thanks for sharing your opinions! always happy to read and entertain new ideas as im also always willing to change my mind based on other people opinions or facts..

I would like to mention a few points based on what you said:

First question is: Who started it? Who fired the first arrow? It was Chris Rock as far as I know.

As a comedian and someone hosting the show it is quite normal for him to do what he did.. in fact that IS literally his job. ALso its good to realise that his joke was not only very light, but also making fun of the movie GI joe and not Wills wife.. although it can clearly be seen differently. He was almost complementing her not putting her down!

It's not okay to make fun of someone's disease.

i agree.. however Chris did not know about her disease.. it was just a very lighthearted joke based on her hair and the movie GI JOE..

Is that what freedom of speech is for, to hurt others?

freedom of speech means just that.. and comedy is a bit rude as we all know.. Freedom of speech is very different to freedom of slapping someone in the face.. and Will could have just shouted at Chris, as could his wife.

What Will Smith could've done... kept his mouth shut and his hands to himself until he went up to accept his award.

well he was the one laughing at it.. he only slapped Chris as his wife looked very upset.. and Will has some emotional issues relating to their partnership.. you ask what he could have done was heckled CHris.. just like any audience member has done for decades in a stand up comedy situation..