Everyone has been talking about the grammys this year. The most popular topic of conversation seems to be how Chris Brown abused his girlfriend, Rihanna. The story started out that Brown was "investigated by the LAPD in an alleged assault on a female." People automatically assumed that the woman he assaulted was his girlfriend, Rihanna. Now that she was a part of the story, it had even more hype. But it didnt stop there. Singers Leona Lewis and Keisha Chante were added to the mix, accused of being involved in the fight too. Rumors got so out of control that Lewis' spokesman had to release a statement. "Leona was at the pre-Grammy party with her family and boyfriend and had nothing whatsoever to do with any argument that may have ensued between Chris and Rihanna. Any allegations that the pair had flirted are completely false," states her spokesman in an article.
It is clear from the first article that not a lot is known about this story. Most of the things people are talking about are rumors, and may not even be true. So why are we even talking about it that much? Its because these people are celebrities, and everything they do is automatically more interesting than regular people. What would the story be like if the people in the fight were completely average and not famous at all? Some might care, but the story certainly would not have been blown up this big. All this hype reminded me of our past unit on the common man. "Do we still glorify the common man?" was one of the questions we looked at in class. The whole Chris Brown-Rihanna-Leona Lewis drama supports the thesis that we do not support the common man, because we are only interested in what the celebrities are doing.
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I was shocked when I first heard of the allegations made about Chris Brown. I agree that the story has been very talked about, and I believe that it should be. I think that it is a good thing that this story is getting as much coverage as it is. It is a sad fact that domestic violence occurs to millions of women everyday, any attention that this issue gets may lead to more people getting involved and helping to end this problem. I think that this issue is more than ignoring the common it, is drawing attention to a problem that many "common" women face daily and hopefully will make a positive change.
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