(Disclamer: Insert all social awareness issues related to battery here)
This case never seems to get old for me when something new comes up (if that makes any sense). I for one thought really highly of Rihanna before the incident but, I lost all respect for her when I heard she was supposedly going back to Chris. After watching her interview, I think the message she is putting out there is pretty clear. However, it does not guarantee that other girls in similar situations will 'hit the road' because Rihanna did so and, says they should do so when they are battered.
Hadn't she already gone back to him? I mean that is where the problem was in the first place, she gave it a 2nd chance. I never understood this concept with some women but it happens all the time. Guy hits her all over the place, she get her face bloody, swollen & bruised and, next thing you know she is back with the same guy. Happens again and again and again and, you just stop giving a f!@k about the girl.
I know a news anchor in my country that thousands of guys would do anything for. She recently married a guy that has sent her to the hospital more than 5 times after beatings. When she talks to me about it, she says its probably her who is doing things wrong and, he needs to discipline her when she steps out of line. WTF?? This is one repeated concept of domestic abuse in my country that makes me so mad.
Yes, its likely Chris would not hit Rihanna again like she said but, she already went back. The damage was already there and that's a little hard to come back from. Yes she is human, yada yada yada but, I still see other girls giving it a chance as its a trend that we've all seen for a long time. Its not likely that Rihanna's actions will all of a sudden see women decide enough is enough. Maybe a chosen few, hey, change is change no matter how small.
Now there are some other things that I put into perspective about this incident. Chris Brown fans stood by him through the madness of this case. I'm not saying they should have gone all 'anti-2pac' on him and, started stomping on his CD's in the streets. I remember reading the comments on the MTV website after the incident. Most of his fans (male and female) were saying he probably did it for a good reason, so that does not make him a bad person. What the hell is wrong with the younger generation these days? Its all of a sudden okay to hit a woman because you have a good reason to do so?
Its a double standard isn't it? MJ gets into molestation cases and the whole world turns against him. R Kelly *allegedly* pees all over a minor while having sex with her but, to his fans that's ok. Chris Brown beats up Rihanna but, according to fans its all good, he's justified. Whats the scale for measuring whats wrong and whats okay for celebrities to do?
Finally, plenty of women out there (young and old) are still charmed by Chris Brown's looks and, everything else about him, regardless of the fact that he beat up Rihanna. No, I'm not saying he loses his physical appeal because he is a batterer but, at least re-consider the kind of guy you are attracted to.
In other aspects of the interview, I don't think the hair color suits Rihanna
