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I condemn this dishonest attack on Chris Brown

Oct 22, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
I write this letter to urge all young people, young music lovers and fans of R&B artiste Chris Brown to condemn this nasty, dishonest and deceptive campaign being waged by a few individuals and organizations in Guyana.
Playing out before our eyes, is what is in my view an attempt to use Brown’s well publicized indiscretion against his former partner  to deny the promoters much needed government support  which is necessary if top tier entertainers of this nature are to ever perform on these shores. It is laughable that the usual suspects in this instance are seeking to use an incident that Brown has paid for so dearly via the robust U.S justice system as well as the numerous withdrawals of sponsorship endorsements etc to achieve their objective which reeks of politicking.  It isn’t enough for these gripers that Brown had to undergo rehabilitative counseling as well as more than 1000 hours of community service in the land where the actual act took place that they now seek to punish him in Guyana. Even as their media offensive was being hatched and executed British tabloid ‘The Sun’ reported in its October 20th 2012 edition that the victim’s father welcomed news that the couple are back together. He was in fact quoted as saying, “I hope one day she will get married. Everyone adores Chris. He is a good person and always gave me great respect.” ( http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/4597366/rihanna-dad-wants-her-to-marry-chris-brown.html#ixzz29sq8jaex)
But what I urge our young people to note is the hypocrisy and opportunism of this very clique. They have been very kind to an alleged pedophile whose repeated sexual assault of two young women (13 and 7 yrs old) have had a direct impact on our society. In fact there might be many more of his victims out there who are too scared to come forward. Where are the voices of condemnation against this TV station operator? Where are the calls for him to use his vast resources to ‘fight domestic violence’ and ‘child abuse’?  Where are the calls to boycott the business establishments of this individual? Instead what we do have is the case of a clique condemning Chris Brown for actions he has paid for and the government for their support to his concert whilst being very kind and cozy with and even utilizing the resources of an alleged pedophile.
Jason Abdulla

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