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First things I thought when I heard the story.
Still doesn't make any of it better, righter, less depressing though!
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@HanaMaru: True, but she would still be more of today's size 6 or maybe an 8, depending on her weight at the time.
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02/10/09
I cannot get over Perez saying something... meaningful.
Entirely unrelated, but I will take a page from the KISS guys book and henceforth refer to my offspring as ShortAuthorGirlStarChild. Okay, no I won't, but that is strange and sweet.
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She was beaten. Her trust in Brown was broken perhaps extending to all men, too. Her private life is being displayed for everyone to see. Sex tapes, divorces, affairs are fine but this is not. Why can't people leave things of this caliber for the persons involved to deal with?
I kind of feel bad for Chris, too, in a way. He just about ruined his career because of a lack of self-control. He's fucking screwed.
02/10/09
Thank you for saying this, Kanye. Also, I secretly like some of your music. Never tell a soul.
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if Rihanna did attack and hit Chris - she should be ashamed and Chris should be ashamed that he retaliated
they should both be ashamed for resorting to violence
they both need anger management in addition to whatever other legal decisions are made during the court case
period
02/10/09
Period.
02/10/09
My point was that if they were, indeed, both violent - they were (are) both wrong. see the word "if" and look it up.
I wanted to comment on the story because having been both a violent offender ( I assaulted an x boyfriend) as well as having been abused I think it very important to remember that VIOLENCE is never an *option.
This should be part of the ongoing discussion surrounding this particular case and it is a discussion that can be had without knowing the details of the events which transpire.
option: *unless it is a situation where you fight your way out of being raped or something similar
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I took this recent post as an opportunity to remind people that regardless of who hit whom - what is relevant here is that violence is not an option.
There are people justifying the altercation when there is no justification - violence is violence
Just because you both missed my point doesn't meant that the discussion about violence NEVER being an option isn't a valid discussion point prior to and up until all details of the incident are released - there has been no question that violence was involved - it is just the by whom, the severity and why that is left for clarification.
When this story first broke I said "wait until the facts come out" because people were laying claims to things that weren't even being posted by reputable news channels (are there any left?)
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They're grown but they're barely past college age and young folks full of ego and passion will tousle from time to time. The difference between that and criminal battery should hopefully be clear based on her injuries. Strength and size do matter, but gender is irrelevant.
02/11/09
Also, I wasn't stating nor implying that there is NO difference between a push / shove and a punch though, in reality the impetus (anger) is the same regardless of the outcome.
I feel the same way about a violence by a woman as I do about a violence by a man. A woman doesn't get a "free pass" to hit a man just because she may not be considered "as strong" - it is not acceptable by either gender and that was my ultimate point (though, shit, it took me long enough to communicate that clearly!)
I'm not here to argue the obvious difference between verbal abuse, pushing / shoving, a beating, rape, nor homicide - those differences are apparent
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And yes, we only have top 40 and easy rock stations where I live. It's horrible. And the signal for NPR sucks.
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Hmmm, I wonder if this excuse will work at my job? I want time off to concentrate on a love affair. Also on parties, vodka shots, sleep, and that stack of Netflix DVDs on my TV set.
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But the 'tolerating' a Yankee plot is stupid, because Florida does rely on tourism for money, so most people there do not act like rednecks and say "Git off muh land!" So yes, that is stupid.
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