Chris Brown: A Stand Up Guy
Isn't he precious?
I watched Mr. Larry “I Will Roast That A#$” King interview Chris Brown and couldn’t help but admire him for getting straight to the point. Yeah, that’s been his style for years, but it still needs to be said. Moving on…
Watching Chris Brown fumble his way through, over, and around questions pissed me off a bit. But with his attorney there guarding him like a rabid pitbull guards a junk yard, I didn’t expect much different. Mr. King asked him about what happened, and Chris “out of respect for [Rihanna],” disrespectfully avoided the question. He claims not to remember the ordeal. I wanna say “that’s BS,” but I have heard people say that when they get really pissed or riled up about something, they black out. So maybe he’s not totally full of it, but he could be. Who knows?
What makes this incident of domestic violence different to me is that the “abuser” is doing the talking, not the victim. And yeah, lots of people have written Chris off because he put his hand on a woman. However, the fact of the matter is, he has stepped up to face his problem and responsibility in ways that most men who have hit women probably never have. He’s not the first male celeb to go Ike Turner on a woman. He’s not the first to have charges brought against him. And he’s probably not the first to have a sentence handed down to him. But, he is one of few to have put himself out there to take the shots that the world has for him.
I kinda feel bad for the kid. No, I don’t condone his behavior. However, no one likes to be remembered or known for one thing, however bad that one thing is (except OJ…and he kept doing bad ish). He may never have another relationship again without a woman walking on eggshells for fear he’s gonna go oops-upside-her-head. He will probably never gain endorsements of the sort he had before this happened. His career may never bounce back to what it once was. And yeah, he brought this on himself, but still…
I’m glad Larry King asked the hard questions, even though dude dodged them like bullets. I’m glad Chris decided to do the interview. Yeah, on some level it was a PR ploy for him to try to get back in the good graces of his fans and the media. But even still, he didn’t have to do it. If anything, this interview may not have helped as much as his team may have hoped.
Based on the buzz on Twitter, I know folks have something to say about this one. Now that Chris Breezy has spoken, is it time to let him live? Do you think he should suffer forever for his actions? Is what he did totally and forever unforgivable? Or does a certain amount of time need to pass before he is “forgiven”? Are we, the people who are not Rihanna (and the victim in all this) even in a place to offer him forgiveness or is that up to her? Does he deserve any credit for speaking up from a perspective rarely heard in domestic violence forums? Speak your minds.
Miss – I Wish His Lips and Tongue Didn’t Keep Him From Talking Good – Jenkins
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Does he deserve credit for speaking up?
I think the only reason he is speaking up is because he is a celebrity and he can’t hide from what he did.
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Miss Jenkins Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:13 am
He can’t hide per se say, but does he really have to say anything? What benefit did he get, if any?
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:55 am
I don’t know how much benefit he got, but his bowtie became a celebrity.
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Nyela Goodness Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 am
That bowtie was fiya! I’m mad people hatin.lol
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:58 am
I agree Nyela. I’m a fan. lol
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 am
Yeah, you told me on Twitter that you thought it was nice. I have nothing to say to either of you about the bowtie.lol.
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:36 am
I noticed you didnt’ respond to me. I took it personal too. LOL
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Cval Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:15 am
Naw, that bowtie had to go. All I give him was the color, that blue was great. If he had gone with a nice silk necktie in that flavor, maybe there wouldn’t have been a trending topic all about his wardrobe choices…
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
*high five*
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Miss Jenkins Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 am
the bowtie was cute.
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
Co-sign. I love a good bowtie.
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Nyela Goodness Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Ya know…I never understood how, after multiple women co-sign something, dudes are still like “nah.” Now, logically, wouldn’t it make sense to jump on the bandwagon, if we thank it’s sexy? I mean…who you tryna impress…him or me? #imjustsayin
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I love it when people use hashtags not on Twitter…
I LOVE IT
because it justifies my ridiculous usage of it in text messages, gchat conversations, e-mails and even in spoken wordReply
Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
If men jumped on the bandwagon of what every woman thought was cool (I refuse to say that a bowtie is sexy), it’d be a world of metro-brolick emo dudes with large pieces and yall still wouldn’t be happy aside from the time you spent with the piece. Only way I’d ever wear a bow tie is if it was absolutely required for an event or if I was a male stripper.
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I agree with Erin. Most domestic abuse sitchus, involving celebs or not, go unreported. Chris Brown had no choice but to come forward because this foolishness was all over the news from TMZ to CNN. This incident wasn’t the first time he and RiRi had a problem with hitting each other. There are reports that the police had been called because of issues they’ve had twice before but this was the first one that was serious enough that it was publicized.
He also loses credibility for taking back what he said about blacking out. Now he says that Larry King hoodwinked him into saying that. Next I feel like he’ll be on YouTube shouting “the devil made me do it.”
I dunno, maybe I’m being hard on a young kid but I have very little sympathy for a man who hits a woman, let alone bites her and does all the other crazy ish he did. Personally I think it would be better if he sat in a corner quietly for a while.
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
He also loses credibility for taking back what he said about blacking out. Now he says that Larry King hoodwinked him into saying that. Next I feel like he’ll be on YouTube shouting “the devil made me do it.”
I said it on twitter… I hate his PR people. He needs new people yesterday.
However, he needs to grow up some and if you’re gonna say something, man, stick with it, hell!
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Is he sorry he did it or sorry he got caught? Is he coming forward to be remorseful or to get his endorsements back?
I wasn’t a big fan before so this didn’t change my opinion one way or the other. But my 13-year old niece used to adore him and she is confused. She asked me, “It’s not okay that he hit her, is it? Are they trying to make us think it’s okay?”
I said, “No, it’s not okay that he hit her. I think he wants us to believe that he’s sorry for his actions.”
She just shook her head and said, “I don’t like him anymore. Maybe that’s what he’s really like, you know?” My girl. She’s young but smart.
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I don’t agree that he needed to say anything since Rhianna isn’t saying anything. That said, he’s just another hit record or 2 from redemption. That’s the way it works even with famous people accused/convicted of worse.
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I am gonna disagree with the others here and say I believe that he did the interview because the public seemed to be demanding an explanation from him in an official forum. I can’t lie, I really wanted to know his side on this as well as from Rihanna (although like Larry said, people really want to her from Ri-ri more than Chris). None of us know what really happened, all we know is the outcome.
He was obviously nervous to be on Larry King simply because Larry is well known for tripping people up in interview in order to get as much information out as possible. He was sitting relaxed, but to me his eyes were scared. But we have to credit him for speaking up, what ever his reasons. He could have hid behind his moms/lawyer indefinitely…
(To be clear, I do not condone his actions. I got three sisters and plenty of aunts, cousins and close females in my life to ever respect another man that strikes a female. That loses your man card. The ninja Chris is no longer in my Ipod or Itunes, I just can’t listen to his love music without seeing homie smacking a chick now)
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I think the interview was a total waste of time. If you are not going to talk about what happended, what’s the point of doing the interview? I was more frustrated than anything else.
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I had to log off of Twitter because the commentary annoyed me. I agree with you Tiff, and Cval. Chris can’t really win for losing….should he be able to move forward with his life? absolutely. He’s 20 years old, he should not be condemned for the next 40 plus years of his life. Should he be forgiven? I really am not a loyal fan so I don’t think he needs my forgiveness personally, as long as Rihanna & his Creator forgive him, and he forgives himself that’s all that matters. However for the sake of his career, he totally needs his fans to forgive him. But will they? hmmm.
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
I actually am with you to some degree on what happened on Twitter. I had a few jokes, but some people went really really in on him (pause). I actually started feeling bad for him after about half an hour. Actually Reecie, you just reminded me of another comment I needed to make. A lengthy one that will go below in it’s own thread. Thanks for the reminder!
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Miss Jenkins Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Word. The right to forgiveness doesn’t belong to us. But for his celebrity, this would be a private matter. Not sure what he owes “us.”
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I agree with you, Rheecie.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Reecie > Rheecie
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Luvvie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I actually agree with you. Yes I was one of the roasters but I spent most of the time on his fashion choice. I for sure think folks are using CB as a scapegoat in all that is wrong about domestic violence. He is SURELY not the first celebrity to go upside the head of his girl but the treatment he’s received for it has been some of the worst I’ve seen.
All I felt like dealing with was his outfit choice. His PR team sucks.
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I think the man could have been a bit more articulate. Ehh, he could have been a lot more articulate. To some degree, I think people ODed on him on the social media sites last night. I also think people sitting at home goin’ nuts and shaking their heads with criticism were also in OD mode. As I was watching, reading, and discussing the interview, I was wondering what people expected out of a 20 year old in an unscripted interview about a topic that most dudes in his situation would never speak about on one of the biggest media stages out there.
