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As you all may have heard, R&B artist Chris Brown recently apologized for his behavior this past February, when he arrested on a charge of domestic violence after allegedly attacking his then girlfriend Rihanna. In the video, Chris says how deeply sorry he is for his acts, refers to his less than fortunate past, and begs his fans to forgive him for what he admits he has done. Aww, how sweet. But not really. Hmm, couldn't have anything to do with a drop in record sales, could it Chris? I'll let you folks decide.
Check it out for yourself
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What do you think - is Chris' apology sincere?
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Comments (56)
No, especially if he is reading it from a teleprompter or cards. It don't sound sincere and really, if you are really apologizing, you don't need a teleprompter or cards. You should look straight in the camera and really mean what you say.
Nah, he's a total fuck whether he meant it or not.
Not entirely sure why this is on Datingish...?
I dont buy it either. I think he's trying to save his CAREER & REPUTATION!!! "saying quiet on the advice of your attorney"?! I think the more he stayed quiet more damage was done. I agree with @jeezshoua@xanga - If he was sincere, he wouldnt be reading a scripted message. It sounded so fake like he was reading.
@ViciousGrin63@xanga - I think it's on here because it deals with domestic violence.
I don't believe it. He might have some regret in his actions, a bit apologetic, but his real feelings seem minimal compared to the emotions implied in the words in his statement. Especially because he doesn't look at the camera and it seems like he's auditioning for some commercial and won't make the cut.
Not being mean, Chris Brown is a good singer dancer boy.
Ha, considering that--
I think it would have been more effective if he sang it in a song. Music video, HAHA. Then he can get what he wants: people to believe the apology, and an up in sales, yay him.
I'm not either.
I'm tired of hearing this sh*t though. If a woman beats a man's ass, it's seen as hilarious.
Yet, on that same card, if a man beats a woman's ass, he should be condemned forever.
Yeah, he beat her up. We know this. Let it die already and stop posting pointless material.
It's old.
I wonder who wrote the script for him. -___-. denied!
WHATEVER. The man apologized. What do you expect him to do?
Does all of this matter in any kind of futuristic kind of way? Is finding out whether Chris Brown's apology was sincere or not sincere going to make any significant contributions to mankind or to our futures?
No. So.....why waste our time on stuff that doesn't really matter?
Eh, I don't really care about his apology, I just wish he came out with more songs again. =( I miss his songs.
Actions speak louder than words, man. Show me proof, or I'm not believing anything. Forgiveness is earned, not given out like party favors....
@ViciousGrin63@xanga - Last time I checked, Chris Brown and Rihanna were dating when this went down. I'm fairly certain that domestic violence relates directly to said relationship, therefore it most definitely has its place here at Datingish.
However, I do agree with you about Chris. He fails bigtime.
@Simply_Cynical@xanga - Clearly, it is still relevant considering he just made a public apology today. Also, I highly doubt anyone would have found it that humorous if Rihanna beat Chris Brown senseless prior to this incident and was then arrested for domestic violence. Just my opinion.
@A_Chronicle_Of_The_Dreamer@xanga - Then why exactly did you bother reading it and then commenting on it? It was clearly useless and a waste of your time. Contradiction.
Honestly, I don't care if it was sincere or not because I'm not the one he owed an apology to. At the end of the day, there is only one person that has to worry about whether or not to trust his apology, and I'm not her.
Im not buying it.
It's false... I mean comeon it's hollywood, he has to apologize like this in one way or another. If he doesn't, his career = doomed more than before.
Sounds fake.
Now's the time for him to go get a degree. Unless his fans are stupid as I think they are, his career should be over.
he's definitely not being sincere. it seems like he's reading it off of something & obviously is only apologizing to try to keep his career/reputation.
@girlcaptivated@xanga - You know....everyone has an equal right to voice what they're thinking. You can post a comment on this blog and say that you don't think it's useless and respond to whether or not he's being sincere. I have the equal right to make a comment and point out the fact that if it's not relevant then why are we worried about it? It's called raising public awareness. I would appreciate some mutual respect- if you're capable or willing to offer that.Â
eh, apology accepted. although he's on "probation" so to speak.
but seriously, people should let it go. humans make mistakes, they fuck up, but they also learn to apologize and try to move on.
He sounds so... fake "apologizing".
Then again, it IS Hollywood.. and I agree with what @aiinos@xanga said. His career hasn't been doing so well, and if he never apologized... then well, his career is gonna be doomed.
@girlcaptivated@xanga - Senseless? really? Yes, she was beaten, but SENSELESS? Did you catch it on video? Being beat "senseless" is being beaten into a sense of amnesia and/or loss of motor functions, which would most likely involve massive head trauma. Think about that. And since when does Television officially constitute what's relevant? My question is, do you even care if he made an public apology? Actually, no.. Let me rephrase that; Why would you even care? His reason for apologizing to the public at all, is to attempt to repair his image. If you've never purchased a CD of his, then his apology most likely doesn't apply to you. Well, unless he beat you too. As far the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-relevant Television has shown, he only has beaten his girlfriend. He should be apologizing to her and her family, if anything.
Oh, and btw... Women beating men and feeling liberated... Isn't that what the Lifetime Channel is for? Women beating men in our society, is taken about as seriously as women raping men; i.e. the general population doesn't believe it can happen. If a man beats or rapes a woman, he's abused his natural God-given power, and has to be punished immediately. If a woman beats or rapes a man, that man is looked down upon and frowned on, and seen as weak. It is not taken anywhere NEAR as seriously. Ask a random person, "What if Rihanna beat Chris instead?" Either people wouldn't believe it could happen, or you'd most likely get a chuckle. I'm not excusing or condoning any of the actions or either species beating one another. Frankly, it's been blown out of proportion, and receives entirely too much air-time. There are so many more issues of actual IMPORTANCE we as a people, and a nation could be addressing, instead of being nosey people, hoping the paparazzi would do snooping into someone else's life b/c you want to but can't.
I don't think I'm qualified to determine whether or not a person's heart is true. The thing that gets me is this: people want to get mad (as they should) about what he did. We all wish things like this weren't an issue, that people didn't hurt other people, etc. But then when someone apologizes for his wrongdoing, we all point a finger and call it fake, etc. I say god for him for apologizing. I hope it's sincere, but time will tell. Until then, I'm willing to accept the apology and give the kid a chance. He's doing what a lot of people don't do when they've done something wrong - he's owning up. If he does it again, then we'll know whether or not he was serious about getting help and becoming a better person, but until then, I think we as fellow humans and wrongdoers should back off and let the situation play out.
@Simply_Cynical@xanga - I completely agree with you.Â
@Lynnjynh9315@xanga - i agree.
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