Rihanna backlash should focus on Chris Brown

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Editor's note: Lyndal Khaw is an assistant professor of family and child studies at Montclair State University.

(CNN) -- On the eve of the Grammys in 2009, when news surfaced that singer Chris Brown assaulted his girlfriend, Rihanna, the cruel reality of violence against women came to the forefront. Police reports, narrative accounts and photographs told a chilling tale of what happened that night.

In the ensuing months, Rihanna's responses to the violence she received faced public scrutiny. Everyone hoped that she would do what most of us believed was the right thing to do: Leave the relationship. When she did eventually leave, there was a collective admiration for her ability to move on, which sent a clear message that violence against women is wrong. She was lauded as a role model to women and young girls, and became a celebrity symbol of strength and survivorship.

Fast-forward to today.

Rihanna is collaborating with Brown again.

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I think this is a terrific Op/Ed. I actually didn't speak to one of my best friends for most of this week because she told me, "Rihanna deserves whatever she gets know." I was beyond pissed at her. This is a pretty liberal, educated woman witrh incredible compassion for all living things. But yet, it was Rihanna's fault for being a textbook abusee. It wasn't Brown's fault for literally almost killing her and strangling her AND BITING HER FACE SEVERAL TIMES. Nope, it's her fault somehow.

I would like to note that TMZ and Celebitchy both had stories several months ago that relatives (aunts and cousins) of Rihanna back in Barbados were urging her to get back with Brown again.

In between that and Brown's LAUDING and showcasing at the Grammy's, no wonder Rihanna is exhibiting battered woman's syndrome.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/24/opinion/khaw-rihanna-abuse/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9

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1. Chris Brown's latest criminal escapade -- notice he never threatens men

Because he knows they could/would beat his a@@.

This is a celeb gossip site a friend loves, but the comments often are interesting.

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"OK, there’s a lot of crap that goes along with this story, so I’ll be covering it in convenient bullet points, hopefully in chronological order. The basic gist is that Chris Brown, who is still legally “on probation” from his plea of felony battery on Rihanna, is now being accused of stealing a woman’s phone. He allegedly stole the phone from a stranger after she snapped a few photos of him in Miami. Here’s what went down:

*The Florida State’s Attorney’s office began an investigation into Chris when a woman filed a police report claiming that Chris stole her cell phone. A spokesperson for the Miami Police Department released this statement: “An incident report was filed against Mr. Brown, and the Florida State Attorney’s Office will be issuing a warrant for his arrest this afternoon, I can’t tell you what time, but it will be today.” (That was yesterday.)

*The accuser’s name is Chrital Spann. She claims that she snapped a few photos of Chris as he sat in a Bentley outside of a nightclub in Miami, and when Chris saw her, “Brown allegedly snatched the phone” and he told Spann, “Bi*ch, you ain’t giving this to no website.”

*After the initial reports of an arrest warrant being issued, a spokesperson for the Florida State’s Attorney’s Office told Radar that the matter is still being investigated."

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http://www.celebitchy.com/210833/chris_brown_stole_a_strangers_phone_now_faces_possible_arrest_in_florida/