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		<title>By: Vee</title>
		<link>http://www.thecynicalones.com/2009/11/09/i-couldnt-resist/comment-page-1/#comment-9216</link>
		<dc:creator>Vee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry for the rambling comment, it&#039;s late but I felt compelled to write it... Hope it makes sense somehow.</description>
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		<title>By: Vee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ratchet, the thing is, he could&#039;ve easily stopped the car and restrained her. That&#039;s what good men do when faced with an enraged woman: they hold them down until the situation is over. Chris Brown hit her head and with worse luck could have fractured her skull, taken her eyesight, or worse. What men experiencing domestic violence should do is exactly what women should do: get the hell out. If you stay and you get beat, you can&#039;t use that as an excuse to hit back. You knew it was going to happen, so you were equally to blame. Any sane man knows that if he hits her in the head once, she could fracture her skull, even lose her eyesight if things get unlucky. If she hits you once, you&#039;ll probably be shaken up but physically fine. 

There are situations where a large woman attacks a smaller man, and in those cases the man&#039;s injuries are worse, and he should be able to report them to the police without being ridiculed, as men often are. However, that wasn&#039;t the case here. If she did hit him, it didn&#039;t cause great pain; not enough to warrant such a crazed attack. 

Imagine your sister coming home badly bruised, without clothes, because her maniac husband got angry with her and she had to run away from home, and telling you &quot;but it was my fault, I wouldn&#039;t stop yelling at him and I hit him too&quot;. Would you be like &quot;oh you hit him? Well then it was definitely ok for him to kick your ass&quot;. NO. RESTRAIN if you must, but never hit a woman.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ratchet, the thing is, he could&#8217;ve easily stopped the car and restrained her. That&#8217;s what good men do when faced with an enraged woman: they hold them down until the situation is over. Chris Brown hit her head and with worse luck could have fractured her skull, taken her eyesight, or worse. What men experiencing domestic violence should do is exactly what women should do: get the hell out. If you stay and you get beat, you can&#8217;t use that as an excuse to hit back. You knew it was going to happen, so you were equally to blame. Any sane man knows that if he hits her in the head once, she could fracture her skull, even lose her eyesight if things get unlucky. If she hits you once, you&#8217;ll probably be shaken up but physically fine. </p>
<p>There are situations where a large woman attacks a smaller man, and in those cases the man&#8217;s injuries are worse, and he should be able to report them to the police without being ridiculed, as men often are. However, that wasn&#8217;t the case here. If she did hit him, it didn&#8217;t cause great pain; not enough to warrant such a crazed attack. </p>
<p>Imagine your sister coming home badly bruised, without clothes, because her maniac husband got angry with her and she had to run away from home, and telling you &#8220;but it was my fault, I wouldn&#8217;t stop yelling at him and I hit him too&#8221;. Would you be like &#8220;oh you hit him? Well then it was definitely ok for him to kick your ass&#8221;. NO. RESTRAIN if you must, but never hit a woman.</p>
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		<title>By: Ratchet</title>
		<link>http://www.thecynicalones.com/2009/11/09/i-couldnt-resist/comment-page-1/#comment-5486</link>
		<dc:creator>Ratchet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m late but I simply want to comment on this...

I thought she was lying.
I was looking straight at her, and I thought she was lying. So little was believable about her... her eyes, her body language, the way her words came out. Not to mention the way she kept contradicting herself (the whole &quot;pushing into a wall&quot; thing was sadly, unintentionally hilarious).
Based on that, the fact that Chris seems to dodge right around what actually happened and every aspect of it, the family member of Chris who called into a radio station a day or so after the incident saying &quot;a person can only take so much&quot;, and the fact that I simply don&#039;t believe that he went THAT hard on her just because she was yelling (and that he would randomly bite her fingers - that screamed &quot;hitting in the mouth&quot; to me) I think that something more went on than what she said.