There was no way for the man to win last night. Even if he had spoken in an articulate fashion, folks still would have went in on him and people still would have been in their living rooms shaking their heads about something. I think folks often forget that celebrities are people too. Take away the fact that he sings and dances, and he’s just a regular dude in a bad situation. It’s easy to sit, cast judgment, and hop on the opportunity to feed into negativity. Some of the stuff I read on Twitter last night had me hitting the unfollow button a few times.
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 am
yeah his speech was horrible, but I do believe it was nerves. Chris looked scary as hell. He knows whats at stake. I don’t think that makes him any less sincere, but in many instances you could tell just how young he is.
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Miss Jenkins Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
Yeah word. I had to get off Twitter last night for the same reason. People overlooked a lot about him being 20, and nervous as hell. Turn the tables and let’s see how the critics perform under the same circumstances…
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Nicki Sunshine Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
“I think the man could have been a bit more articulate.”
To his credit, he’s only a kid.
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Luvvie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
I really think Chris’ bad interview had a lot to do with the lack of preparation he received. I think I’m more upset with his PR team than I am with anybody else. In Hollywood, we’ve seen some celebrities bounce back from ridiculous ish b/c their genius PR team came w/ the FIRE crisis management. With Chris, their choices have been detrimental.
There’s a reason my blogpost today was about the interview but I barely touched the content of it. Folks definitely went in on him enough to where I didn’t have to.
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Ms. Cherry Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Chris Brown’s PR people get a MAJOR FAIL for how they have managed this crisis…
From the pictures of him out at the beach on jet ski’s the next weekend, to the naked pics of Rhianna that leaked (that were clearly sent to him at some point) to that damn bow tie.
They have done a TERRIBLE job.
We instead should have seen Chris at home w/ Mom. Chris out getting a start on his community service. Chris in a PSA about domestic violence and getting help. Chris on Oprah, not Larry King. Chris staying the Eff away from Rhianna, not in the next room. Chris on YouTube crying and eating Vasaline, not Marbury… jk!
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You know what…
I am going to No-Sign this whole “Chris Brown, a lesson in Domestic Violence” Movement.
Every account I have heard admits that she hit him first. Every account I have heard says she continuely threw a temper tantrum and SHE used violence in an arguement. Why is Chris Brown apologizing while RhiRhi is letting off swag in the new Hova video no questions asked.
I have no sympathy for male-beaters. Domestic Abuse is an issue in relationships; Violence is an issue in young relationships. Not every case of violence is abuse (although constant abuse, can lead to violence) If its such an unfair fight between a man and a woman why the hell would you raise your hand to him? I don’t pick fights with Rampage Jackson. Hiding behind societies rule of men can’t hit woman. I just feel like society is encouraging women to hit men with the way they are handling Chris Brown. We should be telling our kids to keep their hands to themselves, not teaching our boys to pull a Charles Hamilton and freestyle through the punch.
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Ms. Cherry Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I don’t think anyone is saying it’s okay for RiRi to hit Chris upside the head but seriously… what man BITES PEOPLE!?!?! (no Mike Tyson)
The police report says she got mad, wyled out a bit and started banging her fists on the dash, not at him. If she did hit him, it still doesn’t take a sleeper hold, several punches to the head, a bite to the ear and arm, multiple contusions on the legs and arms, all while driving at 100+ mph to subdue a 110lb woman.
I agree that no one should hit anyone, but it scares me when I hear little girls say “well I heard he hit her first so it’s her fault”. That man outweighs her by a hell of a lot. I feel like hitting someone is uncalled for unless you feel that you are in real physical danger. If I rush you with a stiletto, you have every right to knock my ass on the ground, but you don’t need to two piece me and then kick me while I’m down.
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If pple can continue to two step to R Kelly they can forgive chris brown. (who I believe, from the interview, is genuinely srry)
I also had to stay away from Twitter because of people calling him inarticulate. People are really quick to judge someone else. I think he did a pretty decent job. He’s a kid at least he is taking responsibility and looking for insight into his actions. That’s more than most pple would do.
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Luvvie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
“If pple can continue to two step to R Kelly they can forgive chris brown. ”
PLEASE say dat!
