Sincere Or Not?

I just finished watching Chris Brown's apology and um...I really don't know what to think. Looking at this vid he comes off like he doesn't want to do it...more like he is being forced. He doesn't look at the camera and he just sits there and reads. Now the pics from the court hearing looked more sincere and regretful then he did in this apology vid. But who is to say he isn't sincere. It is more than one way to look at the vid...

You could look at it and say...
1. Yeah he is for real. Forgive him and hope he comes out with a hot banger in the near future.

2. Uhhhh...he looks like it but you want a more "from the heart" apology. You know, one that isn't rehearsed and it is off the top of his head. Just come out with his true feelings to Rihanna and his fans.

3. He is bullshitting! Probably his PR people are making him say something so he won't look like a total asshole.

Some might say he should have apologized way before now. Maybe during the court proceedings or right before...in other words pulled a T.I. and just been real with it and said hey, I fucked up please forgive me, I am human with a problem that I am seeking help for. We ARE human and we do make mistakes and it seems so hard for folk to forgive depending on the degree of the mistake. Chris Brown and Rihanna are a young couple and probably if at all didn't know how to deal with certain issues in their relationship.

Don't get me wrong I am not defending Chris Brown. He is wrong for what he did, and I am glad he came out with an apology for it. Hopefully this vid with let a lot of things go and we can get back to the important things in life. He apologized, now go buy his records and let him live. LOL! To me...it seems like he might be sincere with it but I think he should have come at it from his own words and not something written for him to "sound good". You can sound good with a heartfelt, no rehearsed apology and still get the forgiveness needed. My thing is as long as he asked Rihanna and God for forgiveness and they forgave him, then he straight with me.

Until next time her is a clip...oh and read my homies' blog about it whenever she posts...
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhMvCi1v1G2kT5r4LU

Independenc Day: A New Meaning

Disclaimer: This was actually written while I was at work on July 5th...so bare with me.

Hello World! Once again I was in thought. Unfortunately I had to work July 4th, bummer right? As I was watching the sky light up with fireworks it suddenly dawned on me...July 4th isn't just another holiday where we recognize that America declared its independence some centuries ago. It has become true. What I mean is America has a black president, mixed, mulatto...whatever you want to call him. Freedom has a new meaning. We have come from fighting with England to be free, to ending Slavery, to ending Jim crow laws, to equal rights for all regardless of color...It really makes you think wow we've really fought for independence no matter what the issue was...women's' rights, equal opportunities at jobs regardless of age, sex, color, etc...in some way, form, or fashion America has fought to break a chain that led us to be free more and more. Regardless of what Obama's ethnicity is...the color on his skin is brown, which constitutes black, which ALSO is another stepping stone for us when it comes to freedom. Maybe its just me thinking this way...I am just weird like that...LOL!