I turned on channel 8 this morning to watch the View, a women's politically-charged talk show with famous faces such as Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, and the ever-annoying Elisabeth Hassleback.
For the past couple years The View has consisted mostly of banter surrounding Barack Obama: the anticipation and the reality Obama as President. Now, the girls having run out of political issues that bother the heck out of them and have stooped down to celebrity gossip. Today's topic was Rhianna and Chris Brown. Though every person feels terrible for Rhianna and hopes she can recover both mentally and physically from her boyfriend Chris Brown's violent act towards her, The View manages to form a guilt-trip on the poor young women about how she needs to make PSA's for young girls in the public.
I understand Rhianna is a public figure and all, but seriously leave her alone! She is going through something so profoundly hurtful and I am pretty sure right now she is trying to care and take care of herself, not all the little girls who want to be her. Now, don't get me wrong, I do believe that domestic violence is absolutely absurd and Chris Brown needs to be punished for, but Rhianna needs her privacy rather than more publicity.
The media is positive in spreading information to the public, but sometimes the people who work in the media need to have common courtesy.
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I honestly believe that, unfortunately, Rhianna has all of the criticism coming toward her. Being a Public Relations major, I am currently taking a course that pertains directly toward this issue.
ReplyDeleteNot only is Rhianna a public figure, but assault is a public issue. It is in the opinion of many of my professors, and myself, that if this had been a yelling match between Chris Brown and Rhianna then it would be nobody’s business; this would be a matter between the two. But, the instant someone laid his or her hand on the other, it becomes a public issue.
Rhianna has deliberately chosen a career in the spotlight; therefore, it is part of her responsibility to her younger fans to clearly explain the situation to them, or to not comment at all on it.
I do believe that abuse is a very personal issue. Furthermore, as “innocent until proven guilty” would imply, the situation needs to be fully assessed before people begin to point fingers at Chris Brown. There is no doubt in my mind that he has cause such bruising and physical (not to mention emotional) pain to Rhianna, but she may have provoked this in some way.