When he came onto the scene in
2005, he was a 16 year old from Virginia filled with charisma and talent. Every
high school girl wanted to date him and every high school boy wanted to be him.
His cute face, killer dance moves and chart topping hits such as “Run It” and “Forever”
showed America that he was indeed a force to be reckoned with.
A few years after circulating the
music industry, he began dating R&B’s sweetheart, Rihanna. The two young superstars
quickly became the new “it” couple. Their relationship seemed peachy keen until
a shocking night in early 2009 proved to us otherwise. It was said that while
they were in a car, an argument developed and he beat and battered Rihanna to
the point where she was nearly unconscious and her face was almost
unrecognizable. People refused to believe the story, simply because it seemed
so opposite of his character, but when pictures began to surface it became very
real. His fans turned away from him and the media began bashing him.
He took a lot of time out of the
spotlight and privately worked on his third studio album. Hoping to lure his
fans back in, he slowly began making public apologies and appearances, as well
as releasing new mix-tapes before the arrival of his actual album. And in 2009,
he publicly broke down at the MTV awards. He was doing a tribute performance
for Michael Jackson and toward the end he began crying. Convenient huh? Many
people questioned how sincere his tears were but on the other hand, many of his
old fans were won over by the “vulnerability” that he showed on national
television.
Yes, he apologized but hitting a woman
is never forgivable. On top of that, he was recently photographed at an event
sporting a fresh and bold tattoo on his neck. The tattoo is the face of a
battered woman, which resembles the face of Rihanna when she was beaten. Chris
Brown said the tattoo has absolutely nothing to do with his ex-girlfriend. He
says it is a depiction of a Mexican sugar skull, associated with the holiday
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “day of the dead”). Was his true intention to
symbolize that domestic violence is acceptable? It seems ridiculous for a
person like him to have the audacity to get such a controversial tattoo.
To make things even stranger, they’ve
recently record four songs together and Rihanna has publicly admitted that they
are now back in a relationship. After all of the embarrassment that he has put
her through, why in the world would she get back with him? Do men who beat
their girlfriends really deserve second chances?
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “day of the dead”)
ReplyDeleteIt is actually called 'dia de los muertos.'
While I agree with you that domestic violence is never okay I do have an issue with your argument concerning Chris Brown apologizing for his actions. You state that he should not apologize simply because what he did was unforgivable? I do not agree with that. Whether or not his apology was sincere I believe that an apology was definitely owed. You are also making assumptions concerning his tattoo. I do not agree with using this in you argument because you have no proof about the tattoo is directly related to Rihanna. I agree with you argument concerning domestic violence being unacceptable but I believe there a few things you mention that challenge your ethos which makes your argument appear weaker than it is.
"Cinco de Mayo" - day of the dead was something he said in his own words on Instagram (a social network).
ReplyDeleteI never said he shouldn't have apologized, I said many of his apologies seemed insincere. Also, the statements about the tattoo were simply statements about image. If he already went through all of this drama, why would he risk his reputation yet again by getting a tattoo that resembled a battered woman? That was the point I was making, if you misunderstood.
The structure of this blog is nicely put together and comprehendible. I agree with your point about the Cinco de Mayo incident, but it's not good to assume someone is not being sincere. I also agree strongly when you say "Do men who beat their girlfriends really deserve second chances?" I am a victim of domestic abuse and it is not fun. However, when you are trapped into the mind of someone else, you become vulnerable to that person. It is hard to explain, but it can happen to a person. Although people may not believe in second chances to women abusers, it does not mean Chris Brown (directly) did not deserve one. A person's feelings (mentally, physically and sexually) is hard to bypass when it is a battle for them. Or maybe, Rihanna and Chris Brown are truly in love and do not want any one else, hence, why they choose to be 'single'.
ReplyDeleteChris Brown getting back together with Rihannia is apart of the abusive relationship lifestyle. No matter how many people tell them it's not healthy for them they go on and say we'll figure it out. Fans only know the guy by his music, he could be the biggest jerk ever and no one would know because they think songs like Yo Excuse me miss protray who he really is.
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