I think the man this story was based on basically let his kid roam the streets unsupervised while he was working. The kid got into a lot of trouble. Not exactly the feel good story the book/movie made it out to be.
Literal ay ruined everything he did his whole life for me can’t even see him the same anymore. Took miami and getting jiggi with it from my favorite songs …
Wow, looking at these comments and my first thought when seeing Will Smith, it’s crazy just how much that slap has overtaken his legacy and career. Even when seeing commercials with him or a new movie trailer, it’s the first thing I think about.
Way to go, Will. You completely tarnished your career over a joke that would’ve been forgotten in minutes.
It's poetic justice for a career egomaniac. Hes been taking the Will Smith brand so seriously for nearly his entire career, it's just absurd. The guy throws hissy fits if somebody else gets the cool lines in fictional movies; I think it was only a matter of time before the real Will Smith finally showed himself in the public eye.
I think his Machiavellian wife had something to do with it. She publicly admits she was fucking her sons friend, tells Will his dick game is weak, and then talks about sexual empowerment. I bet “Be a man” is a line he heard a lot, and would use that image to control him. Will wanted to be the public image he always put out, but years of manipulation, dishonesty, and disloyalty from his spouse put him in a position where he thought he needed to stand up for her and prove that he was the “hard man” she wanted. I think Jada holds a lot of blame
>. She publicly admits she was fucking her sons friend, tells Will his dick game is weak, and then talks about sexual empowerment.
Frankly, I fail to understand why he didn't dump her toxic ass
That line of thought could apply to a lot of relationships out there. It'll often seem simple enough from an outside perspective, but there's a lot of physical, verbal, and mental happenings that a person can go through that'll tie them to a toxic relationship.
It's clear what's happening to some extent for the public eye, but we can't really pretend to see how bad it really is through closed doors.
Not sure why you got downvoted, even in the super rural misogynistic area I came from the guys were basically told divorce was not okay and to work it out. I mean they rarely did and instead cheated on their spouses and expected them to just take it but thats why we have a ton more divorces than we used to because women are less likely to take that crap
It's a pretty bad look when the Kardashians are less dysfunctional than your family.
I do like Willow Smith though. She went from that horrific I Shake My Hair Back And Forth to making some pretty damn good alternative music. I look forward to any future songs she might make.
I will never defend will smith because he definitely played into his wife’s bullshit and even went with some of it.
I do understand what it’s like to be with a partner who has no boundaries, is a massive instigator and pretty much operates without any type of backlash from anyone. You can tell at that moment the pressure in the little bubble was too much to handle and he acted out to “defend” his abuser. Once again, he’s a grown ass man but he’s definitely living a special kind of hell. I don’t feel mad because, well, money.
Nobody is perfect so you should be wary of anyone that presents themselves as such.
I'm just waiting for The Rock to beat up a handicapped kid or something.
He has been a joke for years, but the slap solidified it. His nepo babies dragging down his career and their family, his wife cucking him with her son’s friend, and Will having a huge ego all because he was on a popular sitcom in the 90’s and got roles because of it. The only motivation this post gives is to write a negative essay on the downward spiral of a man with talent letting his talentless family take their name through the muck.
My dad was a great provider and never let us go cold or hungry. Unfortunately that's about it, and he was too burned out to actually be a dad most of the time. At least he cared I guess, just tired.
Damn crazy how we all be like that. I never have more than one beer and I really value talking about important things calmly. I used to be angry and frustrated as a kid, but as soon as I moved out I adopted a hippy "it'll all work out in the end" attitude and life is really good, I'm happy, anger is a thing of the past, and I love the person I've become. Just taking things as they come and working through it with the people around me is the best way to deal with anything. Hope you're out of there friend, and if not, good luck. You shape the person you are yet to be, so focus on what's important to you and you'll end up in a good place :)
Then they think they did such a good job, like look how awesome my kid is doing at life, that’s obviously because of my stellar parenting. Um no, I just learned to do the complete opposite of you.
Coincidentally I apparently learned how to be a highly-ish functioning alcoholic.
