In 2011, while appearing on the HBO series Talking Funny, Rock took the opportunity to transform into his truest form — a coon. In the clip that has been widely circulated, Rock can be seen encouraging his white counterparts, Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais, to use the n-word repeatedly while he just laughed on. That being said, it comes as no surprise that Rock was exuding misogynoir and anti-Black rhetoric when he attempted to tear down Jada in an audience full of the fair-skinned, straight-haired demons that he so gallantly rides for.

Never mind the fact that Rock released the documentary Good Hair in 2009 that seemingly praised Black women for the beauty of their hair. Of course, Rock seized the opportunity to capitalize off of Black women to supplement his enervated comedic career, but when it came time to stand up for a Black woman who is suffering from a heartbreaking disease, he quickly jumped ship to feed his preference of showing up for Black women only when he can commodify them.

This is more nuanced than “was a slap warranted.” Chris Rock was committing violence against an immunocompromised black woman. Black women always have their hair picked apart and degraded. I understand non black people are taken aback, but I think the black community are the

— Botanica Lopez Brown (@BotanicaBrown) March 28, 2022

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