2009-02-11, 10:17 PM
Chris Brown vs. Rihanna
So I was walking through Henesys ingame the other day when I overheard two nubs talking about this incident.
"OMG DID YOU HEAR ABOUT RIHANNA?"
"YAYA OMG CHRIS BROWN BEAT HER UP MAN"
"i wonder what she did to make him beat her up"
"I HEARD SHE GAVE HIM HERPES"
I didn't think it was true myself (and apparently the herpes thing is just an unfounded rumor going around) but after reading a few articles online, what astonished me is how some people are responding. In particular, some people are saying that Rihanna must have done something or said something to deserve what happened.
Now obviously I do not have the entire story, because I wasn't there to witness what happened, but in my opinion, even if Rihanna did give Chris Brown herpes or whatever, that does not justify giving her a black eye and a split lip. In my mind, there are very, very few instances where it is "acceptable" for a man to hit a woman with his fists. Giving him herpes is not one of them.
Maybe I'm old-fashioned and sexist that way, but I don't think there is anything a woman could say to a man that would warrant him laying his hands on her. And maybe I'm extremely biased because my own father used to physically abuse my mother when I was younger, but there is nothing that Chris Brown can do or say to redeem himself in my eyes.
I know that my own experiences color the way I view this issue, so I am interested to hear what the rest of Southperry thinks. When is it okay for a man to hit a woman? Should men and women be treated equally in every respect, including this one? Does a woman who gives a man an STD deserve to be beaten? Should a woman watch what she says, and should a man be the one to "keep her in check?"
So I was walking through Henesys ingame the other day when I overheard two nubs talking about this incident.
"OMG DID YOU HEAR ABOUT RIHANNA?"
"YAYA OMG CHRIS BROWN BEAT HER UP MAN"
"i wonder what she did to make him beat her up"
"I HEARD SHE GAVE HIM HERPES"
I didn't think it was true myself (and apparently the herpes thing is just an unfounded rumor going around) but after reading a few articles online, what astonished me is how some people are responding. In particular, some people are saying that Rihanna must have done something or said something to deserve what happened.
Now obviously I do not have the entire story, because I wasn't there to witness what happened, but in my opinion, even if Rihanna did give Chris Brown herpes or whatever, that does not justify giving her a black eye and a split lip. In my mind, there are very, very few instances where it is "acceptable" for a man to hit a woman with his fists. Giving him herpes is not one of them.
Maybe I'm old-fashioned and sexist that way, but I don't think there is anything a woman could say to a man that would warrant him laying his hands on her. And maybe I'm extremely biased because my own father used to physically abuse my mother when I was younger, but there is nothing that Chris Brown can do or say to redeem himself in my eyes.
I know that my own experiences color the way I view this issue, so I am interested to hear what the rest of Southperry thinks. When is it okay for a man to hit a woman? Should men and women be treated equally in every respect, including this one? Does a woman who gives a man an STD deserve to be beaten? Should a woman watch what she says, and should a man be the one to "keep her in check?"