Jaden Smith had a melodramatic breakdown after failing his driver’s test. [LaineyGossip]
Uma Thurman’s custody battle is so messy. [Dlisted]
I call this “the Trump effect” and we can expect more of it. [Jezebel]
Oh, Khloe Kardashian, what are you wearing? [Go Fug Yourself]
Moviegoers don’t want to listen to women speak? [Pajiba]
Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone tell embarrassing-mom stories. [OMG Blog]
Kim Kardashian’s police report was leaked or released. [Wonderwall]
Is The Young Pope just sort of a Trumpian allegory? [Buzzfeed]
Adele won’t tour for another decade? [The Blemish]
These pants were a bad idea, NeNe Leakes. [Reality Tea]
Just FYI: Tila Tequila is still a total mess. [Starcasm]
The video wasn’t that bad…most teens who fail their driver’s test would have a worse reaction I say. It happens…you learn…you take the test again…and you move on.
My friend failed it three times and she was a young adult.
V4Real are we friends….because that WAS ME
Ultimate special-snowflake syndrome.
When you think you’re a super unique extra-special genius, and all the ‘yes-men’ in your life confirm that you are, it must be quite a shock to actually fail at something.
Sad his parents didn’t better prepare him for real life. Though with his riches, he should still have it pretty easy.
Co-sign
It’s not just spawn of celebs. My niece is in the 5th grade and she says no one ever “loses” at sports games they play or at any competition they have at school. She said everyone gets an award. Like really???? I told her there has to always be a winner and a loser. Losing can build character and make you try harder. If “everyone wins” why would anyone bother to put effort into anything???
@me
I’m a teacher, and my daughter is in 5th grade, too, and I always marvel at comments like yours. I admit the thought that there could be an over-eager principal somewhere out there, imposing the “no-loser” rules on the entire school, I suppose, but I have never seen one like that myself. I often wonder if people just repeat some common place when they say things like that.
In my daughter’s school, we have the talent show that kids audition for – and plenty don’t make it. We have grades-based clubs. We have a very competitive dance company – which my daughter made last year, but not this year. They have essay competitions, they have school teams competing in various national competitions. They play games during PE, where one team wins and the other team loses. Where is this “everyone wins” mentality you’re talking about? I don’t see it. My daughter has plenty of chances to be disappointed and to “lose”.
I was teaching even younger kids. I had competitions of all sorts in my class, and there were always winners and losers. We also had school-wide awards for older kids. And if sometimes I made sure to recognize not just the achievement, but also the effort – I don’t see anything wrong with it. A poor black kid has to work a whole lot harder to succeed in life than Ivanka Trump, and I will gladly and proudly recognize and encourage that.
I got participation ribbons in elementary school. I never actually placed ever at anything. But I really liked my ribbons as a youngster (So many colours!). LOL I don’t think it damaged me or anything hahaha. You still know what winning means as a kid so I get where Timbuktu is coming from. I don’t see the harm in participation trophies.
@ Timbuktu
I am going by what my NIECE told me. My comment was based on HER experience at HER school. I didn’t say ALL are like that. Of course all teachers/schools have different ways of doing things. My niece was complaining about the fact that “no one ever loses and they give all of us awards”. That is what SHE said. I believe her.
Rewarding effort and not making a big deal out of losing is important, as studies show those who are willing to try and face failure are more likely to succeed. So we should not promote winning, but instead promote trying your best, accepting we lose sometimes, and not being afraid to challenge ourselves. Those afraid of failure might take the easier path for fear of failing so never live up to their potential.
virginfangirl,
Yaaaaaaaas. Thank you. There is a reason why people in education are pushing this, and its not because they like calling every kid special. It’s because it promotes trying your hardest, giving it your all, picking yourself up after if you didn’t get #1 and above all else finding happiness and success in the journey as well as the outcome.
Putting so much ewmphasis on winning is why the guys in my co-ed rec volleyball league treat it like it’s the Olympics and basically cry rage tears when we lose to other co-ed rec volleyball teams. It’s hard to have fun enjoying sport/life when winning is the only think you like.