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the world already knew what he did. he didn’t have to go on television and talk about it. i know it’s an unpopular opinion, but i think it was brave of him to do it. i certainly wouldn’t be offering myself up to public scrutiny if i were in his place.
i think it’s past time people just let him live. even though we may know something about what happened, it’s really not our business and it’s time we all saw ourselves out of it.
after i blog about it, of course
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I think that Chris decided to do the interview both to repair his image and to take responsibility. I don’t see anything wrong with him trying to repair his image because that’s his brand buts that’s all been covered. The thing that really got me is he straight lied about the previous disputes, specifically when Larry asked about the 2 previous times and both Chris and the Lawyer responded that “No charges had ever been brought before hand”. It just won’t solve anything for him to deny things that have already came out, that’s when the blogs really start to go hard in the name of “Credibility”. I’m not judging him because I have made mistakes too. Just hope he can get the help he needs to move on with his life. As far as the questions of what happened specifically, that’s just like the sick details, we all read the police report so what more do you really need to know, I see nothing wrong with him passing on those questions.
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 am
but because he left the scene, the police report only included Rihanna’s account of what took place. I read the Skip Gates police report also but that doesn’t mean that’s what really happened. So everyone that says “we already know what happened”, do you really? there are 3 sides to every story: his side, her side, and the truth.
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I didn’t watch the interview last night b/c i wasn’t interested. I’m completely over this entire situation. There are other cases of domestic violence in our community(and among celebrities), some of which probably occured during his interview last night. I did follow twitter while I watched the US Open, and there were some harsh comments and critiques, but I don’t care about that either. I found some of the tweets hilarious, and others of them just searching for a laugh by saying something ridiculous and nonsensical.
I was never a fan of CB, but, as a young black man, I do hope and pray he is able to heal from all of this, an be better for it.
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
How was the U.S. Open btw? Worth the watch?
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
well, it’s still the early rounds, so the top players are breezing through with relative ease. Venus was pushed to 3 sets the other night…lost the first set, then preceded to spank that chick in the last 2 sets. Serena and Roger both won easily. I say you could probably wait until the later rounds to really start watching.
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CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Fingers crossed Serena brings back the cat suit in the later rounds. People really don’t appreciate those Williams Sisters.
The only thing stoping one of them from being the best of all time is the other one.
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I commend him for doing an interview. At first I was getting frustrated because he wasn’t answering ANY of the questions in relation to what exactly happened that night, but then I had to check myself. I know if I were in Rihanna’s shoes I wouldn’t want everyone knowing about what happened. At least not until I was ready to talk about it. So, in the end, I do applaud him for not exploiting the situation to try and get sympathy.
In all honesty, throughout the interview I could not stop watching his mother. You could just see the pain in her face. My heart definitely went out to her…
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Please check out Marc Lamont Hill’s piece from Metro (the free paper) that he wrote this morning. I think it captures how I was feeling through the interview. http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/09/03/03/5540-82/index.xml
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CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
peyso my nigso…
I read the article. But why is Chris a “danger to himself and his future romantic partners” and RhiRhi not?
And this whole “need more reflection time to understand what he did wrong” … wow. I grew up with domestic violence in my house. When my parents got divorced my dad magically stopped? We should stop painting people with a broad brush. If he manages to beat up the nxt one.. We can send him to the shrink.
I think we can expand the statement from “that night was a mistake in judgement” to “that relationship was a mistake in judgement.”
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Peyso Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
I think he’s not addressing the issue w/ himself. I like that he’s apologizing and taking blame for this blow up but I dont think he’s realizing that he may be a serial woman beater and should probably seek serious counseling
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
Didn’t he say he’s willing to get counseling?
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Im getting sick and tired of these holier than thou ideas for this man doing wrongs. N*ggas really cant win. He speaks up about it “well he had to”. Hes articulate ppl will say “he was coached” He speaks like a 3rd grader ppl say “he shouldve been coach”
Yes his interview skills sucked, but how many of us at 20 years old could do a job interview at mickey dees, let alone National TV and pull it off flawlessly. Some of us cant do it even NOW!
At what point do we say “hes asking for forgvieness, hes doing the right thing, let him live” A lot of yall woman roastin cb WILLINGLY took Kels back when he was FCUKING little girls and peeing on them!
We all have been in a position where we did something wrong and asked to be absolved. We had ppl discredit us, not believe, and give us a hard time. Whats different here?
Think about an Ex you have that did you wrong. What did you think when they came to you to ask for forgiveness? What about if YOU were the culprit? People are so judgemental and then want preferential treatment when its their ass in Breezys place.
I dont condone shyt, but lets stop putting holes in this glass house PLEASE, tease him, his bowtie, and his fashion sense and interview skills. Its funny. Dont call a man ingenuine when he really didnt have to do all of this.