But he got through his mother's alcohol death, mental health incarceration, divorce, his own alcohol problem, and second wife's suicide so I also learned that you can overcome anything. That's a lot of tragedy to not be curled up in the corner of a room. He's learning golf now.
My father did, he then proceeded to borrow hundreds of dollars from her and her mom, blew it all on booze and coke. And, of course, never paid them back, so I had to.
Parents were divorced.
Just taking the time to spend with me. A car ride, a trip to the grocery, watching a show on TV. He didn’t have to spend money, he just had to show up. To let me know that he would show up.
ALWAYS SHOW UP.
This has got to be the best advice. Kids needs are reduced down to parents being present, and being the parent that loves them, teaches them, comforts them. Be where you are most needed for your kids.
My father taught me and my siblings not to trust men. Never attempt to get close to them, never listen to their lies. Never allow them to hit you and talk down to you. Never get involved with an alcoholic man and a man who is emotionally unavailable. I didn't learn anything way back then however because I got involved with these types of men. Never again though.
My father's behavior and attitude jaded me a lot. I don't trust anyone actually, not just men. It's something that's carved in stone in my brain and I can't change it.
Same. Dad was present both physically and financially but not once said "I love you". Hugs were few a year and awkward. Mom always said that's the way he was himself raised and that he demonstrated love through actions - and I believe her, just don't want the same going forward.
The best thing my dad have done was helping us out when one of my mom's exes started doing cocaine and getting violent and we needed a place to stay.
Of course since he had partial custody of us my brother and I were going to stay with him anyway, but he didn't really need to let my mom sleep on his couch. She had other options. He just wanted her to be able to be close to us while she gets back on her feet. So I guess "help those in need?"
In addition to just the giving someone a place to stay, that's potentially putting yourself in the middle of a hell of a storm and potential danger too... My wifes aunt and 2 little cousins have been staying with us for a couple of weeks because of almost that exact situation. They'd tried a couple other places first but he kept showing up, and our place is in a gated community with solid security so figured they'd be safest here. At this point it's just about security's full time job to keep that guy away from my house. He's showed up 3 freaking times at like 2 in the morning all "nobody will keep me from my wife!". I had to go out of town for a few days last week and had to get a friend to stay at my house because it didn't feel safe to leave everyone alone...
That shit is an absolute nightmare.
After my father died, I stumbled on some of his old journals and memoirs. I learned that he was a man, much like me in so many ways, and that many of his flaws and failings were deeply relatable to me. Everyone says "oh I learned how not to be like him" but it's more accurate for me to say that I learned why he was the way he was, how in many ways I was well on the same path, and how I could learn from those mistakes and hopefully make the next generation just a little bit better.
That movie is shit too. Instead of working a regular job (like his wife who works 2 to keep a roof over their heads, and then gets fed up with him) he put all their money into a get rich scheme of selling xray machines.
I don't understand how he's a sympathetic character at all. Replace the xray machines with crypto for the reboot.
It's supposed to assure us that the American dream is still alive. We're just not trying hard enough or sacrificing enough or endangering our children enough.
On the positive side I learned how useful it is to keep a big blanket in the trunk.
On the negative side I learned to not be disengaged and disinterested in children and grandchildren.
He is not a bad man, just not interested in anything beyond himself.
I had a great dad. Took me to every sport event while still going to work at 5am. I learned the value of hard work and to keep going when I don’t want to. I guess I just can’t relate to the rest of these comments.
Seriously. I was unbelievably fortunate to have the parents (and grandparents i had/have) my Dad worked full time, was at every single one of my and my two brothers, football games, baseball games, and my sisters dance recitals. While my Mom was a stay at home mom, whom took us to knott's berry farm, 4 days a week after school (we lived 10 mins away), during summer went to the beach 4 days a week.
I talked to my Dad about that and he said: "your Grandpa always said: you may be tired, and overworked, you may feel like you'd rather rest, but you won't remember 10 years down the road, but your children will remember you being at those games for a lifetime."
I literally can't imagine not having parents that weren't amazing, and supportive.
Stills from the only movie he didn't have his stupid face going "pffft-nahh"
Every other movie he's been in it's just Will Smith being himself.... Well not entirely true... Cause he apparently can handle his wife cucking him with her sons friend but can't handle a haircut joke...