Scores in sports aren’t really a great measure of success for the individual. Think about all the accidental stuff involved, especially with kids who are different stages of development as well as different weights and sizes. How well someone plays depends on some dumb luck such as whether or not you’re incubating a cold or how everybody else on each team happens to be playing that day. Skill can also be involved, but there are a lot of random elements.
So it really does make sense to think in terms of playing your best rather than “winning”. Think of all the games where the winner and loser have practically the same score. How does that really prove anything? It’s all so arbitrary.
Professional sports are in the entertainment category and really shouldn’t be the model for kids’ games.
Yeah, because 10 year olds never embellish.
@ Erinn
She’s mature for a ten year old and had no reason to embellish. She’s the one that brought up the subject not me so I don’t see why she would lie when other people have said similar things to me. They don’t keep score when playing sports and it bothers her. Does she not have a right to her own opinion just because she’s 10 years old?
+1000000
Then again I failed my driver’s test the first time too. It was the first time ever that I had failed a massive exam. I was gutted. Poor guy!
I really tried to understand/like him but he often tries so hard to be unique and special, it’s annoying.
Awwww! Poor snowflake! I actually failed mine but the lady testing me thought it was ridiculous not to give me my liscense because I didn’t turn on the indicators when leaving a parallel park, so she flat out told me she changed the number and passed me! Haha! Even now I turn on my indicators all the time in memory of her!
OH MY LORD THAT JEZEBEL LINK:
“Von Keyserling playfully gave a lady who he knew for 30 years a pinch is what the accusation is,” Russell says. “And somehow, everybody’s wringing their hands and carrying on that this is a crime, and it just isn’t.”
On her crotch. He pinched HER GENITALS. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god it was captured on video.
BUT SERIOUSLY THAT LAWYER JUST SAID HE PLAYFULLY GAVE HER A PINCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone read that link. IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?! AM I IN CRAZY-TOWN?!
That’ll be Trump’s legacy. More things like that will happen.
He also told her it would be her word against his, thank god for surveillance.
it’s just a playful vagina pinching ladies, totally normal friend stuff.
I saw that! Crazy
This is mind blowing. Apparently a woman loses the rights over her body if a man knows her long enough. Keep meeting new men, ladies!
I wish people would leave Jaden alone, he’s just a kid. Jeez.
How long do we consider celebrities :”just kids” though? He’s 18. He’s not some 15 year old. He’s legally an adult who happily coasts on his parents good will in the industry while thinking that he’s some sort of special, one of a kind genius. He’s not the WORST or anything, but there are plenty of other celebrities his age who get criticized when they’re being ridiculous as well.
How’s he a special snowflake when he’s done stuff like joining the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline and helping pay for surgery for Justin Bieber’s puppy? I think he’s more aware than what people give him credit for.
Plus Tila Tequila is a grown woman who insults our First Lady and proclaims to have supernatural powers, and yet Jaden is the one overreacting?
WTF are you on about? I never said anything about ANY of those things. I said he’s not the worst. But he DOES coast on his parents good will, and plenty of others who are MORE involved get crapped on more than he does. Nothing you said negates that.
Tila is human garbage – I hate her. But I also never brought her up.
You can still protest or pay for a dogs surgery, and STILL be open to criticism on other aspects of life. Kid has no real education. He doesn’t seem to be going to college. He doesn’t seem to be working. So wonderful – he pays for surgery and has all the time in the world to protest because he has very little else going on.
Nothing I said garnered the kind of outraged response you gave.
At 18 nobody wants to be called a kid anymore. This guy only got attention for being the son of famous parents. He started being a little strange to keep people watching
But Jaden or someone connected with him put this video out there.
He probably was bummed out by failing but decided to make it more dramatic for fun.
he’s a moron
@Errin um nothing in my response showed “outrage”. It’s rich you would phrase my response as such when you wrote back “WTF..” Seriously? Calm. Down.