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:12 am
I’m actually going to have to co-sign this.
We all know what he did was wrong and if you don’t like him anymore, that’s cool. Don’t buy his ish, but ridiculing him at every turn ain’t gon’ get it, either.
Bringing up R.Kelly also makes me wonder…
So… black folks condone sex with a minor (if there was reason to believe she wasn’t a minor, even though we know you’ve done this before and since) but we HATE YOUR GUTS if you hit a female?
What cracks me up are the references to “forgiveness.” The only people CB needs forgiveness from are Rhianna, and the other females in his life (e.g. his mama and aunts…) all us folks on the outside of his life need to take a chill pill and sat down. He doesn’t owe us anything.
Now, because he wants to sell some albums the next time he makes a go at it, sure, he should do some PR recovery, but waiting on our “forgiveness”? What’d he do to us?
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Sex with a minor is a completely different animal. Hmm…you may be on to something…
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:23 am
**copyrights post**
lol
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Slim Jackson Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Nah homie, I got this one.lol. Stay away.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
lmaoooooo its a dirty game mannnn
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
personally, i don’t support R. Kelly, and I didn’t see the tape. however, i think the same people who supported R. Kelly are some of the same who are supporting Chris Brown. Not all, but definitely some. The people saying that Rihanna hit him first and it’s her fault, probably also said that the little girl knew what she was doing, etc.
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
You’re probably right about the people supporting CB probably supporting Kelz.
At the same time, the overwhelming tone towards R.Kelly was support while the overwhelming tone towards CB has been… well… not support.
Meanwhile. R.Kelly hasn’t done anything but deny that anything he did was wrong. Hasn’t said “ok, she was young, I should’ve been more careful (by, step 1, not cheating on my wife) and made sure and I apologize for how this has effected her life…” or something like that. No, this dude just asks Toure to define “teenager.” We still support him, but we want CB to ask for forgiveness from US.*
*We/us is used loosely.
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
I agree. The black community, the hip-hop community, and society at large did not come down as hard on R.Kelly as they have on C.Brown. It’s like, everyone believes hitting a woman is wrong, but having sex with a minor…it’s not that bad? SMH. I think it mostly has to do with the fact that CB was supposed to be a good guy, and he dashed everyone’s expectations of him.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
So this one incident makes him a bad guy?
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
some people believe he is a bad guy, while others see him as a good guy who did something wrong. and hasn’t there been more than just this one incident? I think there is a history of Chrihanna fights, probably more than what has been reported.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
So if theres been incidencies with both involved (they say she initiated some of those) then wouldnt she be a “bad person” too?
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
obviously, some people think she is just as culpable or “bad” b/c she hit him (at least that’s what they say). when this story first came out, people were already saying she was the “crazy carribbean chick”, and that she hit him or did something to him to make him do this to her. to some people, she was a “bad person” who forced CB to be a “bad person”.
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
CB/Rihanna shit is bigger than R. Kelly because they are BOTH pop stars and because Rihanna was the victim. TRUST me, that’s why folks are being harder on him. if she was a random nobody knew, it wouldn’t be like this….
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
i agree with that assessment. likewise, if R. Kelly had been with one of Rev. Run’s daughters when they were younger, Kelz would have been done….
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Reecie Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
it would’ve been some smoke in the city, for sure!
he was “married” to Aaliyah and nobody had a problem with that though…
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
i was 12 or 13 when I first heard about that, and at the time, I just knew it couldn’t be true. All I could think was why would a girl near my age marry an old man…yuck. of course, he wasn’t that old, but to me, he was really old, and it gave me the creeps to even think about it.
CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 am
I support Chris Brown b/c I believe there is a double standard.
I support Kelz b/c I honestly didn’t think they had the legal evidence to put him away without a victim (but than Kelz got pepper sprayed by TahTah and I was in the crowd that night and I completely switched sides)
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CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:13 am
Co-Sign.
People love to judge… let the lens be on them, they wouldn’t know how to move.
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deN.I.A.l is not a river in Egypt Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:19 am
everybody loves to judge…it’s what people do. including the people who complain about people who judge.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
So whats the difference between judgement and opinion? This sounds like my hating post redux lol
Which reminds me… Tiff/Seattle/Slim Im ready for my next feature. lol
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
I think the difference is intent.
As a result, sometimes you can pass judgement off under the guise of opinion, but often it’s clear what your intentions are.
