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Okay, so Jaden and Willow Smith's parents are famous, which
accounts for pretty much everything that the two teens have
accomplished so far. Still, there are things in their professional lives
and their personal lives that just make no sense. Here are just a few…
Jaden's Outfits
Jaden Smith's father, Will Smith, is rolling in dough. That
said, Jaden himself is worth a few million or so, so it stands to
reason that Jaden would be wearing the kind of clothing that the average
person just can't afford, like Armani, Prada, or Dolce & Gabbana.
But Jaden takes it to a level all his own. He has worn mismatched
sneakers, kimonos, dresses, and a tye-dye bucket hat. But the strangest
things that he's worn are the costumes. He's dressed up as not one, but
two superheroes. One time, he dressed up in an Iron Man costume, and it
wasn't even Halloween. It wasn't for any kind of special event. He just
decided to go out like that with friends one day. Another time, he
dressed up as Batman. This time, it was for a special event. The only
problem is that the special event was a wedding—Kim Kardashian's wedding
to Kanye West, to be exact. And to top it off, the Batman costume was
white. Dude, only the bride is supposed to wear a white Batman costume
to a wedding.
Their Parents Don't Seem To Care What They Do
Will and Jada seem to take a laissez-faire approach
to parenting. You'd think, since they're millionaires, they'd spare no
expense to see that their children are raised properly, but it doesn't
look like that's the case. With Jaden's fashion sense, his parents might
want to sit him down and talk to him about his interesting choices—but
they don't. And then there's Willow, and that picture she took of
herself in bed with Moses Arias, who was 20 at the time, while Willow
was only 13. While there's no evidence that anything sexual happened
between the two, the picture is plenty suggestive, a quality which Jada
Pinkett Smith denied. It's great that Will and Jada want their children
to be independent. Will has said that all Jaden and Willow have to do is
"explain to me why that was the right thing to do for [their lives],"
but teenagers aren't too good at making decisions and are less capable
at explaining things. They need someone to to guide them along the way,
not leave them to run around and bump into a lot of sharp corners.
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Willow's Continued Recording Career
With her dad once being the Fresh Prince, it makes sense
that Willow would have some kind of recording contract to release one
song or album. However, Willow has released six singles, one EP, and as
of this writing, she has a full-length album in the works. But here's
the thing: her music doesn't chart. Her instantly-annoying earworm "Whip
My Hair" reached number 11 on the charts, and number 5 on the R&B
charts. Her next song went as high as number 99, and then that's it.
Nothing else went any higher than that. It costs a lot of money and
takes a lot of time to record one song. You'd think the recording
company would want to cut their losses at some point, no matter who her
father is. The CEO of her label must be whipping his head back and forth
over the money he lost.
Jaden's Continued Acting Career
Like with his sister's music career, it makes sense that
Jaden Smith has landed a few acting roles. His dad is a guaranteed
box-office draw, so he has more or less earned the right to get a few
roles for his son. It doesn't hurt that this started when Jaden was
about eight years old and was kind of a cute kid. But Jaden's cute-kid
years are far behind him now. He made an attempt at a grown-up role with
2013's After Earth, but the movie bombed. Sure, it doesn't
help that it was an M. Night Shyamalan flick, whose track record has
been in a downward spiral since 2004's The Village, but Shyamalan shouldn't take all the blame for After Earth.
Jaden's performance in the movie won two Golden Raspberries, one for
worst actor and another for worst screen combo, which he shared with his
father. With accolades like that, it's surprising that he has a few
more roles in various stages of production. But apparently that's the
power of nepotism. We have to wonder if Will Smith has ever made Jaden
explain why making bad movies is a "right thing to do" for his life.
Jaden Reaching Out To Shia LaBeouf
This is probably the one worthwhile thing that Jaden Smith
has ever done. Smith was the one person to support Shia LaBeouf when the
Transformers star launched his #IAMSORRY exhibit in
an attempt to make up for his plagiarism, bizarre outbursts, and general
craziness. To express his support, Smith sent out a series of tweets,
such as "I'm Here If You Need A Fellow Insane Person To Talk To. But I'm
Seriously Here Not Like One Of Those I'm Here For You's That Everybody
Says," and "It Was A Message That Only Could Be Understood Artist To
Artist. @thecampaignbook I'm Here For You I Believe In What Your [sic]
Doing." While a nice gesture, it's strange that Smith picked LaBeouf of
all people to reach out to. Does he think he can help LaBeouf in some
way? Or maybe he sees something of himself in LaBeouf, which is a little
concerning. As far as we know, LaBeouf didn't take up Smith on the
offer, which is probably the smartest decision LaBeouf has ever made.
Willow Fancies Herself A Novelist
In one of the most bizarre interviews in human history, in The New York Times' T Magazine,
both Jaden and Willow Smith claim to be readers. What's more surprising
is the kinds of things they claim to read. According to the article,
the books and subjects they allegedly enjoy are Osho (an Indian mystic),
quantum physics, and ancient texts. But when the two talk about how
they make their music, Willow felt it necessary to mention that she
writes her own novels. In her own words, "There're no novels that I like
to read so I write my own novels, and then I read them again, and it's
the best thing." And apparently, she's been doing this since she was
six. We have to admit, we're kind of curious to see what these novels of
hers could possibly be about. Look out E. L. James, you've got a
contender for world's worst novelist coming up behind you.
