I’m kinda over the CB/Rihanna case but this article I read kinda rubbed me the wrong way.
[via fox news]
“Rihanna is a role model for young people. She gave this statement to the police. Pictures of her bruised and bloodied have been widely disseminated. If she doesn’t testify against Brown, put him in jail, and show a sense of self-respect, then she deserves to lose her career and the power that comes with it. For her own sake, and for the millions of girls who look up to her, this is a pivotal moment.”
Please shut the fuck up. “show a sense of self respect” “deserves to lose her career”. ORLY.
You know what you tell your kid?
Hi kid. This is a real life situation and people are reacting in real ways. I know sometimes stars may seem invincible or have the solutions to everything but they don’t. Rihanna is making this choice on her own. She doesn’t have to leave him or stay with him for OUR sakes. This is personal. If she leaves him because of public pressure all she’s gonna do is secretly want to go back to him. Let her work through this on her own. Sometimes role models make fucked up decisions and that is what makes them real people. Real people make fucked up decisions. Your role models are real. What you can do is take this as another example of decision making. I don’t think that just cuz she went back to CB that you’re going to want to go get beat and go back to the abuser. Because you’re my kid and I know you’re not a retard cuz I would have aborted you.
