‘Hollywood’s Bald Blonde’ Jannica Olin on Alopecia, Chris Rock’s Joke

As we analyze how offensive Chris Rock‘s joke about Jada Pinkett Smith was — one lady who’s been a protracted alopecia advocate says … it is extra flattering than something.

Swedish-born actress Jannica Olin — who first began shedding her hair to alopecia in 2013 — dished her ideas concerning the awkward Oscars second to THR … and she or he makes it clear, the ‘G.I. Jane’ dig wasn’t practically as huge a deal in her eyes because it apparently was for Jada.

JO says as she watched again clips of the alternate after the very fact, she was ready for the hurtful half to return about — however for her, it by no means actually did.

Jannica provides, “I didn’t see what was offensive about it … And I’m very conscious all of us have totally different experiences, and we’re all somewhere else. To me, personally, that … joke was not offensive. I believe that’s cool.”

She goes on to elucidate that the ‘G.I. Jane’ character — Jordan O’Neill, performed by Demi Moore within the ’90s — is portrayed as a tough-as-nails badass, and a logo of feminine empowerment … and that to her, she would’ve taken Rock’s joke as reward quite than a mean-spirited barb.

Jannica says, “I’d have cherished to have that mentioned to me. However that’s me, proper? I can’t communicate for anybody else.”

Whereas Jannica acknowledges alopecia may have an effect on folks in a different way — together with Jada and by default, Will too — she says he nonetheless ought to’ve restrained himself … even when he was pissed off. She says, “We’re all human. We’re all going to get triggered by issues. However it’s important to be an grownup and sit with one thing and perhaps not react that approach, it doesn’t matter what.”

This has been a raging debate for the reason that starting — particularly, was Will’s response merely a results of the hair crack itself, or was it deeper. Most appear to agree … there may’ve been a variety of elements going into the smack, however that maybe the bald joke was the final straw.

It is also unclear how offended Jada herself truly was within the second — sure, she did roll her eyes and present disapproval … however simply days earlier than the Oscars, she telegraphed confidence about her alopecia and baldness. So, seemingly combined indicators on that entrance.

In fact, there is a race component to this as effectively … many within the African-American group have argued that hair is especially essential and significant to Black ladies — so some won’t settle for Jannica’s take right here at face worth, seeing how she’s white.