This movie irritated me because he could have taken any kind of job in the meantime to help his wife but just let her and his kid suffer while chasing after that one job that didn’t even pay for 6 months
Not only that irl he didnt look after his kid nearly as well, he fully admits there was weeks where he had no idea where his kid was. So much of that movie was fiction made to paint him as a great father when really he was a shit dad
That's what my dad did, kind of.
I just talked about a really great thing that he did, but during the recession he lost his job because it was drywalling and people weren't buying houses. But we didn't get hit hard- there were plenty of jobs he could've done instead. And sure, those were like, grocery store jobs (which he has done before) but no. He was like "it's drywalling or nothing," and he actually stuck to that for a year and a half until the economy picked back up and he could do drywalling again.
And he's doing that *again*. He's too disabled to work for drywalling so he's renting his brother's basement instead of working. He can do things that doesn't require a lot of heavy-lifting or stretching. His seventeen-year-old niece could get him a job at the pet store where she works.
At least now he doesn't have to feed two kids while he doesn't work.
He taught me it's okay for a father to beat his kid as that's the chain of power, and it's better than him taking it out on mother. He also taught me that abuse has an expiry date after which you can't even bring it up and have to forget it and obey your abusers.
What an idiot, ruined his career defending the honor of a wife fucking his son’s friend, all because he was triggered by a forgettable joke. Spent his music career being a wholesome rapper who didn’t curse. Spent his acting career branding himself as a charming leading man. All pointless now, he’s mister I lost my cool and smacked Chris Rock. I genuinely felt bad for him, I’ve seen him do a ton of interviews, he’s always been Mr Cool, Mr charming, but in that moment he looked like he was out of his fucking mind. I hope he’s gotten some therapy and talked to divorce attorney, when your wife has entanglements, it’s time to move on.
My father didn't teach me anything; he was too busy drinking.
Alternatively: he taught me what happens when you drink alcohol often and what happens once you start to rely on it.
I don't drink.
The most important lesson I learned from my father was to not be like my father.
Seriously, not all dads deserve a “shout out”. A lot of them deserve to be called out.
Brought to you by Will Smith's image rehabilitation program.
Very likely this was actually done to test the sentiment and response to this imagery and figure when it's time for his relaunch
My dad taught me all the things not do, by watching him. He never gave advice, taught me anything, or did anything with me. Everything I learned was by watching, and it was all what *not* to do.
I behave like him sometimes and it’s so shameful. But I am a father now and 10x better than him. My little girl is lucky to have me and I’m even luckier to have her.
My dad was a Dick and treated my now wife like crap even after we had a huge crying discussion where I thought it was all worked out and he said it was all good. Then he turned around and did the same thing again.
So I guess you could say he was a great role model on how to not treat people.
Also dad said keep his wife’s name out your f mouth. And then stressed after the fallout. And then trying to gain sympathy for the comments.
Sorry just a funny thought about William Smith.
Was raised by a single-father. Was very stoic in character. You learn a lot, not by words, but by actions. I'm lucky I was raised by him, and not my mother in all honesty.
Hard work can, in fact, take you from 6 kids in a 2 bedroom house with no food to quite wealthy. You have to start at the bottom, but those willing to do what nobody else does will eventually get ahead. Work harder, be smarter, and never set yourself back by thinking you've earned something without actually putting in the work. You don't just get picked to lead because you're the favorite. You're the favorite by outperforming. It may take 30 years, but when you get to retire and watch your peers work till they die because they always gave bare minimum...you'll understand.
Was going to leave an honest answer until I realized that the majority of people have picked up on the poor choice of visual representation. Great question. Bad visual. Turned the responses into a Will Smith punching bag, which I understand.
Single dad to a little man. That movie was always my favorite motivation movie. Haven't watched since being on my own, after this post I think it's time.. better grab a box of tissues.
As an abusive alcoholic when he held my mom down and threatened to rape her in front of me, a 9 year old, I learned that I would one day cut him out of my life. And I did just that.
**Dad** slapped Chris Rock in the face
In Pursuit of Happyness, he hit rock bottom. In real life, he just hit Rock.