If this is the case, I believe that it is disgusting to possibly throw this boy&#039;s career under the bus just to sell that album (cause that&#039;s all I really see her doing). I also think it&#039;s disrespectful to all domestic violence victims to lie about the situation and pretend one is speaking up for them for purely personal gain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m late but I simply want to comment on this&#8230;</p>
<p>I thought she was lying.<br />
I was looking straight at her, and I thought she was lying. So little was believable about her&#8230; her eyes, her body language, the way her words came out. Not to mention the way she kept contradicting herself (the whole &#8220;pushing into a wall&#8221; thing was sadly, unintentionally hilarious).<br />
Based on that, the fact that Chris seems to dodge right around what actually happened and every aspect of it, the family member of Chris who called into a radio station a day or so after the incident saying &#8220;a person can only take so much&#8221;, and the fact that I simply don&#8217;t believe that he went THAT hard on her just because she was yelling (and that he would randomly bite her fingers &#8211; that screamed &#8220;hitting in the mouth&#8221; to me) I think that something more went on than what she said.<br />
If this is the case, I believe that it is disgusting to possibly throw this boy&#8217;s career under the bus just to sell that album (cause that&#8217;s all I really see her doing). I also think it&#8217;s disrespectful to all domestic violence victims to lie about the situation and pretend one is speaking up for them for purely personal gain.</p>
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		<title>By: kionna</title>
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		<dc:creator>kionna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>She Started It...I know her mama taught her to keep her hands to herself!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She Started It&#8230;I know her mama taught her to keep her hands to herself!</p>
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		<title>By: D-Magic</title>
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		<dc:creator>D-Magic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mikey, I&#039;ve commented on your posts before about this issue and I still commend you to this day on your stance. For the life of me, I don&#039;t get how anyone can say she deserved what she got? Like she said in the interview, what IF she hit him first? Really - you&#039;re telling me that if your daughter, mother, sister, bff came to you looking like she looked, after experiencing what she went through and then said, &quot;But I hit him first,&quot; you would say to her that she deserved what she got?!?!!? REALLY?!?!?! How people can be so cold is amazing to me.

Concerning the actual interview, people and their misconceptions about when she should have said something or not and how her reactions should have been in the interview are also amazing to me. People react and respond to situations differently. She has every right to come out and tell her story now (since it is hers to tell) and honestly, I was extremely moved by her responses - didn&#039;t think she was cold at all. What I saw was someone who clearly is used to being that strong woman on the outside and this situation blew all that up for her. When she talked about the flashes and the nightmares - wow - and the embarrassing truth about going back to him afterward... those were powerful moments to me. But I guess I&#039;m in the minority on that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mikey, I&#8217;ve commented on your posts before about this issue and I still commend you to this day on your stance. For the life of me, I don&#8217;t get how anyone can say she deserved what she got? Like she said in the interview, what IF she hit him first? Really &#8211; you&#8217;re telling me that if your daughter, mother, sister, bff came to you looking like she looked, after experiencing what she went through and then said, &#8220;But I hit him first,&#8221; you would say to her that she deserved what she got?!?!!? REALLY?!?!?! How people can be so cold is amazing to me.</p>
<p>Concerning the actual interview, people and their misconceptions about when she should have said something or not and how her reactions should have been in the interview are also amazing to me. People react and respond to situations differently. She has every right to come out and tell her story now (since it is hers to tell) and honestly, I was extremely moved by her responses &#8211; didn&#8217;t think she was cold at all. What I saw was someone who clearly is used to being that strong woman on the outside and this situation blew all that up for her. When she talked about the flashes and the nightmares &#8211; wow &#8211; and the embarrassing truth about going back to him afterward&#8230; those were powerful moments to me. But I guess I&#8217;m in the minority on that.</p>
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		<title>By: MissTee</title>
		<link>http://www.thecynicalones.com/2009/11/09/i-couldnt-resist/comment-page-1/#comment-4993</link>
		<dc:creator>MissTee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know either of them....they ain &#039;t puttin&#039; $$$$ in my pocket so I could give a rats a$$.  BUT I will say this: I have been in a relationship that was as obsessive as Rhianna described theirs.  As Keyshia Cole once said on &quot;The Way It Is&quot;, Season 1: STOP LEARNIN&#039; SO HARD!