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Miss Jenkins Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
R Kelly is #1 on my “This Dude Disgusts Me” list. No forgiveness from me.
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CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
question?
Was it the water sports that made you hate him?
Or the fact that you are too old for him once you turned 17?
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I can’t reply to my own thread because of some weird error (blame Blackberry).
But my point was, The facts are: He commited domestic violence, he admitted guilt, he accepted his punishment. Why do we deserve to know anything else, I could understand if he plead not guilty, then I would definely want to know more. But we shouldn’t get hung up on the details or the “truth”. He’s clearly trying to do damage control not just for himself but for her, they didn’t once make any negative comments about her, he never tried to deflect the blame from himself (I am not saying she could have done anything specific to deserve this).I think he is handling this the best way possible, don’t think I could have handled that interview any better than he did.
Also about his speech, I think it was very clear that he wasn’t a very educated guy, he had a hard time verbalizing his thoughts, but this is something I’ve noticed with a lot of celebrities who become famous and put education on the back burner, that was just sad, I couldn’t make fun of it.
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Streetztalk Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
THIS!!!!
THANK YOU RENEE
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ASmith Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
As one of my professors used to say…
“Azactly…”
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He’ll be ok. He just gotta follow the R. Kelly blueprint: Keep making fire albums, drop some gospel ish, and get his happy people/I believe I can fly game correct. Then he gotta get on his Oprah game and start givin away mad loot (other than the loot he’s givin his esquires) to keep the IRS off his ass. And if Rihanna pulls a Whitney, he’s golden.
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CHeeKZ Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Kelz hasn’t been the same since Happy People. TP-3 was terrible even though people got fooled into supporting that Trapped in the Closet crap.
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Here’s the thing with me. I wasn’t even that interested in the Chris Brown/Larry King interview. Honestly, the only reason I watched was because I knew it’d make for a great blog roast after.
So when I wrote my blog today about it, I stuck to talking about his outfit, which I think made him look like Papa Smurf & Louis Farrakhan’s love child.
The interview was boring and uneventful. He said what he had to say and dodged questions blah blah blah.
I’m not a CB stan but I do enjoy some of his music. Am I going out to buy his newest CD? Prolly not. But I surely will still listen to his music. iJam to “Forever”. If we ALL wanna stand on our soapbox then let’s go burn all our R. Kelly CDs and cuss everytime we hear an Al Green song too.
I’m ready to move on from this scarlet letter on his head b/c Hollywood is mad hypocritical. If you put that “A” on his chest, then stamp everyone else too. Till then…
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Its never right to hit a woman..but i have dated plenty carribean women to know they will take you there. lol. Even still the kid mad a mistake, like we all do in life. I’m sure many of us have, the only problem we aren’t in the limelight. We feel that because we put some of those people there they have to be perfect. That sad part is that on twitter, and it was us minorties going in on him the most.
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I did not watch the interview.
Maybe its because I have cop parents or that I have been certified in how to handle a domestic violence situation or even that Rihanna annoys me a bit, but when I first heard what happend, I blamed Rih.
When I then heard last week, that this was the 3rd time that he blew up on her, it occured to me that lil Dude has an Anger Management issue if he isn’t bipolar.
But at the end of the day, I never liked Chris Brown for being a model citizen or a snappy dresser. I liked him because his music entertains me and he can gyrate on a spinning disc floating above his fans while saying that he wants to “Take Me Down”…
Why is he apologizing and doing interviews? BECAUSE THIS ORDEAL HAS DESTROYED HIS LIFE!!!
Are we not paying attention to the fact that he has lost his endorsements, he has been shut out of performing at concerts and most artists won’t associate with him. The boy obviously ain’t the brightest crayon in the box, so … he needs to sing and dance.
I feel that what he or anyone else does in his personal life is up to him and the law. If you beat up your S.O. are you going to lose your job? Probably not.
So, should CB be able to go back to work and move on with his life?
H3LL emphatically YES.
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Why is he apologizing and doing interviews? BECAUSE THIS ORDEAL HAS DESTROYED HIS LIFE!!!
Are we not paying attention to the fact that he has lost his endorsements, he has been shut out of performing at concerts and most artists won’t associate with him. The boy obviously ain’t the brightest crayon in the box, so … he needs to sing and dance.
I feel that what he or anyone else does in his personal life is up to him and the law. If you beat up your S.O. are you going to lose your job? Probably not.
So, should CB be able to go back to work and move on with his life?
H3LL emphatically YES.
Nods head.
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