Thursday, November 5th 2009

RiRi's Words To Live By: "Eff Love"

The first part of RiRi's interview with the always constipated-faced Diane Sawyer aired on Good Morning America today, and she had a very important message to everyone: "EFF LOVE!"

When speaking about why she went back to Chris Brown after he repeatedly beat her, she said that she was in love. Even when the entire world found out they were the second coming of Ike & Tina, she still went back to him. But RiRi said that she quit him for good when she realized that some girls could get killed for following her example, "Even if Chris never hit me again, who is to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say that they won't kill these girls? These are young girls and I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened." RiRi's advice to these girls out there is to not go back because of love. In fact, she said, "Eff love." EXACTLY. If love had a dick I would eff with it. But it doesn't (it has a no crotch like Barbie).

You know, after listening to RiRi speak I realized that she sounds EXACTLY like one of my chola cousins named Cindy (hey girl). It's uncanny. Who knew that the Bajan accent is the long-lost twin of the Southern California chola accent? Seriously, I was waiting for RiRi to turn to the camera, pop her Bubble Yum gum, and say, "Ay Michael! You pinche babosa!"

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if i had to listen to her dumb ass talk all day with that voice that sounds like maddam chole i'd kick her ass too!

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Bravo! Got out of a similar situation, I know the embarrassment and shame you felt RiRi. I know how tough it is to pick your pieces up and walk away. It's the best gift you can give yourself! I hope you had/have support. I was lucky enough to have family and a great counselor rally around me. Now, I am married to the sweetest man in the world....proof you can be in the depths of hell and work your way to a heavenly life!

No lady deserves to be treated like a rag doll! Get out while you can girls!!! You CAN do it! You go RiRi!

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For whatever reason she ended up doing the right thing. Her mistakes earlier are simply that, mistakes made by someone who didn't have the wisdom to see past the confusion. For someone who is only 21 yrs old she handled the interview pretty well.

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And I guess everyone has forgotten her pleading to the judge to allow her to see Chris Brown so very recently. Hey, I loved her first album -- great running tracks -- but this is a load of bull.

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Submitted by putsomestankonit on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 3:44pm.
Why come out with your story now? Why didn't you speak up when it first mattered the most. Too late already too many young girls think that CB did to her was acceptable. Damage already done. And fuck the hip hop community for not speaking out against CB and staying neutral through it.

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Submitted by Rozzay on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:55pm.

See, I disagree about the role model thing. She's a pop star, meaning her songs are more accessible to kids, and kids who like her songs are likely to look up to her, whether she wants them to or not. And there are a lot of young women in abusive relationships who can relate to her situation. So her leaving an abusive boyfriend is a good example.

And to the idiots saying "oh, why didn't she speak out before?" It's really hard to talk about a traumatic incident to anyone. I haven't even talked to some my closest friends about things that happened to me. It must take a while for some people to get ready to talk to the press about something like that. Try it sometime.

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I see 3 people not buying riri's explanation well part of it in this whole thread..(being vanistas,Mildly Entertained and homygash)
Im the 4th lol
I agree with all your points to an extend the thing that bothers me the most is her image,and thinking shes a role model.For fucks sake if she really cared(or her record company)about being a role model they wouldnt have her singing about russian rulette and have her wired in the song pic..Well I just hate celebs being looked upon
Whatevers I not someone that looks up to her or likes her music,have to amdmit her songs are catchy in a annoying overplayed kinda way.

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"I know I'll get shanked for this, but I have a hell of a respect for her for speaking out, regardless of when."

I'm right there with you, IWannaBeMonicaB. None of are in the position to judge her for waiting for speaking out, nor are we in the position to judge for going back. It was a terrible thing that happened to her and I have nothing respect for her for getting out of the situation. I hope she's able to move on with her life and find a loving, non-violent relationship.
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None of this affects me in any way. I'm sorry. I'm skeptical of most stuff that's considered important because it involves a celebrity.

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Hey mon- domestic abuse sucks...

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Why come out with your story now? Why didn't you speak up when it first mattered the most. Too late already too many young girls think that CB did to her was acceptable. Damage already done. And fuck the hip hop community for not speaking out against CB and staying neutral through it.

