Daddy's Little Girl

So earlier this week Rihanna and Chris Brown made headlines when they released two songs they recorded together. While both of the songs are hot, it's hard to listen to them without instantly remembering the damage he did to her beautiful face. Let's get one thing clear: I believe in forgiveness. Chris Brown made an awful decision and is paying his debt to society. I see no problem with Rihanna for forgiving him, mostly because holding a grudge can be mentally and physically draining. But to (seemingly) rekindle a romantic relationship with him is something I can't support. As a pop superstar she's an idol to many young women out there. And yes we can scream that she shouldn't be, but let's face it; she is. It's no different than the millions of little girls that sang, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," in their hairbrushes in the 80s. Millions of girls want to be just like Rihanna. They want to dress like her. They want to dance like her. And sadly, they want her relationship. How can we condemn the little girls that tweeted such vile things about letting Chris Brown beat them when Rihanna herself is clearly sending the same message. Are we supposed to listen to the first line of C Breezy's verse on the Birthday Cake remix and not believe that he's singing about Ri-Ri? The exchanging of birthday tweets between the two of them and the pictures of them hugging all point to a reconciliation between Breezy and Rihanna. My question is, where in the world is Rihanna's daddy? How has he not come out and tried to put an end to this? Has he sat down with his daughter and told her how much he loves her and wants her to be with a man who would never do to her what Chris Brown did last February? Better yet, why hasn't he tried to kill Chris Brown? Not literally, but you get the picture. I was recently in a relationship that ended in violence and thank God my father does not live in the same state as my ex and I. And thank God even more for my mom being sane enough to talk my dad out of hopping on a plane and buying a gun once he arrived in Minneapolis. It was that crucial. And it should have been, the situation warranted that type of reaction from my dad. One thing my dad said to me repeatedly was, "I'm your daddy and I have NEVER put my hands on you so ain't no man on this Earth ever supposed to think that he should." And he's right. He hasn't ever so much as tapped my legs and although he hasn't been Dad of the Year, I know that he loves me far too much to ever see me in a situation with a man that puts his hands on me. So I could only imagine what his reaction would be if I were to ever tell him that my ex and I were getting back together. So back to my original question: where is Rihanna's daddy? Doesn't he love his little girl enough to do everything in his power to keep her away from the person who hurt her? Why isn't he protecting daddy's little girl?

Just in case you forgot what he did to her face:

Morally conflicted, cause I can't deny liking the songs...Listen for yourself...