And you’re more than welcome to disagree with me (or anyone else on here for that matter). But if you’re going to respond in such an overwhelmingly negative way, then don’t expect a courteous reply.
Okay can everybody just stop using the term “snowflake’ already. So played out.
Agreed. that and SJW which people just seem to say now for anything… oy
What does SJW mean?
Social justice warrior. It has become a derogatory term for anyone who’s striving for more equality.
@ Wilma
Thanks !
No, it’s an accurate term for people who are just looking for reasons to be offended.
No Robin, it isn’t. You can look up the history of the term easily.
I’ve never understood what was so awful about being compared to a special snowflake. Allegedly snowflakes are all beautiful but unique. Same is true for kids. I don’t think being considered unique and irreplaceable ever hurt a kid. I think some people didn’t get that feeling of being special to their parents and are still dealing with the damage.
Kids thrive and become strong adults when they are unconditionally loved. There can be other things that will hurt them if their parents don’t have a clue about being a parent and helping the child develop habits that will help throughout life. But feeling the kid is special and unique isn’t really one of them.
ok how about pretentious?
This video actually endeared me a little to Jaden. He’s worried about disappointing his dad. He’s frustrated because he thinks he can see how to change the world if only the grown ups would listen. I miss that optimism. Sounds like typical teenage angst to me. It’s kinda cute.
I agree
I like him more now . I thought he was one of the kids who doesn’t give AF .
Yes, I teach 15 to 16 year-olds and a big portion of them could have done this. We don’t allow kids to drive at 16 though, so this is the equivalent of getting their scooter license. Some kids just bring the angst a bit more strongly than others 😄
Word.
I miss that optimism too. And I consider myself an optimistic person.
“kanyeshrug”
Ben Afflecks face in the Graham Norton clip! Not sure if he had a root canal or all the Botox.
He’s a handsome kid. The whole follow your heart stuff…. I’m not sure how this relates to a driver’s test, and I’m too lazy to connect the dots (I just read the excerpt on Lainey because I got bored half-way through the video), but all of Will Smith’s kids are striking.
I can’t really criticize what he’s saying because I don’t actually know what he’s attempting to say in terms of his driver’s test. I’m sure there are deep thoughts he’s having — I just either can’t understand them or am too lazy to take the time to understand.
His dad is really clear, direct and succinct so I’m a little surprised that gift didn’t get passed on to his son. Regardless of what Will Smith’s personal beliefs are, I never have a hard time understanding what he wants to say.
His father is probably much better educated. He and his sister were afflicted with Scientology teaching methods for a while and homeschooled, the helpfulness of which depends on how good the tutor is. If the tutor is just some random, the education won’t be very rigorous and conducive to developing language skills. If some package deal is provided via computer, again it depends on how good the package and the online teachers are. I suspect the kids’ “careers” were given priority and they weren’t pushed to deal with things that were difficult for them.
I took a test at work this year and failed. Not by much, but I still did. It was awful! First test I have failed in awhile but I know how he feels. That said, I think he and his sister have often expressed disdain and traditional schooling as “pedestrian.” They said they were learning quantam mechanics (?) in a basement or something instead of doing traditional school.
Traditional school is NOT for everyone and I can see why some people don’t go that route anymore…but they’re fortunate enough to be rich and have a choice.
I think Willow said something once about wanting to teach quantum mechanics in a basement or something like that, even though she obviously doesn’t know anything about any mechanics, classical or quantum. They say things that sound very much influenced by Scientology, so my bet is that’s been major reading material for them. It’s sad because both of them periodically indicate a thirst for learning but obviously they lack the basic skills to pursue it and have never been in a situation where their ideas could be tested. They just spin their wheels in isolation. This is a major failing of their parents. They both would have benefitted from a private school with small open classrooms that would have allowed them to learn how to learn and be around other kids doing the same thing. Their parents could have afforded the best for them.
I failed my driver’s registration 2 when I was 17. I didn’t cry, I went back and do it over again. Jaden Smith is grown man, he needs to grow a pair.
