“Chris Brown has released his fifth studio album – a 19-track repugnant record that we can only hope will be his last.”
That’s the opening line of this scathing magazine review of Chris Brown’s new album Fortune that is going viral fast.
It’s by the brilliant Chloe Papas and it first appeared in Perth’s Xpress Magazine.
Remember Chris Brown? Performer of bar fighting, violent, sexist, homophobic and racist (well you name it, if it’s sh*t he’s done it) fame?
We haven’t listened to Rhianna’s former partner’s new CD but we have got to say that we LOVE this review. The author, Chloe Papas – well, she didn’t hold back. She is brutally honest and upfront about her opinion of Brown. Regardless of how much you like his music, she tells fans, you shouldn’t forget his violent history.
“The whole album is skitzy and has two themes: unprotected sex is super fun and partying is cool,” Chloe writes – and the album shouldn’t appeal to “anyone with ears. Or morals.”
Woah. A lot of us were thinking it but it takes guts to put that stuff down on paper. Especially such public paper.
To conclude, Chloe writes: “Let’s just get down to it. Regardless of whether Chris Brown has any musical talent (he doesn’t) or whether this album is any good (it isn’t), the man recently brutally assaulted a woman, and is still regularly invited back to award shows and worshipped by ‘Breezy’ fans worldwide. Which is, frankly, disgusting. And for those of you out there saying you need to separate the music and the man: [Don't] encourage his actions.
Her final message: Don’t buy the album. Just don’t.
And like any review, Chloe sums up her assessment with stars – you know, how many does he get out of five?
“NO STARS EVER” for Brown. Bam.
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Girls who say “Chris Brown can punch me in the face anytime!” and guys who say “Rihanna probably deserved it.”
YOU NEED HELP.
Also, I overhead some people saying, “Chris Brown is a legend, I love him, I’d pay $500 to see him live in concert” etc. Ugh, it really saddens me the world has come to this.
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Omg forget about the past. Rihanna’s music IMO is pure pop crap she should not be classified with people like Beyonce, Alicia , Mjb, brandy, Hell even Rita cause they ALONG WITH CHRIS CAN SING AND SANG!!! This album is great people calling this a honest review. Please she judging him and not the music. Oo
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<3 love love love itttttt! Smart girl!
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<3 this review, it cracked me up so much when I read it! And he deserved it, it is refreshing to read an honest opinion that calls attention to the fact that he abused someone physically weaker than him! Was the publicised incident the first time such a violent situation occured?? Who knows? She could have been abused for months, we just didn't hear about it. For those saying he has done his time…she forgave him…etc etc, maybe that is the issue people have with it…she is barely out of her teens, do we think all of a sudden, she is making good judgements? Please…if it was your sister/mother/brother/bff, would you be so keen we all turn the other cheek? By allowing him a "hero" spot in the public eye, and buying music that glorifies violence towards women, are we not, as a society, saying it is okay? hmmmmm.
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If his music is so ‘shit’ why is it always in the charts? I don’t agree with what he did to Rihanna all those years ago, but why are we constantly reminded of it when he served his time, his own ex girlfriend forgave him and has since recorded 2 songs with him, and taken holidays with him as well as partied with him…. but we’re all “OH NO, he can’t be forgiven”. We don’t know these people.
When Ike Turner beat the hell out of Tina Turner, noone stopped buying his records that’s for sure.
In regards to the review, yes his recent album isn’t great…. but his albums before that were. This coming from an R&B fan, which is the music he made when he started, not this auto-tuned rubbish.
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“If his music is so ‘shit’ why is it always in the charts?”
Because popular and good aren’t always the same thing? And this isn’t R&B. That would be people like John Lee Hooker and BB King. Not some pretty boy like Chris Brown.
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Amen Kris!
R&B is rhythm and blues, true funky music! Chris Brown is not R&B, he is a poor excuse for a human being (let alone one in such a high profile position) and his music is a poor excuse for what should be classified ‘popular’… And woeful.