Now that it&#039;s &quot;over&quot; accept &amp; recognize that obsession is NOT passion. I used to wild out (slap the shit outta, punch, push, headlock) on my ex (and despite how it sounds, he wasn&#039;t a poodle, stood @ 6&#039;1, 215lbs)....at 1st he liked it (yeah I know it sounds twisted...cause it is)....he was turned on to see me wild out over ish.....it started out with him restraining me, then slamming me on the bed to get me off him....then the bed became the couch, then a push into the wall, yall get it....IT ESCALATED. I never got Rhianna&#039;d (never had to walk around bruised &amp; beaten). I did see that look in his eyes she talked about (other ladies admitted to seeing that look too on other sites I visit).  THAT LOOK (should things ever even have to get that far out of control) SHOULD BE YOUR CUE TO END THAT ISH. So what I learned from my situation, #1 that ish ain&#039;t cute, #2 be real about hittin&#039; a dude: If you hit him and he does NOTHING, you&#039;re going to think he&#039;s a PUNK. If you hit him &amp; he gives you the BIDNESS, you should end it. Moral of the story: don&#039;t put your hands on a man. 

Like a said, I don&#039;t know either of them...but I don&#039;t think CB is a &quot;monster&quot;...time will tell tho.  If he does it again to her or anyone else I&#039;ll be SMH &amp; be disappointed in him. Rhianna tho, I think is a lot like I was at her age....wildin&#039; out on a dude.....havin&#039; CRAZY passion....ish escalated &amp; she was left wonderin&#039; why &quot;he&quot; took it too far......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know either of them&#8230;.they ain &#8216;t puttin&#8217; $$$$ in my pocket so I could give a rats a$$.  BUT I will say this: I have been in a relationship that was as obsessive as Rhianna described theirs.  As Keyshia Cole once said on &#8220;The Way It Is&#8221;, Season 1: STOP LEARNIN&#8217; SO HARD!</p>
<p>Now that it&#8217;s &#8220;over&#8221; accept &amp; recognize that obsession is NOT passion. I used to wild out (slap the shit outta, punch, push, headlock) on my ex (and despite how it sounds, he wasn&#8217;t a poodle, stood @ 6&#8217;1, 215lbs)&#8230;.at 1st he liked it (yeah I know it sounds twisted&#8230;cause it is)&#8230;.he was turned on to see me wild out over ish&#8230;..it started out with him restraining me, then slamming me on the bed to get me off him&#8230;.then the bed became the couch, then a push into the wall, yall get it&#8230;.IT ESCALATED. I never got Rhianna&#8217;d (never had to walk around bruised &amp; beaten). I did see that look in his eyes she talked about (other ladies admitted to seeing that look too on other sites I visit).  THAT LOOK (should things ever even have to get that far out of control) SHOULD BE YOUR CUE TO END THAT ISH. So what I learned from my situation, #1 that ish ain&#8217;t cute, #2 be real about hittin&#8217; a dude: If you hit him and he does NOTHING, you&#8217;re going to think he&#8217;s a PUNK. If you hit him &amp; he gives you the BIDNESS, you should end it. Moral of the story: don&#8217;t put your hands on a man. </p>
<p>Like a said, I don&#8217;t know either of them&#8230;but I don&#8217;t think CB is a &#8220;monster&#8221;&#8230;time will tell tho.  If he does it again to her or anyone else I&#8217;ll be SMH &amp; be disappointed in him. Rhianna tho, I think is a lot like I was at her age&#8230;.wildin&#8217; out on a dude&#8230;..havin&#8217; CRAZY passion&#8230;.ish escalated &amp; she was left wonderin&#8217; why &#8220;he&#8221; took it too far&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: JCloud</title>
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		<dc:creator>JCloud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When people are placed on pedostools we sometimes forget or remove completely, the emotions we have towards other human beings whether it be sympathy or human morals. My preferences of the two musically and as a person had always been Chris as I&#039;ve never been much of a fan of Rihanna. I don&#039;t remember experiencing any emotions towards her when I first heard about the incident (word of mouths are never right) but the release of the pictures and the recent interview made me see Rihanna in a different light. She is definately correct in the way she feels embarrassed and objects how her picture was released as it is a personal matter to the victim. But perhaps the release of the pictures was &quot;the push&quot; she needed to not to get back with him as she is afterall, in the public eye. Would people be more satisfied if she did an interview where she was bawling and her wounds were at its worst, or the cuts were still bleeding? would that have seemed less staged? By all means this issue would not be one if Chris was defending himself and ONLY if the female&#039;s strength was the same as the male. I applaud her for the way she dealt with this and even after being abused, for wanting him to be okay and to do well. What she did was she