I have written several times before about my disappointment in some of the stupid thing Whoopi Goldberg has said since her decision a few years ago to join The View. At one time the woman would have been on the top of my list of most respected actress's, she has since then taken a nose dive to pretty near the bottom.
Whoopi speaks a lot about racism on The View, yet seems oblivious to her own prejudices which she spews so self-righteously. Goldberg's targets are usually women, and often can barely contain her disdain for their behavior. Again yesterday she argued emphatically that no one really knows what happened between Rihanna and Chris Brown (though the reports are out there) and again Goldberg more than implied somehow Rihanna was somehow responsible for being beaten. Goldberg seems to be completely ignorant to the fact that even if, as she is implying, Rihanna was a royal bitch, taunting, egging him on, it still in no way excuses or justifies his actions.
I actually don't mind that Chris Brown was on the Grammy's or that he getting a second chance, everyone deserves one. What bothers me are those, like Goldberg, and all those who stood up and cheered after his performance last week, who somehow feel the need to defend and treat him as if somehow he was the victim of something, he was not.
I am not quite sure how they processed it, but millions of young victims of abuse, and millions of young abusers.... all took notice.
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No one really does know what happened
I've heard from pretty good sources that she gave him a STD
He found out in the car
I'm sure if that happened to any one of us, we would not be giving that person a peck on the cheek
STD, box of candy, no one deserves to be beaten, period.
Scream at them, hate them, leave them but don't beat someone, especially when they are smaller and so obviously physically weaker.
Rhianna seems to have gotten over it. It's time for everyone else to do the same. Everyone has done things in their life that they aren't proud of but that doesn't mean we have to kick them for the rest of their lives and not let them continue in their career. Chris Brown put out an amazing album and is obviously very talented. People were cheering after his performance because it was a pretty cool performance. Should they have booed afterwards? That would have been tacky and mean spirited. Miranda Lambert and her crusade against Chris Brown is a few years too late. For those who still want to punish Chris Brown by trying to keep him a social outcast I want to ask the question, how long is enough for you? Would you be happy if he was shunned for the rest of his life or is 10, 20, 30, or 40 years enough?
-Chris
Why do you keep stereotyping the gay community with this fixation on celebrities?
Fixation?
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Thumbs down to you bud. She basically said what happened between the two of them was between the two of them. Would you be so emphatic is the woman weren't a celebrity. If the answer is no then you have proven her point. Ask yourself is you are advocating for victims of all forms of abuse and violence vs fixating on celebrity.
Her celebrity status has little to nothing to do with my feelings.
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