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I just read the affidavit – absolutely shocking. What a douche! Question though – I take issue with the lyrics, but he is certainly not the lone ranger as far as mysogynistic lyrics. Do you think these guys genuinely believe and think the crap they peddle in their lyrics? Or is it a case of the culture around R&B and Hip Hop and having to sound “tough”? I find it hard to believe that so many of these male artists could genuinely be this mysogynistic. Thoughts?
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There is a whole body of discourse around this very question. Check out the documentary; Hip Hop Beyond Rhymes & Beats. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Excellent doco. Not all artists in the hip hop community agree with or support sexist and misogynistic attitudes in mainstream rap/hip hop.
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You don’t hear it in Aussie stuff either. Well, not that gets played on the radio anyway. I can’t think of any Aussie hiphop that I have gone “What kind of dickhead comes up with that?”. We do a great line in funny rhymes, I think.
Am I wrong on this? I just can’t think of any successful or up and coming hip hop dudes who do put out misogynist stuff.
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Hello! Just wanted to point out that Johny Ruffos new song lyrics are “i’m on top of the world, when i’m on top of you girl”…and he sure as hell is an Aussie. I see your point but i think most mainstream music is going downhill and becoming more accepting of these derogatory and disgusting songs (sounding more and more like rape endorsement!). Just thought i would throw that out there (:
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I had to google Johnny Ruffos, he’s not a rapper and I think his music is called club/pop. But I agree a lot music played on mainstream radio is hard to listen to because of questionable lyrics.
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I’ve never heard of Johnny Ruffos.
I agree with with Anonymously says, it’s more the “R&B” people (like Chris Brown and that cringeworthy “Whistle” song by Flo-Rida) that sing dodgy lyrics. Aussies don’t seem to get a run if they do it.
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He was the runner up on X Factor last year. The winner, Reece Mastin had lyrics that go like this:
Cause I don’t wanna waste tonight
Let’s turn out all the lights now
Make out on your bedroom floor
No I don’t wanna say good bye
Wishing for the spot light
Missing on your bedroom floor
So shut up and kiss me
No need to tease me
You don’t need to say no more
Shut up and kiss me
I know you’re gonna miss me
Kissing on your bedroom floor
Honestly it disgusts me. I just want meaningful music that doesn’t have to portray women in such an objectifying way.
But i do accept that this is more pop/ rock music…however still relevant!
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I agree with you kris2040, about Aussie Hip Hop but I only know of a couple. Hip hop needs more female hip hop artists to balance it out, like MC Lyte and Lauryn Hill etc
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Thanks – I am going to look up the doco, it is quite an interesting topic I think.
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The doco was made by Ice T. It’s a fantastic film!
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Chloe Papas should write music reviews for MM!!
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Love it! Chloe’s review is awesome, so refreshingly honest. Whether you think Chris Brown is a good singer/performer or not, those lyrics are absolutely disgusting and should not pass for music. Who the hell writes shit like that?? Foul, absolutely foul lyrics. What is the world coming too???
On another note, Marike Hardy’s review of the circle axing is another breath of fresh air – lets keep calling the twats on their bullshit and stop putting up with such pathetic behaviour and standards.
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Nada that’s hilarious! Twats – such a perfect word. Thanks for pushing me in the direction of Marike’s article it’s brilliant too.
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f*#! chris brown. his music is crap just like him
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Hey I saw this on buzzfeed!
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And I originally read it on Facebook and loved it so much I’ve read it again on MM. Can you take your negativity elsewhere?
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Oh god, what? You mean people… share things on the Internet??? The humanity!!!
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I’m not going to buy his albums or listen to his music, because I DON’T like it. What he did to Rhianna was deplorable and it’s pretty disgusting that people can actually defend his behaviour.
BUT, having said that, I also find it hypocritical that we are told to forgo his music when in fact there’s a lot of artists out there that have done disgraceful things and we still enjoy their music.