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I don't care if she's got an album coming out. This is no PR stunt. Please don't be so insensitive. Domestic violence happens to every day women (AND men), and they don't get the chance to speak out in the hope of helping one other person.

I know I'll get shanked for this, but I have a hell of a respect for her for speaking out, regardless of when.

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If you take away all the fame, money, etc. and think about how she was just a young girl in love and getting beat up..unconditionally loving CB and wanting so badly to believe it would work out.
If she was just a cunt, she coulda outed him long ago and ruined his career.. but obviously that was not the case. I respect her more for speaking out and not just making a crap statement through her spokeswhore.

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FWIW, I looked up "pinche" and it means "lousy" (as in louse-y). So, literally, "lousy slug." Thanks to Bowchickawawa for the true meaning, "fucking idiot."

angie c sez: "Nothing anybody ever does gives another person the right to hit them. Even if they hit you first."

That's convenient but it's not that cut and dried. Reading between the lines of the reporting that came out just after the attack, it sounded to me like Rihanna a) gives as good as she gets, and b) provoked Chris. Now her PR statement seems to acknowledge that she was as much to blame as Chris for creating a toxic relationship. Girls, you can't provoke/push a guy and then claim to be exempt from getting hit. I don't condone hitting a woman - or a man - but deliberately provoking someone's anger is wrong.

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I would have cared more had she spoken out a few months after the beating incident, not when she has an album coming out in three weeks. Weak tracks. Weak interview. Meh.
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shut up, rhianna

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Wow, I've never heard her speak before this interview, what a beautiful accent she has.

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Album is around the corner, No? Ayyy, Bitch has smart people behind her. Why now? Wny not after the album? Smart move. Of course I don't care for her compost music. But others might. I don't buy her faux reactions for album sales. January 2010 I could have cried for ya bitchhhh!

Her publicits is like, Rihanna say, "unrealistic pedestal". Rihanna: "What does that mean?" Publicist: "Don't worry about that! It'll make you sound relatively smart".

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I'm Barbadian too, but English and American schools did my (Bajan) accent in.......so why not hers?. living away from the island for long stretches of time, will influence your speech. Still, I do hear it coming out....

PS: (ex-British) Islanders do tend to have a better command of the English language than Americans. Fact.

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Submitted by parkerj on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 1:22pm.
For everyone bitching about how she's doing this to sell albums, get off your fucking high horse.

Her job is to make music and sell albums. Marketing is part of the contract and she needs to be out there promoting her work. If she's more ready now to discuss what she couldn't immediately after the incident, I say more power to her.

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Yep, your exactly right: Her job is to sell albums. All I'm saying is she's using the Chris Brown incident as a way to sell albums and passing it off like she's mother fucking teresa and saying she's doing it for the young girls. I'm saying, no shes not. She is doing it for the money. She's exploiting the incident to make money instead of using the incident in a morally responsible way, which would be to raise awareness and maybe set up a charity for abused women. Instead, it's all about her and money. If she wanted to promote the album there are other ways of doing that.

Here is a perfect example. Excerpt from Just Jared:

"During the interview, Rihanna acknowledges that Chris held her in a headlock twice that night and bit her on the ear and fingers. In August, he was sentenced to five years of probation, six months of community service and one year of domestic violence counseling.

Rihanna’s new album Rated R will be available in stores on Nov. 23."

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Submitted by parkerj on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 1:22pm.
For everyone bitching about how she's doing this to sell albums, get off your fucking high horse.
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WOW she's odder than i thought. Seriously alien riri there is not meed for your bad acting. I am strong BS!!!!!!!!

And how the eff did u become someone to look up to??

maybe cause u r 6ft tall w/ heels but not on a moral compass, fashionista way

And if u cared sincerely about how you communicate violence to women you would stop dressing up as an effing sex slave Ms. Rated R

Plz note when one does rated R things rated R things happen to them.

WHORE!!!

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For everyone bitching about how she's doing this to sell albums, get off your fucking high horse.

Her job is to make music and sell albums. Marketing is part of the contract and she needs to be out there promoting her work. If she's more ready now to discuss what she couldn't immediately after the incident, I say more power to her.

