony’s tweet, many Twitter users shared their opinion that Good Hair was never a good representation of Chris being an ally to Black women. They argued that the film is riddled with misogynoir, hair discrimination and made a mockery of Black women and the reasons behind their hairstyling choices.
Twitter users highlighted that since Jada has been open in recent years about her experience with alopecia, and Chris spoke with a woman about her experience with the autoimmune disease in Good Hair, the comedian’s joke on March 27, was especially in poor taste.
A clip from “Good Hair” a 2009 documentary by @chrisrock pic.twitter.com/siTekg7XNp
— Aceblade♠️ (@TheAceblade) March 28, 2022
The woman with alopecia that Chris interviewed, Sheila Bridges, gave her own two cents on Instagram and shared her disappointment in the comedian for making Jada and her autoimmune disorder the butt of the joke in a room full of the actress’ peers.
“While I do not condone violence (or what Will Smith did), I am not completely surprised that Chris Rock got rocked by Will Smith after making the medical condition of @jadapinkettsmith part of his comedic schtick- disrespecting her publicly,” Bridges penned. “Shame on you @chrisrock. Didn’t we sit down and talk at length about how painfully humiliating and difficult it is to navigate life as a bald woman in a society that is hair-obsessed? As if life isn’t challenging enough out here as an unprotected black woman? #alopecia #alopeciaareata #disrespect #baldwomen #blackwomen #respectwomen.”
Back on Twitter, another online user highlighted that Chris was sued in 2009, for allegedly stealing the idea for h the film from a Black woman, which coverage from The Hollywood Reporter confirms.
Filmmaker Regina Kimbell argued in her $5 million lawsuit that she screened her film My Nappy Roots to Chris in 2007, and that the comedian’s 2009 film copied several elements of hers.
Did y'all know that Chris Rock stole the idea of Good Hair from a Black woman?
She sued him.
Now his brother is out there promoting Good Hair using the incident from the Oscars to amplify him and his brother. pic.twitter.com/4EFb9FS3ld
— 🌻👑𝓙𝓮𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓼 👑🌻 (@JewelsJourneys1) March 31, 2022
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All the commentary about Good Hair continues the larger conversation around Chris’s joke, Will’s slap and how Black women are continuously disrespected regardless of their level of fame and status.
See more tweets about Good Hair below.
I actually watched Good Hair with my Social Psychology class. There were only two Black men in the class so it was a room full of Black women. A big chunk of that movie was shaming us for how much we pay for hair. https://t.co/EGiWHIb77n
— Guns are Post-Birth Abortifacients (@ritaresarian) March 30, 2022
Okay now what am I to take from this? https://t.co/qte6f6ABDa pic.twitter.com/LZy97FYWv1
— Victoria Monét Love Account (@BtSquared2) March 31, 2022
Shame on you Chris Rock shame on you you knew better you did a documentary entitled good hair denoting negative white influence on African culture and you chose to be a mouthpiece for the same honkeys that put us in chains and dragged us to market for salehttps://t.co/lvJqEJz9s7
— Heru Heru (@HeruHer15410868) March 30, 2022
Yea…Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' didn’t genuinely explore the racial history & complex issues “entangled” in Black women's hair.
All it did was provide a good laugh for everybody other than BW, & that was evident when the BM provided their view on BW & weave. https://t.co/aFfDL7mnsh
— ARI-Mill (@Auhmillz) March 31, 2022
I in no way think Chris Rock should have been smacked that night…BUT…dude….Good Hair is a HORRIBLE exhibit to offer if you what to proof he respects Black women. That movie was super foul to them lol https://t.co/tzhHeJoUIP
— Champagne Sharks Podcast (@ChampagneSharks) March 31, 2022
Chris Rock thinks Black women can only grow long hair if they are rich. He is a fool.
This is embarrassing.
I've had long hair my entire life.#goodhair #ChrisRock pic.twitter.com/9vIHoS3Opr— Intelligent & Flatulent 🤓 💨 (@Intelligently4U) April 1, 2022
I *love* that people have been bringing up Good Hair as a point of praise for Chris Rock. It’s enabled the perfect opportunity to show how much this doc was just mocking, clowning and disrespecting black women. https://t.co/ykhYbHLuWv
— kanisha elizabeth (@kanishaea) March 31, 2022
That "documentary" scratched the surface on natural hair movements and discrimination based on hair texture while wading hip-deep in misogynoir. I didn't fw Chris Rock before "Good Hair" and that mess just confirmed why. https://t.co/M1P1G8eM3M
— Nakia Jackson is 3X vaxxed & meeting writing goals (@renaissanceeast) March 31, 2022
Just a short reminder: #ChrisRock knew enough about Hair Politics to make a documentary about it („Good Hair“), thus making profit off of it. And then, the moment he’s got the chance he throws a black women under the bus making fun of her #Alopecia.
Not a comedian. He’s a joke.— We can‘t breathe (@Mandinka_X) March 28, 2022
Good Hair was a mockumentary with several genuine testimonials from Black women about their feelings regarding hair and hair politics.
Chris Rock’s attitude the entire time was condescending: BW spend too much on hair + cheap jokes emphasizing his opinion
— ML (@mahaliahayana) March 31, 2022
The funniest thing about Tony Rock telling people to watch Good Hair to beat the allegations is that it reveals that Chris’ own brother didn’t watch his movie.
— Elfed Up Shawty (@Lamiasdottir) March 30, 2022
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