Ugh – that’s a painful topic for me. I’m a decade older than him, but I still haven’t passed my driver’s test and the last time I tried (fifth) I had a much worse breakdown with a lot of crying (at home, not in public though). I feel like the biggest failure. The worst thing is that I know how to drive safely, but I always fail on technicalities, like something called eco-driving, which is changing a stick-gear in a way that is the most economic in terms of car usage and saving money. The problem is – every instructor and every examinator have their own versions of what is the most economic way and I still have no idea which one is right. The driver’s exams here are so hard that people often travel to other countries and pay much more money just to pass it. I know a man, who failed 18! times and it doesn’t mean that he is a bad driver. I badly need a licence (and I own a car), but it doesn’t seem achievable.
Awww don’t give up. I hope you pass next time !
Norman Bates Mom: I failed parking 5 times 🙂 I can drive, I just have trouble with parallel parking.
I finally got my license, I got close enough to the traffic cones without hitting them, so I passed.
Listen: If, I can pass, so can you. Good luck! And don’t give up.
Please don’t give up. I failed my test 12 times. Yes, that’s TWELVE times. Jesus, it was excruciatingly embarrassing. Not to mention frustrating and demoralising. But I finally conquered my nerves and passed. Please, keep going and you’ll surely pass as well. Good luck!
Thank you all!
Oh, Jaden. Society is sad? Yes. Society is sad. But not because the DMV didn’t issue you a driver’s license after you failed the test. There is a very good reason why the DMV does not issue licenses to people who fail the test and that reason is to protect the members of society, including yourself, from dangerous, sometimes fatal, accidents.
Nobody is supporting your creative efforts? Sorry, dear, but you seem to get a great deal of support for your creative efforts. If you having some problems with that, I suggest you take it up with your parents.
He’s a little much, but this more relatable than most of what he does. I cried when I failed my driver’s test, and I was 17ish. I just hated failing at anything, lol. I was one of those kids who always pressured themselves to do well – still am.
I hate this inherently misogynistic mindset that being emotional doesn’t mean you aren’t tough or capable of handling life. I’m a person who gets emotional easily – I also just graduated top of my pre-med class while working two jobs and juggling a neurological disorder and a brand new autoimmune diagnosis. People come in a lot of different shades of grey.
I’m not going to watch the video because he annoys me, but I failed my driver’s test driving portion twice: the first time for not (something) the corner, and the next time for doing so. We figured out that it was the car that I was driving – my dad’s Corvette – so the third time, I drove my grandmother’s sedan and got it without a problem.
There’s something comforting about the DMV not caring who he is. Nothing against him personally, but if he flunked he flunked.
What of White Privilege?
Sound like the instructor was racist!
Love Jaden! Don’t let them oppress you!
Exactly, minx. It’s nice to know that you actually have to have some basic skills to be given the privilege to drive instead of just buying that “privilege” because of who you are and if your parents can pay for it. Good for the DMV for, at least, maintaining standards for all our safety.
I feel bad for him that he failed, that’s hard on a lot of kids. What I don’t understand is broadcasting it to the world – can’t he just call a friend and talk about it? Or his parents?
I can’t imagine that twit behind the wheel of a car. The dip probably thinks he so high above everyone else that traffic signs and lights and rules in general won’t apply to him. God help the people in that area if someone ever does give him a license.
This is so funny. I just failed my road test last week and had to retake it. The examiner was so apologetic when he told me I failed–I think he thought I would cry (!! I expected to fail and just wanted to learn what to do for next time!). If this is how teenagers act when they fail–LIFE IS OVERRRRR–now I know why.
The thing is: pain is relative, even emotional pain. Kids are melodramatic to us, since most of us have (unfortunately) had some kind of experience that can definitely be labeled as trauma. We think being tougher on sensitivity will help people ‘grow a pair’, but it only either destroys their confidence, or hardens their hearts, making it impossible for them to grow. Anyway, he’s sad, I feel for him. But I have an over dramatic diva, and come from a long, loooong line of them, so maybe I’m biased.