2 chapters across the catalog
Will Packer describes feeling devastated by the slap because of what it represented for the first Black-produced Oscars. Mo Facts notes that the "Black Oscars" branding wasn't widely publicized in mainstream media but was a significant internal theme. The hosts compare the chaotic energy of the night to the historically violent Source Awards.
Mo Facts invokes W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of "double consciousness" to explain how Black Americans perceive themselves versus how they are perceived by others. The hosts discuss the "gender war" aspect of the slap, debating whether Will Smith's actions were a chivalrous defense of his wife or a sign of insecurity.