Off the top of my head I think of Rick james. I believe he kept a woman tied up, sexually assaulted and tortured her over several days. But I still love the song superfreak….Is it because he’s deceased now?
So can we love Chris Brown after he’s passed away? Is it because such little time has passed that we are able to hate him so much?
All I know is that Chris Brown, while there are complete idiots out there that think he did nothing wrong, I truly hope he has learnt his lesson, if not from the guilt and shame I hope he felt, but from incidents such as this scathing review. As for his music, the ‘no stars ever’ sentiment is perfection.
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I don’t think we’ll love Chris Brown after he dies because on top of being a d&$chebag, his music is crap.
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I only came to know of Chris Brown after he beat Rihanna up – listened to one or two of his songs on youtube to find out who he was (some of them have over a hundred million hits!!). Not really my thing, but I can see the appeal I suppose for a different demographic.
Funny review though. She really hates him.
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I’ve never bought a CD, LP or cassette because of anything I’ve read.
A couple of years back we had a great music section at the local DJ’s. The lady who ran it and I became great friends because I was always in there, listening, talking about music and checking out what was new.
Janine expanded my tastes. She’d always be reaching for the headsets and saying “listen to this”. My collection is fairly eclectic and most of it never reached the top 40. My radio stays on no one particular station and I believe in exposing myself to as many different styles of music as possible.
As for this review of the latest Chris Brown album, his music has never appealed to me, and thus it will not influence my decision to not buy a copy.
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Hopefully this review helps people less ‘sophisticated’ than yourself steer clear of this idiot’s music.
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My favourite line from a revue ever was “Music for people who don’t like music”. There’s a lot of that out there. Chris Brown included.
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To those saying “he has done his time, he shouldn’t be eternally punished for one mistake”, you have a point. But, it’s his past PLUS his seeming lack of remorse – as evident by the above quoted lyrics which are frankly degrading to women – that is particularly irksome. It’s not an unreasonable expectation that he should learn from his mistakes. The fact that he doesn’t even bother to pretend to have learned anything pisses me off.
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He is in the “hip hop” genre (apparently), most lyrics in this genre are degrading to women.
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Umm that’s not hip hop just cos he is black. I suppose u think he’s a rapper too? Lol. He’s pure crappy pop.
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Technically he is under the hip hop genre (no comment was made about his skin colour so i think thats your assumption an stereotype) and he actually does do rap as well. Just FYI.
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Hip hop is a culture, a way of living. It includes rapping, break dancing, graffiti art etc. Also I would say he’s a mainstream rapper/pop artist which is distinct to underground/conscious/political rapping.
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I posted this to my Facebook a few days ago and have been wondering when this would surface on MM. It is so incredibly refreshing to read such an honest review and I applaud Chloe for writing it.
For anyone that chooses to stand by Chris Brown, have a read of the lyrics of many of his songs, then take a good, hard, long think about why you choose to support him. Anyone that can not only agree with these lyrics, but then stand up and defend him probably shouldn’t be listened to anyway.
I hope more reviews like this are written in the future so that maybe, just maybe, some of these ‘artists’ will think twice about how they choose to go about their lives.
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He has served his community service and in every interview this incident is brought up. He has done his time, yet reporters keep bringing up his past. Is he condemned for the rest of his life because of one mistake on one night in his life? It has been 2 years and this reporter is still judging him on a past deed for which he was punished for. And let she without sin cast the first stone!
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You call community service “punishment” for what he did?
How would you feel if your wife/sister/daughter was that savagely beaten and all the creep who did it go was “comunity service”? Do you really feel that’s all his crime warranted?
Since then he has gone on sexist and homophonic rants and shown zero remorse for what he’s done. Yet, that’s ok because he did a few hours of picking up rubish when he should have gone to jail?
I would really hate to be a woman in your life if that’s how you think.
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I’m more than willing to give anyone a second chance but the lyrics in his songs are revolting. I’m aware that this type of mysogynistic lyrics are common in this musical genre and I dislike those artists just as much. All of them should be ashamed.