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Submitted by CantStandBitches on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:52pm.
Submitted by angie c on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:54am.

"And any of you bitches hatin on RiRi, why don't you take a step back and think about how important it is to talk about domestic violence, and how much courage it takes to be open about something so personal. "

Doesn't take much courage now that she has an album to sell! Look - I'm not hating on her because it's a hard thing to talk about, I'm hating on her for her reasons. She isn't on tv talking about it for her fans, young girls that look up to her or even for herself, she's doing it for money.

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Submitted by angie c on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:54am.
Ok everyone is complaining about her (in)ability to speak, but come on! The girl is talking about how she used to get beaten up by her boyfriend, and then everybody in the freakin world found out about it, a little emotional don't you think? Did you ever consider she might be trying not to break down in fucking tears?????

It takes a lot of guts for her to speak about what happened, especially on television. Domestic abuse is a really huge problem, partly because people don't talk about it. For victims it is not only humiliating, but often dangerous. I also think its awesome that she talks about how hard it is to leave an abuser. Keep on talkin RiRi!

And any of you bitches hatin on RiRi, why don't you take a step back and think about how important it is to talk about domestic violence, and how much courage it takes to be open about something so personal. After all, it could happen to you, your mom, your sister, or your daughter.

Even snowpiece is being nice!

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Submitted by angie c on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:22pm.
@ jussayin --Nothing anybody ever does gives another person the right to hit them. Even if they hit you first.

...let you tell it. because I know it is wrong to hit people. but I also know I have the worst temper and if someone kept getting in my face after I repeatedly told them to fuck off and leave me alone, and I snap, I'm probably going to put a serious hurt on that ass.

Now me being me and responsible, I will probably call 911 afterward and make sure they get some care, but I have seen some people beg for an ass whuppin' in life...and then cry like bitches when they got what they wanted.

As for Jay, I love me some Jay, I'm from Brooklyn, LOL, but he ain't known for the "goodness of his heart" type of shit! But I'm glad Rihanna had friends and family to support her in her time of tribulation.

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I realize the publicist is just as genius as Beyonce's...

BUT STILL.

She DID leave, I doubt that the major reason why she left was for all the "young girls" in the world, but still she did the right thing!

Keep making music Riri...and um eff love!
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By that intro clip you would think she is the new Barbra Streisand. She is just a pop singer people.

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I know DC before they hıt the bıg tıme and ın the begınnıng the ıntervıewers were ınstructed to ask Kelly the questıons fırst because she actually could form a sentence and was the most poısed...

and then Beyonce (or Bouncy as they call her ın Houston) would answer the questıon next and basıcally say the same thıng ın her country ass bumpkın accent.

It's stıll not gone although she does try.

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well jussayin, I might have gone out on a limb with my character assessment of JayZ, but even if he did it strictly for business or PR reasons It was the right thing to do. I dunno if he is a cheater or whatever, but I do know he is a philanthropist, and he does a lot of good for a lot of people.

As far as her family is concerned, I would ASSUME (hope)they told her to leave too, maybe they just want to retain their privacy.

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Submitted by Vanitas on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:17pm.

Anyone know what "pinche babosa" means? I googled it, but all I got was kitchen boy.
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@ jussayin --Nothing anybody ever does gives another person the right to hit them. Even if they hit you first.

"when she saw him getting really pissy to he point he pulled over the car and told her to get out, why she didn't just go before the beating escalated. And why she was harping on him all night, because you can clearly see he is irritated the whole evening."

You clearly are supportive of Rhianna, but statements like that make the victim sound like they are at fault, So I will repeat: Nothing anybody ever does gives another person the right to hit them. Even if they hit you first.

@ Mildly Retarded, I mean Mildly Unentertained,
I will repeat myself again: Nothing anybody ever does gives another person the right to hit them. Even if they hit you first.

I hope I has taughty you something.

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Good for JayZ, obviously he is a real man

...you mean the Jay Z that many suspect has cheated on Beyonce?

Hey I like Jay. But I would hope Rihanna's family was a bit more vocal in the situation too than her boss...

