Baby, I'm Sorry- Chris Brown Apologizes

Can we believe Chris Brown? My theory is that many people will view this apology as a political gesture to get back up on the pop pedestal. And I'm sure some of that has to be true. But what makes it so hard to excuse him of his mistake, albeit a horrible one.

Is it because this mistake had physically harming repercussions? Maybe. But more than a few rap lyrics have boasted this kind of man-beats-woman behavior. Not to meantion we've all seen at least one video of random celebrity taking famous foot to papparazzi ass. If we can't forgive Chris Brown's stupid actions, how is it that the press can be excused for the physical damage they've directly contributed to:



Celebrities have historically been afforded more legal leniency than the general public, but only when the alleged crime was against a member, or members of the public. Perhaps the fact that another star, of equal footing as Brown, was on the receiving end of the offense is what prevents anyone form fully admonishing Mr.Pretty Boy.

Or maybe it's because Chris was the Justin to Rihanna's Britney. Watching this dude go down in flames is losing another image that America has attached it's identity to. The public essentializes this level of fame as something common, and therefore something they connect to. And that connection went south.

I'm not saying that I fully "forgive" Chris Brown for manhandling Ri-Ri, but I do recognize my unwillingness to do so. I've forgiven family members for undeserved whippings when I was younger (hey, my family's Jamaican- what can I say). Is there some sort of super-human quality we bestow on our stars that makes their falling into human mistakes harder to deal with? Who knows. This question is probably one that can be argued over much longer than it will take Chris to come out with another hit single, though.