After learning about the Chris Brown, Rihanna incident in the Kansan a few days ago and after reading more about it online, I came across an interesting comment on a blog comparing Brown to OJ Simpson. The comment, posted on Extra TV's blog site, read "hate breeds hate Chris Brown is the next OJ Simpson."
Sidenote: check out your favorite celebrity news Web site for more information and updates. I'm not in the business of covering celebrity news. I'll leave that up to the pros.
While the comparison could seriously use some more consideration, I think we all can agree both incidents have shed light on the country's often overlooked domestic violence problem, especially amongst young adults and teens.
Like the New York Times columnist Charles Blow said today in his column, "Love Shouldn't Hurt."
In his column, "Love Shouldn't Hurt," Blow cited some alarming statistics about teens dating violence and other facts and figures about the frequency in which it occurs. The most alarming being that among teens ages 13 - 14, almost 20 percent have been hurt by an angry partner.
On the heels of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week, it's important to continue to emphasize how wrong domestic violence is and create awareness about it in schools and on campuses everywhere.
Even though I don't agree Brown is the next OJ and I think everyone should wait for all the facts to come out before we condemn or side with anyone, two things are certain: domestic violence anywhere is never acceptable and it's a growing problem amongst teens.
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