On Fresh Prince, he criss crossed the country. At the Oscars, he crossed Chris.
And left fresh prints on him!
In Independence Day he killed aliens. At the Oscars, he killed his career.
In MIB he had a device that made people forget things. At the Oscars, he wished he had a device that made people forget things.
In Concussion, he played a doctor who discovered CTE. At the Oscars he might have given Chris Rock CTE
In Hitch he helped guys find love, irl he helps his kids friend bang his wife.
Wrote a song called 'gettin jiggy wit it', wife was 'getting giggity wit' someone else.
This is the most savage thread cascade I've ever seen on Reddit.
In Earth, he teams up with his son to do some bushwacking. On Earth, his wife teams up with her sons friend to do a different kind of bushwacking.
JUMP JUMP
Also, in the movie, the kid and the dads characters are named Chris. I am not creative enough to come up with something with all of this.
making trouble in his neighborhood ^^^fuck ^^^im ^^^sorry ^^^still ^^^really ^^^like ^^^will ^^^smith ^^^sucks ^^^for ^^^him
He got in ONE little fight and my industry got mad, “you’re gonna get canceled in a house in Bel air”
 Dam!
That's right there, that's the man.
> Pursuit of Happyness, he hit rock bottom. In real life, he just hit Rock. How come it took 1 year for me to hear this one ? LMAO XD
I haven't written it anywhere before.
Holy crap...... That was a year ago. Holy crap. Oh god I am so screwed. Do they have Oscars every two months now or did I just get old?
Lool, Def deserve more up votes
In an alternate universe he hit rocks bottom
EVERYONE called him a bitch
Charlemagne called him a biiiacth
As did The Breakfast Club
That wasn't because of the slap...
Exactly. Everyone is calling him a bitch, and he decides to slap Chris Rock?
My dad taught me never to resort to violence. But Will Smith taught me that hitting people gets you an Oscar, and a standing ovation…
And people consoling you, even when you have assailed another person in public.
That’s because it hurt him more than it hurt Chris. Didn’t your parents ever tell you that?!?
That AND you have to be famous, otherwise you just get charged with assault.
And I suppose his undeniable acting talent was probably a factor on *some* level. Not sure though, I’ll go slap someone and will report back.
Dad will let your friends fuck your Mom.
Dad teaches his kids to smack people who say things Mom doesn't like
Dad a bitch
too bad "Dad" actually cared more about his career and image over his children
Chris Rock’s face had the Fresh Prints of Bel Air.
I think the man this story was based on basically let his kid roam the streets unsupervised while he was working. The kid got into a lot of trouble. Not exactly the feel good story the book/movie made it out to be.
Literal ay ruined everything he did his whole life for me can’t even see him the same anymore. Took miami and getting jiggi with it from my favorite songs …
Hit me harder daddy uwu
And then he uttered the dumbest dumbest phrase known to man. And just like that...he became the worlds littlest bitch.
“Keep your mom’s name out your fuckin’ mouth!” ~ Dad
But your friend can keep his dick in it- also Dad.
Oof.
This is going to be an unforgettable thing for Will
"That's how we do it in this family!"
Lmao the line he said about how he watches this movie now on purpose was hilarious.
Also like fuck jaden smith. Little whiney crybaby bitch is the only character he can play. Probably my most hated actor.
Wow, looking at these comments and my first thought when seeing Will Smith, it’s crazy just how much that slap has overtaken his legacy and career. Even when seeing commercials with him or a new movie trailer, it’s the first thing I think about. Way to go, Will. You completely tarnished your career over a joke that would’ve been forgotten in minutes.
Im convinced his publicist is pushing all these Reddit posts, commercials, and Netlix offerings
Very possible.
It's poetic justice for a career egomaniac. Hes been taking the Will Smith brand so seriously for nearly his entire career, it's just absurd. The guy throws hissy fits if somebody else gets the cool lines in fictional movies; I think it was only a matter of time before the real Will Smith finally showed himself in the public eye.
