Monday, February 23, 2009
Abusive Relationships
We all know, due to the fast-paced circulation of the media, about the recent situation between celebrity Couple Chris Brown and Rihanna. What are your opinions about the situation? Do you know of or have compiled a different version of the story?
Many have said that Chris Brown was bound to be abusive due to events of his childhood (interview with tyra banks one year ago), what do you have to say about this? What are your opinion towards abusive relationships? How should one handle being an abusive relationship? If you knew of someone, a friend, a family member, whoever, who was involved in such a relationship, either as the abuser or the abusee, what would you do?
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Abuse can't be acceptable, under any circumstance. I can understand the psychology behind an abused childhood, and how that'll definitely mess you up for life, but part of the challenge of becoming a decent human being is dealing with that past and growing from it. I think that people who were abused should know, without a doubt, the pain that causes and should never wish it upon anyone else. The abuser deserves help, but not sympathy. That seems harsh reading it, but I'm pretty confident that it's my stance.
ReplyDeleteI think the expectation of his abusive behavior is ludicrous and dumb. I'm sorry. If I saw my mom getting beat, I guarantee I would not mimic that behavior. Mimicry is a form of admiration and praise. If you justify his behavior, you justify the idea that he agreed with his mom being abused.
ReplyDeleteOn a last note, does anyone find Tyra Banks a little bit fake due to the fact that she tries WAY too hard to sympathize and empathize with her interviewees?
Abusive relationships are sometimes hard to deal with, I have a few battered women in my family. However, there were stories about physical activity between Chris Brown and Rhianna before this big accident. So I feel that an abused person should report the abuse when it first happens, instead of repressing it, thinking and hoping that it will never happen again. Therefore, if he had hit her before, if she would have reported it, maybe there wouldn't have been another time.
ReplyDeletei think its really interesting about how Chris Brown mentions he watched his mom get abused and that he would never do that to another woman. Sad but this can sometimes be a cycle that is hard to break. hopefully he will get the help he needs and move on. He is young and has his whole life ahead of him.
ReplyDeleteI look at the Chris Brown-Rihanna situation as rather unfortunate and it has changed the opinion that I have of him. Even with an abusive past, to me that does not justify assault on another person, let alone that of a woman. Though people joke about the situation, abusive relationships are real and are widespread throughout America and that of the world. I really do not not like hearing about abusive relationships but I feel that they should be contended even in a passive manner. Though Chris Brown may have been abused when younger, there have been people who have endured the same treatment or even far worse and through either prayer, meditation, or his or her own self-will, the individual continued to live. If I had a friend in an abusive relationship, I would persistently speak with him or her to get out of the situation.
ReplyDeleteI think your blog does a good job explaining what happen between Chris Brown and rhianna by the way of visual media. I think that your blog engages the user very well and is very creative
ReplyDeleteits interesting to me that the third shows him speaking about how he would not put a woman through the same thing. The problem with this story is that we as the public may never know the true story but immediate family does. The fact that the story is heard from more than secondary sources means people add thier won spice to the story. It's difficult to determine whether he actually hit her or didn't and what the circumstances behind being hit were. I feel if she initiated a physical confrontation and then her retaliated he should not be punished because like any other human being you are acting in self defense. As women we want equality but when situations of equality arise "an eye for an eye" we tend to want special treatment.
ReplyDeleteCheck it out, everyone has an opinion on the recent story, including 50 cent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFIO7KhO4U
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how, once you see the evidence of something, your opinion can change 180 degrees!
Thanx Rashard! Preciate it
ReplyDeleteI checked out the video masonette, and it really surprised me how serious 50 cent was about the situation but he made a valid point...there's another video referring to jayZ's comments on the situation and his reaction as well
Here the link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFH8SYLgtC0
In the article "A Global Sense of Place" by Dorian Massey, on page 2 the author writes, "Survey after survey has shown how women's mobility for instance is restricted-in a thousand different different ways, from physical violence to being ogled at or made to feel quite simply "out of place"- not by capital but by men." I feel this quote further goes to show that physical abuse between men and women continue to exist, not only in thier intimate relationships but in all aspects of life, including the workforce. Although men can be victims of violence, it shocks me to read that surveys have shown that women are victimized the most not only in thier homes but at thier jobs as well. Pretty much, men have found ways to not only physically abuse women whom they share an intimate relationship within the home, but also inflict pain on their fellow co-workers on the job. This violence causes some women to feel inferior to men, which takes away from their ambition, motivation, and determination to climb the social ladder and break thru the glass ceilng. A person outside looking in would think it is unequal pay or capital that causes women to feel "out of place" however it is the abuse and violence inflicted by the men themselves within the workforce causing this feeling of discomfort. Without comfort, a person's mobility is limited.
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