chris brown. rihanna. shit.

so let's get this straight:

chris brown's adolescent punk ass beats on his girlfriend rihanna - beats the SHIT out of her - and then she takes him back.

what.the.fuck.

?

i hate to say it but i think the trauma she suffered to her head has affected her decision-making abilities dramatically.

look, i can comprehend that most abused women take their abusers back after the bruises and dignity have healed.  i can't accept it, but i can comprehend it.  of course they're in a warped state of mind, and of course the prospect of leaving the abuser can seem more threatening than the risk of death at his hands, but it seems uncanny to me that a nation of people pleading for rihanna to leave chris brown won't sway her decision.

she has a responsibility to herself.

and, importantly, a responsibility to the little girls who look up to her.

what happens when some other young, naive girl is faced with such a dilemma and has no example to follow but that of rihanna's because that's all she knows?  what happens when an opportunity for that little girl to become empowered turns into her being overpowered by shame, fear, and isolation caused by her abuser again and again?  all the "sorry's" in the world can't erase the physical, psychological, and emotional damage she'll suffer, no matter how young and "misguided" her abuser.

as far as i'm concerned, there is NO EXCUSE for domestic abuse, emotional or physical.

and chris brown, though a product of unfortunate circumstances, is absolutely not exempt from the punishment he deserves as an abuser.  radio stations have boycotted his music, he's "backed out" of the nickelodeon teen choice awards and his place in the music industry has been dramatically compromised.  frankly, his record label would be smart to drop him.  but they probably won't - he's a money-maker.  and that's fucking sick and sad, but it's the horrible truth.

and to ice the proverbial cake, they've just recorded a duet together.  how precious.

barf.  seriously.  i mean, way to send mixed fucking messages to your public, guys.  i know chris is trying his darnest to cover his girl-beating ass, and rihanna probably feels guilty for all the trouble her poor baby is in, but what the hell?  it's disgusting and infuriating and it almost makes me want to smack the poor girl upside the head to try to knock some sense back into her, because i'm sort of wondering if she's just lost her mind at this point.

he's a CRIMINAL, rihanna.  the "umbrella/cinderella remix" days are long, long gone.  and you need to get yo' ass out of his life before his balls drop, his voice changes, and he really decides to beat on you.  because next time, you won't make it out alive.

and we all know jay-z is hankerin' to blow that punk ass bitch out of the water.

just give him a reason.