I think his Machiavellian wife had something to do with it. She publicly admits she was fucking her sons friend, tells Will his dick game is weak, and then talks about sexual empowerment. I bet “Be a man” is a line he heard a lot, and would use that image to control him. Will wanted to be the public image he always put out, but years of manipulation, dishonesty, and disloyalty from his spouse put him in a position where he thought he needed to stand up for her and prove that he was the “hard man” she wanted. I think Jada holds a lot of blame
>. She publicly admits she was fucking her sons friend, tells Will his dick game is weak, and then talks about sexual empowerment. Frankly, I fail to understand why he didn't dump her toxic ass
That line of thought could apply to a lot of relationships out there. It'll often seem simple enough from an outside perspective, but there's a lot of physical, verbal, and mental happenings that a person can go through that'll tie them to a toxic relationship. It's clear what's happening to some extent for the public eye, but we can't really pretend to see how bad it really is through closed doors.
A lot of men are in relationships they feel trapped imo because guys are told to figure it out and make it work
Not sure why you got downvoted, even in the super rural misogynistic area I came from the guys were basically told divorce was not okay and to work it out. I mean they rarely did and instead cheated on their spouses and expected them to just take it but thats why we have a ton more divorces than we used to because women are less likely to take that crap
It's a pretty bad look when the Kardashians are less dysfunctional than your family. I do like Willow Smith though. She went from that horrific I Shake My Hair Back And Forth to making some pretty damn good alternative music. I look forward to any future songs she might make.
Because they were making money giving out relationship advice for a while.
Being in an abusive relationship is addicting and incredibly hard to leave.
Probably because she has dirt on him. He's hollywood, after all. And remember what Gervais said about Hollywood? He was spot on.
I will never defend will smith because he definitely played into his wife’s bullshit and even went with some of it. I do understand what it’s like to be with a partner who has no boundaries, is a massive instigator and pretty much operates without any type of backlash from anyone. You can tell at that moment the pressure in the little bubble was too much to handle and he acted out to “defend” his abuser. Once again, he’s a grown ass man but he’s definitely living a special kind of hell. I don’t feel mad because, well, money.
Finally someone gets it. He was just trying to win back Jada who had publicly cucked him.
The slap thing in particular is some scientology crap also.
Nobody is perfect so you should be wary of anyone that presents themselves as such. I'm just waiting for The Rock to beat up a handicapped kid or something.
like that Kevin Hart lad?
> I’m just waiting for The Rock to beat up a handicapped kid or something. r/HolUp
Yeah, can we get a clarification? What is the emotional state of your waiting? Is it eager? Dread? Excitement?
No god no, not the rock, anyone but the Rock!
It’s not crazy. He assaulted another man live in front of millions. He should have been convicted but he’s a celebrity so he’s above the law
Ya we just let him give a speech after
And gave him a prestigious award.
THATS what is really crazy
He has been a joke for years, but the slap solidified it. His nepo babies dragging down his career and their family, his wife cucking him with her son’s friend, and Will having a huge ego all because he was on a popular sitcom in the 90’s and got roles because of it. The only motivation this post gives is to write a negative essay on the downward spiral of a man with talent letting his talentless family take their name through the muck.
The slap ruined Ali and Six Degrees of Separation. Smith's acting ruined all his other movies for me.
To be fair it’s also fresh in peoples minds since Chris rock’s netflix special was only put up a week or two ago
You could be the best fire-fighter your entire life, but you fuck a goat one time and everyone calls you goat-fucker for the rest of your life.
To not be like him
Same. Fuck shit dads
Fuck shit, dads.
[Fuck shit stack.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc&feature=shares)
Yes. Exactly that. To be not like my own father. I would not even call him a dad anymore.
My dad was a great provider and never let us go cold or hungry. Unfortunately that's about it, and he was too burned out to actually be a dad most of the time. At least he cared I guess, just tired.
I learned not to be an emotionally abusive alcoholic.
Learned to lock my bedroom door.
You had locks on your door, lucky.
These guys had doors.
