Why do so many girls still like Chris Brown?

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I think I've said before - what she did there? Calling her [insert relation here] actually provoked him all the more - and it was meant to. To be very honest, I lost about half of my pity and sympathy for her after I read that. Yes, he might have been going to beat her up otherwise, but like the fact that she couldn't help pretending to call [whoever it was], I can't help but lose a bit of my sympathy for her.
Had she not done that, I probably would have been opposing my own words, but it's just something I can't stand. I had a very good analogy comparing her and asian parents earlier, but I forgot it.

Two reasons...

Girls who listen to a particular genre of music generally come across as not being the brightest- so I guess yes, the are stupid

He's supposedly physically attracted.

I must be the 1% then.

He could have killed her. He was pounding her in the head. He is long past "anger issues". Save your sympathy for his victims. I am sure she wasnt the first.

A very offensive thing to say to a Dream Theater fan!

Seriously, though, these certainly both have structure, and they don't amount to people showing off how good they are.

I'm still going to be sympathetic towards him because of his bad background. I have a lot of sympathy to give so I won't save it just for his victims. I still think he should be helped as well. He does have a problem, doesn't he? I know of many people from really bad backgrounds who have just ended up in prison because of their bad backgrounds. If they had been helped then they'd have probably not committed the crime. Again, I'm not saying what he did was right. If he had a nicer childhood, do you think he'd be as violent as he is today?

I see your Dream Theater prog epic, and raise you one Godspeed You! Black Emperor.



Greatest prog song in history.

Two things:
*Attractive (So I'm not sure on how bright you actually are)

Also, don't generalise on what you see, if you like RnB or Hip Hop, it's a matter of personal taste, personal preference, what you feel like listening to etc. It has nothing to do with the level of intelligence you are thought to have.

I didn't name a specific genre but it's interesting that you mention Rap and RnB .

I bet if we took samples and compared the intellignce of individuals who listen to rnb to those who prefer classical music, we'd get some insightful results. Actually, it would be interesting to compare all genres.

Many people have difficult upbringings - very difficult upbringings - but it is not an excuse to bash someone to pulp. A kinder gentler world is definitely called for, but making excuses for someones sadistic thuggery is not going to get us any closer to this goal..

You need to deal with reality and take care of those who are a danger to others. The world and its vulnerable citizens should not be expected to be uses as his therapy mat. What about the kids he has that will tick him off? Should we be awash in tears for him when he injures them due to his "anger issues"? Kind of like "kill the victim - cure the thug" mentatlity. How far do you take this?

Wrong.

Greatest prog song in history:

I didn't name a specific genre but it's interesting that you mention Rap and RnB .

I bet if we took samples and compared the intellignce of individuals who listen to rnb to those who prefer classical music, we'd get some insightful results. Actually, it would be interesting to compare all genres.

It makes you less intelligent because the music is less intelligent. The lyrics... the subject matter... the actual musicality. There really is a reason that chavs listen to dance/ RnB; whilst, conversely, studies have shown that the most intelligent people often listen to metal and/ or classical.

How about nice diverse 42-minute prog epic by Dream Theater, or a deeply-moving 30-minute adagio by Gustav Mahler? Most people would get bored of both of these very quickly because they don't have the mental capacity to appreciate it; yet in reality it's some of the most insightful, talented, multi-faceted and relevant music out there. It deals with real emotions and philosophies; not the kind of stuff you find in RnB, like "Dat girl so hot man". Good music is intelligent, in many different ways, and is therefore the polar opposite to Chris Brown (or indeed Rihanna).

No no no no, you make some decent points with 'limited attention span' but really i refuse to acknowledge the genre of music you listen to automatically determines how clever you are. In terms of POP (and R&B, both have basically become the same thing) they can certainly be described as having a negative affect on music as a whole, but of course people (mainly 13 year girls) want to dance to it, and no, not everyone who likes to dance is a 'chav'

Also, i would just like to be controversial and say Rap is very intelligent. Not all rappers talk about drugs and cars, if you actually listen to lyrics you will be amazed at the double meanings, the extended metaphors and wordplay they use to... well.. destroy each other on tracks (which is what rap fundamentally is) As a potential English student i find it useful to listen to- helps to find conceits in poems. Anyway, each to their own

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That wasn't me :P. Was the person who quoted me. Below that is my response...

It was a mistake, I was using my iphone and didn't notice that it automatically predicted 'attracted' instead of 'attractive'. How predicted text works is that it takes the very first word in the alphabet order, unless you tell it not to. I was tapping fast and generally don't look at my phone when I'm texting. I think it's a very obvious typo, no one can be that stupid .

I've already responded regarding this issue, see below:

Envious, maybe. Jealous, no.
No matter how difficult this may be to comprehend, I was neutral - and I'm really not going to pick a side- no matter how hard she was beaten up, or if Chris Brown murdered nine people.
Thing is, I like arguing for the side less people support, which is where you get this.

I do have a question though. What was she doing, reading Chris Brown's messages? Yes, this is minor, compared to what Chris Brown did. But I never said that Chris Brown was right (although my first post might have been interpreted that way).
Maybe she couldn't have helped it. Maybe Chris Brown did something bad/said something earlier that might have made her curious and scared and frustrated. But if you want to look at it in terms of right and wrong, they were both wrong - Chris Brown much more so than Rihanna, definitely - but essentially both had problems and Rihanna's just really unfortunate.
However, if you want to regard it emotionally, well, I can't elaborate without sounding even more as if I'm supporting Chris Brown, which I doubt you guys want to hear, even though technically it won't be.

I'm saying this here: I really want to retire from this thread. Anyone who has problems with my argument, please PM me.