Chris Brown insults violence victims
The support Chris Brown received for his Grammy Awards performance is shocking, and it terrifies me that so many were so willing to give that support.
In 2009, photos were released of Rihanna’s face after Brown had beaten, bitten and choked her on the eve of that year’s Grammy Awards. It was horrifying, seeing how swollen and almost unrecognizable her beautiful features were. She went to the police, and eventually Chris Brown pleaded guilty and was sentenced with felony assault. His punishment was nothing more than probation and community service.
Sunday night he was welcomed back to the Grammys as if he had been out for something that wasn’t his fault. Everyone clapped and cheered. Nobody cares anymore about what he did.
We live in a country that sweeps domestic violence under the rug. Maybe if we don’t talk about it, it won’t exist. But it does. The message that we are sending out to all of America is that we don’t care about domestic violence victims. We’ve accepted it as mainstream and normal.
We’re approaching this the wrong way, America. Why are we welcoming Chris Brown back to the stage? Why are his records selling so well? All we’re doing is telling the Chris Browns of the world that it is acceptable to do this — and telling the Rihannas of the world that their plight is no big deal.
Someone needs to talk about it, though. We all need to have this conversation. Domestic violence is not OK, and neither is supporting Chris Brown.