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Well written! Ok, maybe the guy has been ‘forgiven’ by Riri and done his ‘time’ so to speak for hittin’ up on his girl (if there is such a thing!) But come on, the guy is obviously less than an upstanding what you’d like your son to grow up into kind of role model. Have you read the lyrics to his songs?? They are vulgar and degrading to women. And I’m no prude believe me! But there is nothing of any merit in those lyrics and it’s about time the public stood up and said enough is enough. Well done again Chloe!
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I can’t stand Chris Brown or his enabling family. I remember how quick they were to stand by his side after he viciously bashed his then girlfriend, claiming he was a ‘God-loving, good Christian boy’. His actions then and since have proven the opposite.
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Love it. It infuriates me that he’s managed to shamelessly move on with his career after what he did. At the time of the assault I remember assuming his career would be finished because of it. His lack of remorse is disgusting.
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She seems to be sticking her nose into other peoples business. If u don’t like him as a man fine, but terribly unperfessional to colour your journalism with personal views. I would buy the album just to spite this sad, opinionated and hateful woman.
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It’s a review. Which is like, derr, an opinion piece.
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I take your point about mixing opinion with journalism. But the woman is reviewing his album. Which is all about opinion isn’t it?
And you would buy the album just out of spite?
That kind of makes you sad, opinionated and hateful too doesn’t it?
Out of interest, have you read the official affidavit that someone posted the link to below?
Just out of interest, have you read the official affidavit that someone below has posted a link to?
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The review of the album is based upon the reviewers personal opinion of Chris Brown, the person. That comes across loud and clear. The album itself may well be crap and that’s what the reviewer should be giving her opinion about.
Sure, we all know that Brown is a complete arse-clown. There is enough information out there to prove it.
I wouldn’t buy a copy simply because I don’t like this style of music. I didn’t like it before he bashed Rhianna, I’ve never found a reason to like it since.
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On the contrary, seeing as this is a review based on an opinion, I think she is being totally perfessional.
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Really? Chris Brown is a BRAND not just a musical artist. Chloe is giving her opinion on all that is Chris Brown and totally nails how many many people perceive him, based on his actions and what he stands for – it’s hardly judgmental, his lyrics speak volumes “I super soak that ho/show em no love/throw them a towel”. Yeah right, he’s a stand up guy and Chloe is a “sad, opinionated and hateful woman” – I’ve got a great idea for you Mike – you could go help Chris Brown write his next song, you’d be a natural fit.
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Who’s the bigger goose, then?
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Unperfessional? The stupid, it hurts…
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I wonder if you will will be as militant against Sean Connery’s next film. He has openly admitted that he thinks it’s okay to hit a women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FgMLROTqJ0
But I guess it’s not as fun to go after him when you have the big bad Chris Brown to demonize
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This is footage from 1987. Papas was responding to a recently released album and made justified comments.
No, I hadn’t seen this but thank you for the link and yes I will be as militant toward his next film. It’s a disgusting attitude and no one said that ‘going after’ Chris or any other misogynist was ‘fun’.
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It’s not an ‘either, or’ situation!! You can dislike more than one misogynist at a time, an boycott more than one misogynist’s work!!
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Great review, by not sure Mamamia had to rewrite exactly what we could read above in the pasted copy from the newspaper/magazine!
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Because some people are reading on mobile devices and it can be difficult to see the pic
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I often read on my iPad or iPhone and I always appreciateit when the text highlights are clearly written by MM.
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Perhaps a comment “text replicated to assist mobile users” would help in the rest of us not thinking thst you think we are a pack of idiots and need to be have things written twice. After all the majority of us aren’t using mobile devices yet.
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Err…. yes we are.
There are more mobile devices in Australia than there are people.
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Chloe took the words right out of my brain.
And to all those girls on twitter and instagram who post pictures of Chris Brown with captions like “he can punch me in the face any time!!! Such a babe!”. Please get help.