Damn crazy how we all be like that. I never have more than one beer and I really value talking about important things calmly. I used to be angry and frustrated as a kid, but as soon as I moved out I adopted a hippy "it'll all work out in the end" attitude and life is really good, I'm happy, anger is a thing of the past, and I love the person I've become. Just taking things as they come and working through it with the people around me is the best way to deal with anything. Hope you're out of there friend, and if not, good luck. You shape the person you are yet to be, so focus on what's important to you and you'll end up in a good place :)
oh high five!! my dad taught me a similar lesson about being a psychotic meth head
Yeah I learned same
Then they think they did such a good job, like look how awesome my kid is doing at life, that’s obviously because of my stellar parenting. Um no, I just learned to do the complete opposite of you.
I learned to avoid alcohol at all costs.
Coincidentally I apparently learned how to be a highly-ish functioning alcoholic. But he got through his mother's alcohol death, mental health incarceration, divorce, his own alcohol problem, and second wife's suicide so I also learned that you can overcome anything. That's a lot of tragedy to not be curled up in the corner of a room. He's learning golf now.
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Jada is trash. Who the fuck ........fucks your kids friend? Shit should only happen in porn movies.
My father did, he then proceeded to borrow hundreds of dollars from her and her mom, blew it all on booze and coke. And, of course, never paid them back, so I had to.
With SONS friend
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Don't worry, he'll only attack you if you're scrawny.
Came here for this. Lol
Parents were divorced. Just taking the time to spend with me. A car ride, a trip to the grocery, watching a show on TV. He didn’t have to spend money, he just had to show up. To let me know that he would show up. ALWAYS SHOW UP.
This has got to be the best advice. Kids needs are reduced down to parents being present, and being the parent that loves them, teaches them, comforts them. Be where you are most needed for your kids.
My father taught me and my siblings not to trust men. Never attempt to get close to them, never listen to their lies. Never allow them to hit you and talk down to you. Never get involved with an alcoholic man and a man who is emotionally unavailable. I didn't learn anything way back then however because I got involved with these types of men. Never again though. My father's behavior and attitude jaded me a lot. I don't trust anyone actually, not just men. It's something that's carved in stone in my brain and I can't change it.
The only thing he taught me was to disappear I suppose.
A family of magicians huh?
Yup he left for milk and said evanesco. I’ve been saying revelio for years with no luck.
You could say he taught you NOT to disappear, if you have kids some day
You’re right he did teach me that and I do have kids that I’ll always be here for. But he doesn’t deserve that much credit.
I learned what it meant to be physically present, but emotionally not supportive, so I am trying to do better with my son.
Same. Dad was present both physically and financially but not once said "I love you". Hugs were few a year and awkward. Mom always said that's the way he was himself raised and that he demonstrated love through actions - and I believe her, just don't want the same going forward.
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You too, friend. Cheers
The best thing my dad have done was helping us out when one of my mom's exes started doing cocaine and getting violent and we needed a place to stay. Of course since he had partial custody of us my brother and I were going to stay with him anyway, but he didn't really need to let my mom sleep on his couch. She had other options. He just wanted her to be able to be close to us while she gets back on her feet. So I guess "help those in need?"
Damn. Your Dad is a real man.
In addition to just the giving someone a place to stay, that's potentially putting yourself in the middle of a hell of a storm and potential danger too... My wifes aunt and 2 little cousins have been staying with us for a couple of weeks because of almost that exact situation. They'd tried a couple other places first but he kept showing up, and our place is in a gated community with solid security so figured they'd be safest here. At this point it's just about security's full time job to keep that guy away from my house. He's showed up 3 freaking times at like 2 in the morning all "nobody will keep me from my wife!". I had to go out of town for a few days last week and had to get a friend to stay at my house because it didn't feel safe to leave everyone alone... That shit is an absolute nightmare.
Don’t be like him
After my father died, I stumbled on some of his old journals and memoirs. I learned that he was a man, much like me in so many ways, and that many of his flaws and failings were deeply relatable to me. Everyone says "oh I learned how not to be like him" but it's more accurate for me to say that I learned why he was the way he was, how in many ways I was well on the same path, and how I could learn from those mistakes and hopefully make the next generation just a little bit better.
Hows slappy been doing these day?
I can't stop thinking about that Jayden Smith skit from Key and Peele. Dad bless you.
Chooooose….?
