Chris Brown Thinks His Grammy Means We Should All 'F**k Off'
by Andy NeuenschwanderIt would seem that Chris Brown's lack of respect for victims of abuse and lack of conscience for his own actions are matched only by his lack of proper PR.
Brown made his return to The Grammys this week, performed, and walked home with two awards, all without a word in reference to the fact that three years ago to the day he had savagely beaten his then-girlfriend Rihanna after an argument. His fans praised the return of their idol the stage without any complaints either; in fact, many of them claimed they would love to have Brown hit them any day.
That's only part of the shocking behavior coming from Brown's fans and public figures alike, such as the consistent Brown-defending of "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd, who tweeted, "Looks like all is forgiven with Chris Brown. That's all I'll say."
But surely Brown, after doing his 1,400 hours of community service, completing his year of domestic abuse prevention counseling, and issuing an obviously prepared but seemingly sincere apology, would see why this sort of behavior, the adulation and the pretending that it never happened, might be a problem?
Nope. Instead, Brown took to Twitter for a series of rant tweets, the worst of which was this:
The tweet, which comes courtesy of Mashable because Brown deleted it shortly after, is a perfect example of why Brown doesn't deserve an ounce of respect or a "comeback" of any kind. That he thinks we should be silenced about the fact that he beat a woman until her face was swollen and bleeding because now he has a trophy is a testament to his delusion in this whole affair.
Do people deserve second chances? In some cases, yes. But Brown has been unable to deal with his detractors over the past couple of years because he doesn't seem to understand why people are unwilling to forget about his crime. He honestly seems to think that since he did what the courts asked of him (in order to avoid jail time, mind you) and won an award that we should all forget it ever happened.
For that reason, Brown does not deserve the "second chance" his fans are all whining about. There are lifelong effects that come from abuse. Until Brown can understand why his "haters" out there, many of whom may be victims of domestic abuse themselves, aren't willing to forgive and forget, he will never be truly remorseful. Until Brown stops trying to make himself the victim, he will be deserving of no one's trust.
Rather, he'll just be another spoiled, rich celebrity who didn't have to pay for his crimes, and has taken to complaining on social media outlets about how we don't like him any more.