Domestic violence, and all violence against women is abominable. No true man ever has a need of placing his hands on a woman. It is a sign of cowardice and inferiority, in my opinion.
Domestic violence, and any violence against women, is inexcusable. This is not love. It is not an accident. It is not something that is the blame of anyone except the child that wants to be viewed as a man. No woman should ever have to expereince this.
If there is anything that the Chris Brown / Rihanna case can do, it is to make it clear that ANY woman can be a victim of such abuse. It makes clear that neither money nor fame make a man, and violence even less so. Real men do not need money, fame, violence to be strong or respected. Real men do not abuse women, but instead defend them from what I feel are worse criminals than almost any other, those that hurt women.
If you are a woman, if you are the victim of domestic abuse, or any violent crime, get help. Go to the authorities. It's not something to hide. Rihanna has taken action, and her fame makes this a spotlight that few could imagine. Yet the more important thing is her life and ability to live without such abuse. She made a brave choice, and so can you.
There is help out there. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (www.ndvh.com) at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) is available 24/7, every day of the year. And they speak 170 languages. All calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline are anonymous and confidential.
Beyond this I will not discuss the case, as I feel to do so would be exploitative.
2 comments:
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jordan Says:
February 21st, 2009 at 5:18 pm e
hello i am not a woman i am a little girl who hates those kind of things and i think about when i grow up im scared just because of chris brown i lovedddd his music but now ill never listen to it again im happy im not related to him uz he is a dumb fat butt dude who knows nothing about taking care of woman and rihanna doesnt deserve him shes much better than that and if rihanna gets back with him ill call her stupid even though i feel really bad for her the police shouldve never let him out of jail he is the worst criminal.
Fabbi,
I am unable to allow your comment to appear based on the following reasons:
You accuse several people of abuse and violence that you are not a witness to, nor have charges been brought against.
You have no actual proof of the allegations you claim to have observed, and make 3rd hand ascertions.
You then go on to denounce another group of performers that seem to have no direct tie to the initial allegation you claim.
While I enjoy hearing comments and promoting the well-being of all people, I will not subject my Company nor my blogs to lawsuits or flame wars based in he-said she-said.
I will not allow unsubstantiated conjecture and accusations of crimes of individuals with no proof or factual basis.
Like in my post here, Chris Brown had already admitted wrong, and multiple sources had confirmed some degree of the event.
I will not abide abuse of women, but at the same time I will not abide the use of my blogs as a means of random attacks.
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