You are seriously, seriously disturbed.
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I don’t know how you can say his music is shit, he’s unbelievably talented but the problem is, and yes this Chloe may have her own personal agenda… hence ZERO tolerance of the Chris Brown’s of this world, but bottom line is, no matter how much the world turned on him for a long while about belting Rihanna, I don’t think there’s too many of us that truly believe the guy has softened enough about his views about women, otherwise why would you by rattling on about cheating and rooting around on them. He’s a typical artist of this genre that is all about lyrics about doing something disrespectful to women. He doesn’t get it nor seems to really want to. Of course he should be able to still have a career, but he cannot complain when he gets written off by some reviewers or the public. It’s a bit of bad luck I say… And hopefully a constant reminder of what got him the shit review in the first place. Behaviour not crap music!!!!
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He’s not unbelievably talented…. his auto-tune technician on the other hand, he may be.
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I’ve seen him live and actualy has an incredible voice – and he is talented! He is an awesome preformer and dancer
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I’ve seen him live a few times…awesome dancer, definitely. Performer? not so much.
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Oh Amber too much time listening to the drivel SAFM kept playing. If you’re using autotune you’re not talented. I can use autotune.
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Is Princess Mary your BFF?
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read that earlier this week – fantastic!
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Great review Chloe! Funny stuff
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The attitude here is really worrying. Chris Brown was penalised for his crimes and served whatever ‘sentence’ was handed down to him (undoubtedly there is an argument to say it was lenient, but that’s not Brown’s fault). What he did was unequivocally repugnant, but he is now seemingly tarnished for life as someone who engages in domestic violence against women.
The fact people have absolutely no faith in his redemption and rehabilitation has more than a whiff of pitchfork wielding mob mentality about it. The general attitude is that he must branded as a monster for the rest of his life and that his work can only be judged through that filter.
This is actually an appalling ‘review’ that fails to separate the writer’s personal agenda from Brown’s music. She has no interest in hearing it on its own merits, but is very interested in using it as a vehicle to espouse her prejudices. I have no faith in what she’s saying because good or bad this record was clearly going to get a pasting.
Brown’s music is not my bag and like any sane thinking person I am sickened by what he did, however, buying into the idea that he doesn’t deserve to be given the chance to change is a troubling view on justice.
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But, but his music *IS* shit. And he’s put himself out there as a “brand”. His brand is shit, too.
That means all bets are off, in my books.
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Yeah, but that’s totally overlooking the fact that he has shown little to no remorse for what he did, nor has he expressed any real desire to change. He, in fact, actively derided the people having a crack at him on Twitter for his heinous act, until his PR firm took the reigns to his Twitter account off him.
I think the hatred is well justified because of the message it sends to broader society: you can still be successful and have millions of women wanting you, you can still get awards and adulation, even if you viciously beat someone who has nowhere to run (in the passenger seat of a car). That’s an appalling message, and it is sort of emblematic of everything that is wrong with the worship of celebrity.
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Really well said, Ben.
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But the trouble is that he has shown no remorse whatsoever, did little or no time for his crime and nothing has changed in his rotten little attitude. The thing that appalled me most about the whole episode at the time was the media’s attitude towards Rhiannon -THE VICTIM- She was attacked by his stupid fans and anyone else who dared to criticise him was also shot down in flames!! It’s a very disturbing reflection of societal attitudes towards domestic violence. Too many people don’t see it for what it really is…a crime.
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His behaviour since he beat the crap out of his girlfriend has been less than stellar. He had a tantrum and damaged property, gets kicked out of clubs for attempting to assault people, and shows no remorse for his actions or general attitude towards women in either his lyrics or on his twitter.
He’s a giant douche canoe and that is why people are not forgiving him. He doesn’t deserve it.
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Never hurts to, you know, name the publication the article appeared in.
Xpress Magazine from Perth, Australia.
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Mama Mia, please credit X-Press (In Perth) for publishing this article!
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Thanks for the reminder Guest. Brief oversight on our part – we’ve fixed it asap!
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Amen.
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Reading that review reminded me of the fact I haven’t been doing enough pelvic floor exercises since giving birth.sigh.
Loved it! Good on her for calling it how it is!
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Ha ha, thanks for the reminder:) hehe
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I wonder how many people after reading your comment start doing pelvic floor exercises instinctively? LOL
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I like his song, “Turn Up The Music”. He hasn’t exactly re-invented the wheel with this tune, it’s generic RnB but it’s catchy and I’ve found myself singing along to it on the radio more than once. This doesn’t make me a bad person nor does it mean I condone his actions against Rihanna. I seriously think everyone needs to lighten up.
In saying this I think it’s a great review – I wish I saw more honest opinons like this where the reviewer isn’t afraid to really say what they think.
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awesome, just awesome!
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Love it. And seriously disturbed about how he is invited to perform at music awards ceremonies aimed at kids.
‘See the consequences of bashing up a woman so badly she has to be hospitalised?’
*shudders*
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I agree it is a sad state of affairs. Not the first time though. John Lennon made no secret of the fact that he repeatedly physically & violently abused both women ( including specifically hitting his wife) & he was exhaulted & considered a hero by many till this day. I have to say, that for me however his musical talent more than slightly surpasses that of Mr. Brown. I have wrestled in the past with separating my love for a persons art or work from reprehensible acts in their personal life. I have no love for Chris Browns music so in this circumstance I do not find myself in a moral quandary!
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John Lennon, really? Tell me more.. !
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Both his wives claimed he beat them & John admitted to beating Cynthia in an interview later in life ” I was a hitter. I couldn’t express myself and I hit” then in another interview, ” I really regret my violence towards women.”. He also expressed the violent tendencies in song.
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/05/john-lennon-getting-better/
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Oh I didn’t know that, thanks. I’m going to have to do some stalking now!
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Jay-Z stabbed a man in a night club in 2001 and no one bats an eyelid over that either. He was also charged with illegal gun possession. He payed his way out of both charges. Anyone ever criticize his music based on the fact that he stabbed someone? That hasn’t been his difining point. I despise what Chris Brown did to her, and it will tarnish his reputation forever. However to have that define his entire music career seems small minded. Other artists like John Lennon have been forgiven so why is this case so different.
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Totally agree. I even saw him on Sesame Street a while ago, which made me cringe. I think it was probably filmed before he hospitalised Rhianna, but I was pretty shocked that the ABC showed it.
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for the last few days now I think of ‘catastrophic misogynistic sh*t of a song’ and smile.
clearly is the best review ever.
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Love the review – although it’s just more publicity and she’s preaching to the converted.
MM – you’ve printed the review so why do you have to just repeat chunks of it as the article?
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We’ve done it both ways in case people can’t read the review from the image. Because it’s too good to miss A WORD.
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Can you please credit X-Press Mag Perth as the original Publishers of this article
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So sick of that little brat! Well done! Five stars for the review.
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finally! i am smiling right now.
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It seems like Rhianna has forgiven him. If reports are to believed that they are indeed at least speaking to each other why does everybody care so much. Get over it. They are the only 2 people who know what happened and they seem cool so why is everybody still hating.
Just let him do his thing
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there is a tendency for the abused partner to forgive and go back to their attacker. for fear of being alone, manipulation, belief they will change, whatever. the fact is that he beat up, kicked, punched, bit rhianna and the fact that she is talking to him again doesnt mean that he is not a dispicable human being for doing that to her.
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Err..Everybody is still hating because he brutally beat a woman and came out pretty much unscathed. That behaviour is not acceptable, ever. What kind of example does it set for young men? I can treat a woman like dirt but people will still love me? No.
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Oh dear Joey. The only two people line. So it’s ok he beat his partner? Because only they know what went on? Really? There is NEVER any excuse for abusing your partner (husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, straight, gay, green with purple polka dots!!), never.
