It's very upsetting that there has been such blatant denial of the reality here. The FACTS have come out ( http://twitter.com/DinkyShop/status/1205162634 ). The POLICE released them. Newspapers printed them.
The extreme minute details ( like what exactly was said in the moments leading up the assault, for instance) may or may not ever come to public awareness truthfully. But I find it interesting that those who talk so much about wanting facts have no problem assisting the spread of rumors about Rihanna supposedly infecting Chris with a disease ( obviously to condone his behavior) which is sick.

There were no FACTS supporting the rumour tarnishing Rihanna's womanhood but many had no problem speculating on that or spreading the falsehood.

It's just so easy to tarnish a woman's character in this society, but let a beloved male personality or even average citizen in some cases, actually be guilty of a deplorable act, the public comes to his rescue? Keep feeding into the patriarchy, if you will, people. Colonization could have never succeeded without misogyny.

I am not surprised at the statements from a member in Chris' family trying to blame Rihanna. I consider the source, because his mother is the same women beaten in front of Chris as a child. Who knows what else is condoned in that unit? She may still be a battered woman.
Anyone who blames the victim, is either inclined to monstrous behavior or the one who would quickly serve someone capable of monstrous behavior out of fear. There's no mystery there, psychologically. It's sick. It's twisted. It's inexcusable.

…and I've said my peace. This is becoming a waste of time, because blinders are blinders for any who want to condone violence against women and innocents.
Those that support this nonsense, or support it on the low, covering the support with diversions to save face, have to look themselves in the mirror, and somehow find a way to be comfortable in their own skin.
One thing is for sure, if this was your Mother, or a very beloved female beaten like a man by a man, you would be screaming for justice now that the FACTS have arrived. In reality, you would be calling for blood. Whether ones likes Rihanna or not is irrelevant.

Truth is truth and it will prevail, no matter how the ego tries to protect itself. False masks are transparent.

Oh, and Jilly gets a major co-sign for her post.
A voice of reason is a cherished thing in a society growing more insane by the minute.

-PZ

Thank you for responding though.

Anyways…

I wholeheartedly agree w/ you one hundred percent.

The argument here is basically a "rebound" article, not "oh I think Chris Brown is innocent" stuff. I DON'T think he's innocent. I just think he's handling all this the wrong way. Actually, I think his PR people is handling this the wrong, long, hard way.

See, he can stop this stupid spiral. It's going to take a lot, but I feel this can be a turning point. He can prove that he is a man, not a boy running behind PR people. Because at the end of the day, it's him who have to live w/ the mistake. The PR is just trying to make their money. But it's the wrong type of PR he's getting. I'm not talking "Public Relations", but "Personal Responsibility",

At the end of the day, let's look at what really happen…

Man hurt woman. Like you said. It's just a "rich and popular man" hurt a "rich and VERY popular" woman. In this society, that is a taboo. It's wrong in the end.

It takes a man to stand up and be stoned in public. Sure it will hurt, but we will respect him for it. Trust me, if he does that much, and stop it with all this attorney stuff, EVERYONE will respect him eventually. But he's not.

At the time, this post was written when I have little information. So, NOW, this post will look controversial. So, forgive me if I taken too long to say this.

Domestic violence is hardly something to take lightly. So many women I know, including myself and women in my family, have been physically abused in some way. You know what's even more painful than the physical aspect of it though? The emotional and psychological trauma that coincides with it. It is one of the most horribly soul-shaking, depreciating experiences ever. Rihanna is the victim here, not Chris. A plethora of reports around the internet and supposed police statements have said that Rihanna is the victim, and they have named Chris Brown as the attacker. That's pretty serious information, so I would hope that the police got their identities right before they went releasing this 411 to the
media. We were given this information, so we, as the public, have ever right to react and be disgusted because Domestic violence is a universal issue, and there are millions of women suffering silently, watching this situation like a hawk, waiting to see Rihanna's next step, waiting to see if she's brave enough to come forth with a formal statement and press charges against her attack when she's emotionally ready to, waiting to be inspired to do the same. Rihanna is a popular public figure and millions of little girls look up to her, and perhaps even many grown women as well. She supposedly told the police that this wasn't the first time, more like the fourth and fifth, and if this is true, I'm glad that this fourth or fifth time was made public, because maybe now it'll give her the courage she needs to come forth and fight the ugliness that is domestic abuse. I'm praying for her bravery.

Yes, they are young, as you pointed out, but they are legally adults, and as they continue to grow, their actions now will help shape the kind of human beings they'll be at say…30. With this said, it appalls me that the people subtly or not-so-subtly taking up for Chris have yet to mention anything along the lines of, "Well, if this proves to be 100% true, I hope the boy gets help ASAP." And when I read no such thing, it seems like his alleged horrific actions are being subliminally condoned. DISGUSTING. Men need to be as appalled at this as the women are.

I don't care if he loses his career or if he continues to have a successful one as long as he ADMITS to his mistakes if he did, indeed, do this act, as long as he gets the help he needs because *HE* wants the change, not because his people convince him that it'll look good to the public.

This whole story makes me unbelievably sad. The world needs to stop trying to brush Domestic violence under the rug; it's a serious issue and it will never go away. But for the future of our children, we just have to do better, we have to get mad, we have to fight, we have to be aware, we have to want and initiate change.

Peace.

Ps. Excuse any typos or grammatical errors because I wrote all this with pure passion. Also, I'm sure there are other points that I forgot to bring up, but I think I've said more than enough here.

We are basically judging Chris Brown before we even get a the whole story. So far, we hearing everyone speculating. When did Rihanna stated that she was beaten several times? No one stated that this was a case in the past. All the pictures I seen were doctored.

So, it's not a cut & dry case. This post is not really one in depth post. I'm just saying considering society, depending on the real story here, it's not totally impossible.

I just wish people would just make at least a statement. The reports are getting ridiculous.

While the artists in the examples of criminal offense you've sited have been embraced back to some extent, what cases of woman-beaters have made it back? Certainly didn't help Ike. Did damage to Brian Mcknight. He never made it back to his previous stature.
In general woman beating is frowned upon. Beyond being the sign of one's lack of balanced manhood, it's a disgustingly uneven match. Cowards resort to it.

Rihanna def needs to set a good example for the young women looking up to her. Whether or not she speaks on domestic abuse, leaving him could empower alot of young girls who don't realize their own power.

Chris gets no love for blackening her eye, busting her lip, leaving strangle marks on her neck, and biting her. I'm amazed at those who support him. Amazed.