is pop culture really ready to forgive Chris Brown? Is it better if we don't?

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bluesingroove

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dunno....seems to me that a "zero tolerance" policy should be in place for both american and european pop culture/media.

interesting question: would it have been different if someone representing a low-income white person did this? (think kid rock or someone of the sort)

Do you think public forgiveness would be granted so easily?

These are food for thought questions..especially the second one. If i can inject my own values here, i think NOBODY deserves forgiveness for beating a woman and it should be "INSTANT-CAREER-ENDER"
tainted love -

fair enough, but knowing the psychology and the cycle of the abused, is she really in the position to model correct public/moral behavior?
vanity - i agree 100% about tommy lee, but we live in a culture (and worship a POP culture) that thrives on white/black comparisons.
Betty,

it IS up to the public when your career depends solely on public support and opinion.
anton,

great answer and i DO agree with you that the public apology was a farse and he hasn't owned his guilt yet.....and the point you made about the fact that he's surrounded by people who are insulating him is very valid. The only part where you and i will differ is on Tommy Lee. i agree more with vanity in that ZERO TOLERANCE should be shown across the board...even if it IS just a slap fight by a couple low-life drunks
 
Oh please, spare the white and black comparisons, Fact: Tommy Lee hit on Pamela Anderson and he didn't get any flack about playing his music and Rhianna is back singing like nothing happened and she provoked the fight. She admitted to hitting him first and no one knows really why he hit her like he did. It was wrong but his career should not falter because of it. He did the crime and is doing his time. I think everyone needs to back off this story. He's learned his lesson.
 
I don't think it is up to us to forgive him. This is something he must do within his own heart and convictions. Abuse goes on everywhere and it is not up to the public whether forgiveness is attainable or not by them. It is a personal choice. Yes, I personally have 0 tolerance for any kind of abuse but I take care of my own backyard first, practise what I preach and then if possible, I will help anyone who is in need. There is not one person who has not done something that they need forgiveness for, and it must always begin within ones self. Action always speaks louder than words. Only time will tell. We must begin with the man in the mirror.
 
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