Thursday, April 2, 2009

Domestic Violence: Rihanna and Chris Brown


Unless you've been living under a rock, I'm sure you're aware of the incident involving Rihanna and Chris Brown.

One minute they were both scheduled to perform at the Grammys and the next minute we start hearing about how he assaulted her so badly that she ended up at the hospital and police are probably able to charge Chris Brown with assault with or without Rihanna's testimony.

As more and more details unfolded, something equally as sinister came along with it: the news that many teenagers believe Rihanna is to blame for the assault. WHAT?! When is domestic violence EVER justified? How could anyone be on Chris Brown's side?

Please share your thoughts on this important issue. Like the teenagers in this article, are you or is anyone you know desensitized to the brutality and unwarranted nature of domestic violence?

On a related and quite timely note, here's a British commercial starring Keira Knightley: