A few things to get off my chest...

Ok, this whole Rihanna thing. I heard some people on the radio calling in to voice their opinions on her interviews and about how they conveniently coincide with her album release. I heard all types of opinions, the range were from asinine to enlightened to say the least. Well personally I have kept this same opinion since the whole thing came to the public. That is that, though he may have been provoked I think Chris Brown was outta line for going as far as he did. If she was whaling on him he had the right to defend himself, but he kicked her ass. Less of pulling out a gun or something, I doubt she provoked him enough for this to qualify as some justified whoopin. And in regards to the whole interview thing, her timing is kinda fishy, but you gotta look at it two different ways.

First off, she is a big star, regardless of peoples personal feelings on her or her talents, this woman is a star. With mass appeal that goes beyond R&B and the realm of black music. Stars like her come with a lot of earning potential and she has alot of people invested in her. So yeah i most definitely believe that some of her "handlers" are seizing this as an opportunity for a bump in album sales. On the other hand despite all of the hoopla, this is a girl. Not much younger than I, and she had to deal with physical assault and the scrutiny of the entire realm of pop culture. This infamous event has spent months as a headline. This embarrassing, intimate and hurtful moment in her life was broadcast for the world to see. So she not only had to deal with love lost and court and all of the physical and psychological things that came with the incident, but she also has to deal with it on the worlds stage.

One thing i liked about the little of the interview is that she realized that it had grown into something beyond her. She realized that countless people are watching and that her actions had a much broader reach and could potentially affect a lot of young girls who are in abusive relationships. I say kudos to her, yea it sucks that we live in the capitalistic/opportunistic world where people take advantage of every little chance to make money, but I think it says something to her character that despite the fact that she may have wanted to go back, she could see the bigger picture. She may not want to be, but she is a role model to someone. She sees what a lot of other artists dont; the things that these artists do make a huge difference in the lives of kids and these differences can be both bad or good. And yes though I know it sounds kinda iffy, I probly will buy her CD cause, real talk, rihanna has some good ass songs lol

aight, im done lol