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Okay, so I understand the whole "battered women" thing and how she went back to Chris, or maybe that it's hard for her to talk about it. That's not my issue with her.

My issue is that she is saying that she's speaking out right now to help young girls, which is BULLSHIT! She's trying to sell a damn album - and it couldn't be more transparent. She needs new publicists...or maybe not since you all seem to have fallen for it.

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Um.....you guys do realize that the only reason she is speaking out is to sell albums right? I agree with whomever said she should've spoken out before if she really wanted to make an impact on young girls. I do listen to her music, but I have no respect for her as a person.

Anyone know what "pinche babosa" means? I googled it, but all I got was kitchen boy.

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@breaky

Zackly! Not only is Beyonce ghetto but didn't even finish high school and it's very noticeable. I love it when she gives interviews though, girl can't form a sentence to save her life. You can see her brain working through her eyes and gives very short simple answers.

On topic: leave RiRi alooooooooooooone!
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Good point, Mildly Entertained, until you take a look at that girl's face in the police picture and then notice that Chris Brown didn't look like he just got run over by a truck afterward.

No one should hit. But he fucked that girl UP.

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Agreed. It's the same as when Beyonce trıes to lose her ghetto ass Houston accent and pretend she ıs classy.

And everyone knows Houston ıs G-H-E-T-T-O!

And ıf anyone from here ın from there, please don't shank/shoot me!

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Her story has taughty me something. Fellas, if your girl hits you call the police on her ass. If she gets to the phone first, you're screwed.

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@ The Breakdown...

Good for JayZ, obviously he is a real man. More people should put their foot down when they know someone is going back to an abusive relationship.

If I could tell you why women(sometimes men)keep going back I would, but nobody knows. Lucky for RiRi she has people around to be like WTF? Are you stupid? Even if it was just for PR. I suppose having a ton of money and 24 hour security helps too. Maybe some 21 year old woman in a shitty situation that is getting beat up and treated like shit will look at this and say, Yes, its hard to leave, but this is not right, I deserve better.

Submitted by IETQueen on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:19am.
Riri does sound painfully inarticulate, but I see why that is. She is trying so hard to lose that Bajan accent/Creole and sound American. It's very obvious. You can see it in the way she's forming her words and sentences in her head. That's not how Barbadians naturally talk. I know she's gotten flack before because people say she does that because she's ashamed of her roots
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I would have loved to hear her talk in her natural way. I don't know why she should be ashamed, her background is what makes her exotic and interesting. I think she stands out from other generic pop/hip-hop singers because of this. It was a bit annoying hearing her stumble over her words, but no different than when a foreigner speaks English. You gotta give props when someone knows a different language or regional dialect.

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OK, so I totally read that at first as ELF Love, and I'm thinking "what do elves have to do with this?" and then Im thinking well, maybe Lil Wayne knocked her up too, but he's a goblin, not an elf...

And I will try to catch the rest tonight to see if she truly does apeak on what happens, and why when she saw him getting really pissy to he point he pulled over the car and told her to get out, why she didn't just go before the beating escalated. And why she was harping on him all night, because you can clearly see he is irritated the whole evening. I don't stan for Chris, but I would like to know what the hell makes a person snap on one of the biggest nights-he had his fancy ride, his gorgeous girl, and going to the biggest awards show and it STILL makes no sense why he would do something so heinous and ignorant. There's no way he woke up that morning thinking, "I'm gonna smack my girl up and she can look real good for the awards."

Anyway I love Rihanna anyway, seeing how my fam is from Barbados, and I think she is grogeous, and strong, and glad she FINALLY recognized her part and got the hell out and maybe they have both learned valuable lessons for having adult relationships in the future.

And I'm really sick over all these adults trying to cash in on this hot mess situation.

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Ya ri ri! Her accent is cute and I'm glad she came to her senses and dumped him. I knew she probably got back with that loser, rookie mistake. She's a young girl; she still has more people to date and make mistakes with.

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Submitted by Anonymous Q on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:49am.
Oh good. I was expecting a full on Hate RiRi party in here, but it's not. I'm glad :)

For real Anonymous Q...I'm glad too.

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angie c WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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