Comments on: A Chris Brown/Rihanna costume is not funny http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/ The independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lauren http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3258 Lauren Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:49:45 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3258 Melba - are you serious that one needs to have perpetrated an act of violence to know that it's unacceptable? As a campus community we should be supporting survivors of dating violence, not belittling the abuse they have experienced. I'm very disappointed in your and several of the other comments up here. Melba – are you serious that one needs to have perpetrated an act of violence to know that it’s unacceptable? As a campus community we should be supporting survivors of dating violence, not belittling the abuse they have experienced. I’m very disappointed in your and several of the other comments up here.

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]]> By: John http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3199 John Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:18:45 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3199 Thats almost as good as Ike and Tina!!! This article sucked but it got a few laughs. Thats almost as good as Ike and Tina!!! This article sucked but it got a few laughs.

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]]> By: Melba Narberth http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3174 Melba Narberth Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17:46 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3174 "Halloween is fun. Battering your girlfriend until her face is swollen and her lips are bloody is not." Unless you've done this to your girlfriend, how would you know? “Halloween is fun. Battering your girlfriend until her face is swollen and her lips are bloody is not.”

Unless you’ve done this to your girlfriend, how would you know?

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]]> By: cue the card http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3121 cue the card Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:37:44 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3121 <q> "Not only is Rihanna attacked for being the victim of a violent crime, her artistic worth is questioned on top of it."</q> OK, I agree that making fun of her for being the victim of violence is quite insensitive and ignorant, but why are you criticizing the part where the person said she sucks? People have been saying that BEFORE the incident, just as people have been saying Britney Spears is talentless before she went crazy. People didn't decide to "question Rihanna's artistic worth" because she got beaten up, just as people still agree that Amy Winehouse is talented, in spite of her personal problems. People's opinions on an entertainer's talent are already made and set in stone before any scandal comes along to ruin that person's image. If they genuinely enjoyed that person's work and thought they were special for it, it doesn't change much after they no longer like the person for whatever reason. A lot of people dislike Michael Jackson, but they don't decide to say he sucked if that wasn't their opinion of his talent before his scandals. Overall, I agree with the article EXCEPT the "on top of that, they make fun of her supposed lack talent" part. People have been questioning her lack of musical skills even when she was still a squeaky clean good girl who made no mistakes in people's eyes. And Chris Brown hasn't exactly skated by criticism free, either. His name is now synonymous with "punk", and Oprah hasn't let light on him. “Not only is Rihanna attacked for being the victim of a violent crime, her artistic worth is questioned on top of it.”

OK, I agree that making fun of her for being the victim of violence is quite insensitive and ignorant, but why are you criticizing the part where the person said she sucks? People have been saying that BEFORE the incident, just as people have been saying Britney Spears is talentless before she went crazy. People didn’t decide to “question Rihanna’s artistic worth” because she got beaten up, just as people still agree that Amy Winehouse is talented, in spite of her personal problems. People’s opinions on an entertainer’s talent are already made and set in stone before any scandal comes along to ruin that person’s image. If they genuinely enjoyed that person’s work and thought they were special for it, it doesn’t change much after they no longer like the person for whatever reason. A lot of people dislike Michael Jackson, but they don’t decide to say he sucked if that wasn’t their opinion of his talent before his scandals. Overall, I agree with the article EXCEPT the “on top of that, they make fun of her supposed lack talent” part. People have been questioning her lack of musical skills even when she was still a squeaky clean good girl who made no mistakes in people’s eyes. And Chris Brown hasn’t exactly skated by criticism free, either. His name is now synonymous with “punk”, and Oprah hasn’t let light on him.

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]]> By: Melanie http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3093 Melanie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:38:41 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3093 I'm so glad you wrote this. What started as a fairly witty list of costume ideas ended on an insensitive and offensive note. Domestic violence is neither funny nor edgy. I’m so glad you wrote this. What started as a fairly witty list of costume ideas ended on an insensitive and offensive note. Domestic violence is neither funny nor edgy.

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]]> By: Larry http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3085 Larry Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:37:40 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3085 Yes it is. But this one is funnier... http://www.celebjihad.com/celeb-jihad/chris-browns-shocking-halloween-costume-a-salt-and-battery-pics Yes it is.

But this one is funnier…
http://www.celebjihad.com/celeb-jihad/chris-browns-shocking-halloween-costume-a-salt-and-battery-pics

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]]> By: David http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3074 David Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:12:47 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3074 Actually Bobby is one of the funniest people you'll ever meet. Consider the actual point, don't try and belittle the author. Actually Bobby is one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet. Consider the actual point, don’t try and belittle the author.

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]]> By: GunsandTacos http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3060 GunsandTacos Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3060 Man, what Halloween party are you going to? Thanks for the costume idea! Man, what Halloween party are you going to? Thanks for the costume idea!

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]]> By: Glynn http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3059 Glynn Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:15 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3059 The person who wrote this article doesn't have a sense of humor. The person who wrote this article doesn’t have a sense of humor.

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]]> By: David http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/30/a-chris-brownrihanna-costume-is-not-funny/#comment-3055 David Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:43:09 +0000 http://www.studlife.com/?p=6574#comment-3055 Great piece Bobby - very eloquent. Great piece Bobby – very eloquent.

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