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What “really happened” is documented in the official affidavit with was tendered in court as part of Brown’s felony assault charges – charges to which he accepted a plea deal so that the the details of his actions could not come under greater scrutiny. While I question the greater tone of the debate surrounding Chris Brown, and whether or not it is acceptable for him to maintain a high profile within the music industry, notwithstanding his actions and attitudes towards women, which are highly prominent in his music, I suggest that those who have only heard about the assault through the media actually read the affidavit so that they can get a truer idea of how terrifying it actually was. This is not a man who simply lost his cool and hit out at his girlfriend. The fact that Rihanna now appears to be on speaking terms with him and has indeed continued to work with him and underplayed the matter, is one which should engender great sadness and regret as to the willingness of women to overlook the reality of violence and abuse, and to forgive their attacker.
http://violenceunsilenced.com/the-official-chris-brown-and-rhianna-affidavit/
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That truly is terrifying. What a brutal, vicious attack. I sincerely can’t believe this criminal still has fans. He should be in jail – the affidavit indicates he tried to kill her! This is certainly not something we should all just “get over.”
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That is fucking scary and horrifying!
Even scarier and more horrifying was when I posted about him on Facebook last year and several WOMEN commented that we don’t know both sides of the story and she probably ASKED FOR IT / DESERVED it.
NOBODY DESERVES THAT.
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Bloody f’n hell. Even with the warning that pops up before that page I still wasn’t prepared for that. That’s a hell of a lot worse than anything we’ve typically heard in the media about this assault and what we heard was bad enough. This is beyond horrifying. HOW DOES THIS GUY STILL HAVE FANS???? I actually feel sick now.
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That you say that, is appauling. He assaulted his then girlfriend, knocked her unconscious, then continues to sing about his disrespect for the law and women in general. I think he’s been able to get off vertually scott-free from a legal perspective as well as socially, by his fans and the music industry that continue to support him, his music, and his actions.
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He did his community service and in every interview he is asked about it! The media will not anyone move on, why does he not get a fresh start after serving out his punishment. This journalist just uses this article to vent her personal unlike of the man with is completely unprofessional. He has done his time, the two of them have moved on (in fact recorded a song together) why won’t anybody else.
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We won’t move on, Joey, because he hasn’t changed and he hasn’t shown remorse.
You may think his behaviour is okay but we don’t.
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Totally agree Joey.
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I so agree with you!
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i loved this when I saw it a couple of days ago!! So funny!
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I have mixed feelings about Chris Brown. On the one hand, what he did was obviously absolutely terrible, and his lack of genuine apology and understanding of that is despicable. I hate that his fans go beyond liking his music or dancing to liking him and defending his actions.
On the other hand, I love the music of many artists who are or were pretty dreadful people. Rockstars who treated women like dirt, diva’s known for abusing everyone beneath them, singers associated with the Mafia and other criminal enterprises. Chris Brown’s music isn’t my thing, but I can see that someone who like’s catchy pop might like his songs, and I have no problem with that. It’s possible to like someone’s work while not liking them.
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I feel this; while I understand and support people who ‘boycott’ his music or whatever, if everyone did the same for every artist who was a prick, there would be no damn art anywhere ever.
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I get what you’re trying to say, but I feel there is a BIG difference between being a prick and brutally bashing someone. The later is a serious criminal offence!
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Guys I think he was much more than “just a prick” he beat his girlfriend and as many others have mentioned has come out of it pretty much unscathed. I for one dislike the attitude we now see in society that if they are famous much of everything can be excused.
But if he was “Chris Brown” from Mt Druitt (not singling out one suburb but any suburb you want to insert here) he would have gone to jail. And rightly so.
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What about the lyric content – do you like that too?
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As I said, I don’t like Chris Brown’s music.
There are a hell of a lot of questionable lyrics out there. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin…all these artists/bands wrote some unpleasant/morally questionable lyrics in their time. It doesn’t stop me listening.
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Love this.
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