In case you missed it, here is the full interview of Rihanna discussing the abuse she faced on the night of February 8th, 2008 – her attacker, Chris Brown. Not surprisingly, there have been a lot of mixed criticism of this interview. Some people say she threw Chris Brown under the bus by discussing their private business. Others say she stood up for women and did the right thing by talking about it. Many find it interesting that she waited until both of their albums were ready to drop before she had this highly publicized interview.

Honestly, I think the interview was fair. As previously blogged, I don’t think domestic abuse should be tolerated under any circumstances. I believe she is being genuine when she says she doesn’t hate Chris and wants the best for him. I also think this was a great look for women and girls to see that no matter how much love has blinded you, if you are getting beat, you need to step outside your situation and evaluate it from the third person P.O.V. As the Bajan barbie coined it “Eff Love.” Check the vid…

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3