Friday, March 13, 2009

Rhianna and Chris Brown has brought Domestic Violence to light for a lot of Teens


Since R& B singer Chris Brown was charged with beating Rhianna, a lot of teenagers have had deep discussions about domestic violence. Some young girls have spoken about being in abusive relationships while others have had friends whom have been abused. Oprah on Thursday, dedicated her show to the Rhianna and Chris Brown Case. The show also highlighted the recent story in Charlotte, NC where a teenage cheerleader was killed by her abusive boyfriend. Oprah interviewed the young woman's friends and discussed how they felt about domestic violence. In some ways there is a positive to the Chris Brown and Rhianna tragedy. It has shown young men that it is not right to hit women. Unfortunately, with Rhianna going back to Chris; it will have people to believe that she is weak and does not respect herself. A lot of people have said that she is wrong for going back. However statistics show that 80% of abused women return to their abusers. So this is not uncommon for a woman like Rhianna to do this. Albeit these statistics are true, I believe that Chris Brown needs to participate in anger management/counseling. Rhianna needs to take sometime to herself alone and hopefully leave Chris Brown alone for good.

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