Jim Brown, James Brown, Bobby Brown... Chris Brown... There must be something in a name... All beat thier women... All came under the scrutiny of the law.... All of thier women took them back after the beatdown...
So there I was, backstage in the media room of the 2009 Grammy Awards.. The awards show people had just passed out the rundown of the telecast... it showed that Chris Brown would be performing early in the show... Rihanna was supposed to be a part of a number also...
But then, I saw a frazzled PR rep scurrying through the media room, flushed and concerned.... She shared with us a shocking piece of news... Chris Brown would not take the stage that evening because he had beat Rihanna down and hospitalized her.... I remember thinking.. what??!!! Chris Brown?? Rihanna?? heck to tha naw... that had to be some sort of rumor... These artists were the epitome of clean cut young black America... no way did this happen....The Rep went on to tell us that the LAPD was "actively" looking for Chris.... I was like, dag!!!!... Chris Brown? Actively being pursued by the LAPD??? What did he do dang near kill the girl??
And here we are weeks later... we have seen the photos... we have seen the detectives notes and we saw as Chris faced the judge... We have even seen Rihanna say she has taken Chris back...
What message is being sent to our young people with this so-called reconciliation? That it's ok? Doesn't Rihanna know that if he does it this time he will do it again?? Or is it that Chris has done it before??
What message does this young black man send to the masses that are his fans??? That's it's cool to hit your woman?
Why does a man need to get physical with his woman? Under no circumstances is this acceptable behavior. What did she do to provoke him to this magnitude of violence?? I can hear her now, "What you gonna do, hit me???" When are the women going to learn it's not acceptabe to provoke the man....?
No matter the case, this is a sad story.. Chris Brown represented, finally, a clean cut, All American image of the black male. No pimpin, no thuggin... Rihanna is the darling of the industry for the moment, pretty, cleancut, wholesome..... And now this... right when the black male image receives a positive boost from the election of Barack Obama as president... Just when the young black male could walk a little taller...
And I don't know about you, but if a dude hits my daughter, it's gonna be on... I'm ridin'.... Who's ridin' on Rihanna's behalf?? Is Chris watching his back?
In the end, this is sad... Some will say it's immaturity... Some will say it's love... All I say is that (in the words of the Poetess)
Love Hurts When It's Coming From a Fist....
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