Chris Brown performed last night on Dancing with the Stars and received an amazing reception. I was so happy to see him finally be welcomed and appreciated once again for the talent that he is and not for the personal decisions and choices he has made.
Though the audience and some cast members seemed to enjoy his presence and performance, others like dancer Cheryl Burke, not so much. "As a victim of domestic violence, I don't agree with him coming on the show, but it's out of my control," Burke told Extra.
Part of me understands where she may be coming from, but another part of me feels that she and many others have personalized the incident with Chris Brown and Rhianna as if it happened to them or a loved one. In no way do I condone domestic violence and am not excusing what CB did, however, he's not the same man (or men) who battered Cheryl Burke. I've thankfully never been a victim of domestic violence so I cannot speak from that perspective but I do know that many women are given hell for comparing the next man to the previous one who hurt you and bringing that baggage to the table in any situation. So my question is why can't people let him live; why do you think people are having such a hard time separating his personal life from his music? Is he the ONLY one in Hollywood to have ever been abusive? Would it be different if it hadn't been Rhianna? Should/will he forever be the poster child for domestic violence?
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