live your life then

they say she took him back.

can't say i'm surprised. disappointed, but not surprised.

i've been saying it for the past three weeks, but let me say it one last time, rihanna has had a seemingly easy rise to the top. she started out with a beyoncé weave, aaliyah baggy cargo pants, and a ::insert mediocre singer's name here:: voice. the only source of differentiation came from her Caribbean heritage. then she got a haircut, became a "bad girl," got better song writers, and bam! she's hotter than the sun.

but fame isn't that easy. it's more than one hit song after another. it's more than pioneering some trends and looking amazing in pictures. it's living your life publicly. in front of the cameras. and that's what she was doing. that's what they were doing. they were being princess and prince of pop, devising some fashionable scheme to take over the world, all while giving jay & b enough time to plan their retirement. she just wasn't ready for it to get this public.

but it did. and now what? well, now everyone knows that Christopher has some serious anger management issues. and as i've been known to slap a nigga when he's pissed me off/done wrong, i can't say that i agree with the "she hit him, so she deserves whatever he gave her" argument. a man should not hit a woman. period. double standard, get over it. but, bigger than anger management issues, his career is basically over. endorsements are dunzo and now he's a pariah of the music industry. this is where the battered woman syndrome kicks in.

if the story is true as it's been reported:
she initiated the fight --> fucked up face --> domestic violence charges --> Christopher's career down the drain.

so let's skip the middle shit and we've got:
she initiated the fight --> broke ass Chris

she's blaming herself. so what does she do? she tries to salvage his career by reconciling with him, because if she can forgive him, the rest of us should.

honey, he beat your ass. this is the perfect time to say goodbye. fuck.his.career.

and why? well, while you're hiding from the cameras and dealing with your inner turmoil because there's no way that in three weeks you're absolutely over the situation,

he's out having the time of his life.

i can't wait for the day that you realize that not only do you deserve better but that better is definitely out there.