In a world where we as a culture are insanely obsessed with the lives of celebrities, the media plays a crucial role in our opinions about people and current events. Sometimes the media confirms our thoughts, while other times it influences us to completely change our opinion. One thing that’s been bothering me lately is the overwhelmingly negative attitude that the media has taken toward Chris Brown. I know a lot of people are on opposite sides of the spectrum on this issue: either they hate Breezy or they love ‘em. I personally still love him as an entertainer. From the very beginning of his career, I’ve thought of him as that cute, funny, all around good-guy-next-door.
Since the incident with Rihanna, the media has crucified Chris for any and everything he does. They judge him as if he is not human, as if he’s not allowed to make mistakes. I saw stories today ridiculing him about looking “unhappy” while completing community service hours. Hmm, maybe it’s just me, but I’d have a hard time putting a smile on if I was in an ugly orange vest picking up trash in a place that smelled like horse sh*t! Agreed? Agreed. It’s like he can’t win for losing! He twitpic’d pictures of his house and the media was quick to deem him a “reckless spender”. Wait, I’m confused. This man bought himself a house and a couple cars. That makes him reckless? Ridiculous. People are quick to comment that he needs to focus on putting his career back together but he catches flack every time he releases a song or tweets about his future endeavors.
The assumption that celebrities have to deal with not having privacy has always baffled me. Yes, they are in the public eye however I feel like the media, as well as the public, should respect that they’re as human as the next person. They need their “me time” just like the rest of us. They want to spend time with their families, or significant others, or alone time for that matter, without having to worry about paparazzi runnin’ up on ‘em! Honey if I was a celeb, Lord help me because I’d pull a Kanye on the Paps every other day. I think that with the vast amount of focus and idolization that the media has created for celebrities also comes a great downfall: unreal expectations. We cannot expect celebrities to go through this crazy world without stepping on a few toes or tripping and falling along the way. Essentially, we’re all human and that equates to us all being capable of making mistakes. At the end of the day, who are we to judge?
So, to Breezy: Do you babe! Use the negativity as a stepping stone to success.
To the public & the media: Fuck outta here with the negativity & LET THAT MAN LIVE!
'til next time babez, *mwuah --thatbitchRISS.