They Both Fancy Themselves Philosophers And Advice Givers
In the same interview with The New York Times' T Magazine,
Jaden and Willow said lots of other strange things. But overall, it
seems that the two see themselves as the Sartres, Descartes, or
Wittgensteins of their time. Jaden waxes philosophical about the nature
of happiness and apples, by saying, "When you're thinking about
something happy, you're thinking about something sad. When you think
about an apple, you also think about the opposite of an apple." Is that
supposed to mean we're thinking about oranges or bananas? No slouch
herself, Willow upholds her fair share of the strangeness by saying,
"Breathing is meditation; life is a meditation. You have to breathe in
order to live, so breathing is how you get in touch with the sacred
space of your heart." Willow, maybe you should worry more about getting
in touch with that empty space between your ears. Zing!
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Willow Believes She's A Time Traveler
So, to clarify, it's not that Willow believes she can travel through time. It's that Willow doesn't believe that time exists at all.
In her own words, she said, "I mean, time for me, I can make it go slow
or fast, however I please, and that's how I know it doesn't exist."
Okay, for argument's sake, sure. Time is a human construct that allows
us to keep measure of what we do with our lives, and it does move faster
or slower in relation to what a person experiences. But that doesn't
mean it doesn't exist. More likely, Willow's probably just trying to
come up with an excuse for why she shows up late so often.
Jaden Is The Worse Of The Two
For some reason, whether any of us want it or not, Jaden
has taken it upon himself to provide useful advice to the public at
large. Probably his most famous piece of advice comes in the form of a
YouTube video in which he likens life to a set of stairs. He begins by
saying, "Think of life as stairs and they're all dark." He continues
this nugget of wisdom with, "Once you take that step in the dark and you
find a stair, it lights up." We won't torture you with all the details,
so we'll skip ahead. He brings Drake into this metaphor, and it all
ends with Jaden saying that he's not interested in the stair. He's only
interested in "going higher!" Is this Jaden's way of justifying riding
his father's coattails all his life, or is this a veiled, overblown
admission of drug use? Because he definitely doesn't need to make a
veiled admission…he definitely sounds like he's on drugs.
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Their Obsession With Orgonite Crystals
Jaden and Willow Smith are alleged to have joined something
called the Orgonite Society, which could be either a secret society or
cult, founded for the purpose of balancing Gaia's energies. Whatever
that means. For a secret society, they're not doing too good of a job
keeping it a secret. They post pictures of group meetings on Instagram,
which look like nothing more than a bunch of teens playing with rocks
and crystals. Had this been any other teenage duo, it would have been
played off as harmless fun—just a bunch of nerds and their rock
collections.
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Their Concept Of The Word Prana
In their T Magazine interview, at one point, "prana" comes into the conversation. Jaden and Willow say things like, "It's prana energy because they still breathe through their stomach. They remember. Babies remember." For those of you who don't know, "prana"
is a Sanskrit word meaning "life force" or could refer to an energy
that permeates the universe, and is part of Hindu philosophy. It's
analogous to chi. Now, Jaden and Willow could have picked up
this word from their supposed spiritual readings—which could be evidence
that they actually do read. However, have you ever met someone
who uses a fancy word to try to sound deep or intelligent, but they
still give the impression that they don't know what the word means?
That's the impression these two give when they talk about prana. Of course, that shouldn't be too surprising considering Jaden Smith's stance on education…
Jaden's Anti-Education Stance
Like most teenagers, Jaden Smith does not like school. It's
one of the few normal things about him. But he has gone on record
saying things like, "You never learn anything in school. Think about how
many car accidents happen every day. Driver's ed? What's up?," and
"School is not authentic because it ends. It's not true, it's not real."
Well, maybe Jaden hasn't learned anything from school, but we certainly
picked up a thing or two, like how to spot an idiot teenager at less
than fifty paces and how to detect a load of BS when we hear it.
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We Never Hear About Their Brother
Before Will Smith married Jada Pinkett, he was married to
Sheree Zampino, with whom he had his first son, Willard Carroll "Trey"
Smith III. The place you're most likely seen him is with his father in
the music video for "Just the Two of Us," which is about Smith's
relationship with Trey. But Trey is barely a blip on the radar anymore.
He does appear in family pictures from time to time, and he's been seen
palling around with Jaden. From what we've been able to piece together,
he's fairly normal, despite the fact that he's a DJ. According to an
Australian news site, he was a star football player in high school and
earned an athletic scholarship for college, which he turned down to
pursue a music career. Maybe that's why we never hear about him. He's
too damn normal to actually fit in with the rest of the Smiths. That
makes him the oddball of the family.
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Their Goals In Life
While it's nice to see that the Smith kids have goals of
their own and don't want to just ride their father's fame all their
lives, it's a little difficult to determine just what those goals
actually are. Willow has said that "by the time we're 30 or 20, we're
going to be climbing as many mountains as we can possibly climb."
Obviously, she's not talking about actual mountains, though it'd be fun
to see them try. She's talking about pursuits like acting and making
music. But they're just not good at any of it and don't realize it. It
shows just how out of touch she is. She talks about these figurative
mountains as though they'll be huge accomplishments for her and her
brother, when they're not. If her father wasn't famous, we wouldn't know
what her name is, and she wouldn't be able to pursue any of it. Now by
contrast, Jaden's goal is not so unattainable. He's said that his life's
goal is to "be just the most craziest person of all time." From what
we've seen of him so far, he's definitely a contender for that title.
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