prioritized her safety, forgave him but didn&#039;t forget. People who suffer from domestic abuse should do the same, any second chances if given should be with caution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When people are placed on pedostools we sometimes forget or remove completely, the emotions we have towards other human beings whether it be sympathy or human morals. My preferences of the two musically and as a person had always been Chris as I&#8217;ve never been much of a fan of Rihanna. I don&#8217;t remember experiencing any emotions towards her when I first heard about the incident (word of mouths are never right) but the release of the pictures and the recent interview made me see Rihanna in a different light. She is definately correct in the way she feels embarrassed and objects how her picture was released as it is a personal matter to the victim. But perhaps the release of the pictures was &#8220;the push&#8221; she needed to not to get back with him as she is afterall, in the public eye. Would people be more satisfied if she did an interview where she was bawling and her wounds were at its worst, or the cuts were still bleeding? would that have seemed less staged? By all means this issue would not be one if Chris was defending himself and ONLY if the female&#8217;s strength was the same as the male. I applaud her for the way she dealt with this and even after being abused, for wanting him to be okay and to do well. What she did was she prioritized her safety, forgave him but didn&#8217;t forget. People who suffer from domestic abuse should do the same, any second chances if given should be with caution.</p>
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		<title>By: Spinster</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spinster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you SO much for writing this.  I&#039;m absolutely subscribing to your blog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you SO much for writing this.  I&#8217;m absolutely subscribing to your blog.</p>
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		<title>By: Taco</title>
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		<dc:creator>Taco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The more I learn about Rihanna the more I believe she very likely could have instigated it. And like many, I questioned the timing of the interview and couldn&#039;t help but feel the overall performance was a bit staged. I also acknowledge that women aren&#039;t always the only victims of abuse and that we should advocate against domestic violence of all stripes. However, none of this takes away from the fact that he pommeled her, and quite brutally at that. I wouldn&#039;t have a problem with Chris assaulting her out of self-defense. But he seemed to have crossed the line from self-defense to utter rage--and that should never be excused. My worry is that someone will read all those comments laying the blame on Rihanna and may find themselves in a similar situation, but will choose to remain silent because of the backlash and victim-blaming they witnessed on these sites. Sad...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The more I learn about Rihanna the more I believe she very likely could have instigated it. And like many, I questioned the timing of the interview and couldn&#8217;t help but feel the overall performance was a bit staged. I also acknowledge that women aren&#8217;t always the only victims of abuse and that we should advocate against domestic violence of all stripes. However, none of this takes away from the fact that he pommeled her, and quite brutally at that. I wouldn&#8217;t have a problem with Chris assaulting her out of self-defense. But he seemed to have crossed the line from self-defense to utter rage&#8211;and that should never be excused. My worry is that someone will read all those comments laying the blame on Rihanna and may find themselves in a similar situation, but will choose to remain silent because of the backlash and victim-blaming they witnessed on these sites. Sad&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: xands</title>
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		<dc:creator>xands</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for this post. I feel like, maybe I&#039;m losing my mind because I&#039;ve known more women who have been victims of domestic abuse than I really care to think about; maybe I&#039;m just biased and I&#039;m not about to take anything close to Chris Brown&#039;s side, or something, I don&#039;t know. Am I?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for this post. I feel like, maybe I&#8217;m losing my mind because I&#8217;ve known more women who have been victims of domestic abuse than I really care to think about; maybe I&#8217;m just biased and I&#8217;m not about to take anything close to Chris Brown&#8217;s side, or something, I don&#8217;t know. Am I?</p>
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