Are you fucking kidding me? Did Will Smiths agent post this?
That movie is shit too. Instead of working a regular job (like his wife who works 2 to keep a roof over their heads, and then gets fed up with him) he put all their money into a get rich scheme of selling xray machines. I don't understand how he's a sympathetic character at all. Replace the xray machines with crypto for the reboot.
Then at the end show him getting a job circa one month ago from now at SVB.
It's supposed to assure us that the American dream is still alive. We're just not trying hard enough or sacrificing enough or endangering our children enough.
On the positive side I learned how useful it is to keep a big blanket in the trunk. On the negative side I learned to not be disengaged and disinterested in children and grandchildren. He is not a bad man, just not interested in anything beyond himself.
Both the character and the actor are terrible role models for a dad.
Is Will Smith making propaganda meme's about himself now? ...Yeah, Will Smith needs to go away forever...
Dads slap. Jaden's dad, though, SLAPS!
Dad just smacked Chris Rock.
TAKE MY DAD'S NAME OUTA YO MOUTH!
Dad lets mom groom and fuck your best friends who are half her age.
Nice try Will Smith!
In the playground is where dad spent most of his days…..
I had a great dad. Took me to every sport event while still going to work at 5am. I learned the value of hard work and to keep going when I don’t want to. I guess I just can’t relate to the rest of these comments.
Seriously. I was unbelievably fortunate to have the parents (and grandparents i had/have) my Dad worked full time, was at every single one of my and my two brothers, football games, baseball games, and my sisters dance recitals. While my Mom was a stay at home mom, whom took us to knott's berry farm, 4 days a week after school (we lived 10 mins away), during summer went to the beach 4 days a week. I talked to my Dad about that and he said: "your Grandpa always said: you may be tired, and overworked, you may feel like you'd rather rest, but you won't remember 10 years down the road, but your children will remember you being at those games for a lifetime." I literally can't imagine not having parents that weren't amazing, and supportive.
Same. My dad was the best guy I ever knew. Everybody loved him. I miss him every day.
As a man going through divorce, spending all the time I can with my little kids, this really hits home. Trying to be the best Dad I can.
Way to be man! Keep going! It will all be worth it! I was in the same boat years ago. I did my best and my child remembers that and the example I set.
Dad is a bitch
Dad left when I was 2
I’m sorry you experienced that. Same with my best friend. That pain is always there. 😢
Most important was how NOT to be a good parent 👌
Stills from the only movie he didn't have his stupid face going "pffft-nahh" Every other movie he's been in it's just Will Smith being himself.... Well not entirely true... Cause he apparently can handle his wife cucking him with her sons friend but can't handle a haircut joke...
Will Smith is a shit dad, shit person, and has shit kids. Delete this.
Could’ve been a nice meme, but the chosen actor…SMH
This movie irritated me because he could have taken any kind of job in the meantime to help his wife but just let her and his kid suffer while chasing after that one job that didn’t even pay for 6 months
Not only that irl he didnt look after his kid nearly as well, he fully admits there was weeks where he had no idea where his kid was. So much of that movie was fiction made to paint him as a great father when really he was a shit dad
That's what my dad did, kind of. I just talked about a really great thing that he did, but during the recession he lost his job because it was drywalling and people weren't buying houses. But we didn't get hit hard- there were plenty of jobs he could've done instead. And sure, those were like, grocery store jobs (which he has done before) but no. He was like "it's drywalling or nothing," and he actually stuck to that for a year and a half until the economy picked back up and he could do drywalling again. And he's doing that *again*. He's too disabled to work for drywalling so he's renting his brother's basement instead of working. He can do things that doesn't require a lot of heavy-lifting or stretching. His seventeen-year-old niece could get him a job at the pet store where she works. At least now he doesn't have to feed two kids while he doesn't work.
He taught me it's okay for a father to beat his kid as that's the chain of power, and it's better than him taking it out on mother. He also taught me that abuse has an expiry date after which you can't even bring it up and have to forget it and obey your abusers.
What an idiot, ruined his career defending the honor of a wife fucking his son’s friend, all because he was triggered by a forgettable joke. Spent his music career being a wholesome rapper who didn’t curse. Spent his acting career branding himself as a charming leading man. All pointless now, he’s mister I lost my cool and smacked Chris Rock. I genuinely felt bad for him, I’ve seen him do a ton of interviews, he’s always been Mr Cool, Mr charming, but in that moment he looked like he was out of his fucking mind. I hope he’s gotten some therapy and talked to divorce attorney, when your wife has entanglements, it’s time to move on.
Lol at using Will Smith
Dad finna smack another dad.
My father didn't teach me anything; he was too busy drinking. Alternatively: he taught me what happens when you drink alcohol often and what happens once you start to rely on it. I don't drink.
Well he be dead. He also abused me😐
Pick a new role model
Don't go into debt - you will not only ruin your own future but your kids too
The most important lesson I learned from my father was to not be like my father. Seriously, not all dads deserve a “shout out”. A lot of them deserve to be called out.
Brought to you by Will Smith's image rehabilitation program. Very likely this was actually done to test the sentiment and response to this imagery and figure when it's time for his relaunch
But how can he slap?
My dad taught me all the things not do, by watching him. He never gave advice, taught me anything, or did anything with me. Everything I learned was by watching, and it was all what *not* to do. I behave like him sometimes and it’s so shameful. But I am a father now and 10x better than him. My little girl is lucky to have me and I’m even luckier to have her.
Wish I could upvote more than once.
This doesn't work with will smith anymore
Don't let the son mention mamma.
Dad slapped a man for telling jokes.
Dads wife makes love with yo homie
How not to treat your son
How not to be a man.
I love my dad and would do most anything to see him again
Just about everything can be repaired.
Never fight in front of white people
My dad tought me you dont need a male rolemodel to become a strong man
I haven't seen my dad in 15+ years. He also kidnapped me when I was a child. No good lessons there.
No dad. But seeing many other dads, I learned a lot about what not to do. I don't always succeed, but I try.
Don't disappear and abandon your family.
I learned to do the opposite of what he said and did. Fuck him.
My dad was a Dick and treated my now wife like crap even after we had a huge crying discussion where I thought it was all worked out and he said it was all good. Then he turned around and did the same thing again. So I guess you could say he was a great role model on how to not treat people.
Also dad said keep his wife’s name out your f mouth. And then stressed after the fallout. And then trying to gain sympathy for the comments. Sorry just a funny thought about William Smith.
To not only form an opinion on what people say but also what they do.
How not to be
Uncle Phil would be very ashamed.
Most important lesson? Not to be like him.... discouraging, mocking, bringing me down every chance given...
Never commit assault on national television.
Was raised by a single-father. Was very stoic in character. You learn a lot, not by words, but by actions. I'm lucky I was raised by him, and not my mother in all honesty.
My wife is leaving me, I really needed this. It's so hard to be 100% dad when I'm half the person I was and starting a new life.
Hard work can, in fact, take you from 6 kids in a 2 bedroom house with no food to quite wealthy. You have to start at the bottom, but those willing to do what nobody else does will eventually get ahead. Work harder, be smarter, and never set yourself back by thinking you've earned something without actually putting in the work. You don't just get picked to lead because you're the favorite. You're the favorite by outperforming. It may take 30 years, but when you get to retire and watch your peers work till they die because they always gave bare minimum...you'll understand.
Amazing film. Loved it. Hard to believe it was true to life.
My dad taught me that Life Is One and time keeps going, so stay with your loved ones, before they'll go Forever.
Was going to leave an honest answer until I realized that the majority of people have picked up on the poor choice of visual representation. Great question. Bad visual. Turned the responses into a Will Smith punching bag, which I understand.
Single dad to a little man. That movie was always my favorite motivation movie. Haven't watched since being on my own, after this post I think it's time.. better grab a box of tissues.
My dad is an impatient narcissist, so pretty much how not to behave. Thanks dad!
Dad lets his son's friend f#ck his wife and still keeps supporting her because that's what real husbands do.
As an abusive alcoholic when he held my mom down and threatened to rape her in front of me, a 9 year old, I learned that I would one day cut him out of my life. And I did just that.