All He Wanted To Do Was Dance
Many have written, most have their own opinions, and some will look at this blog post as a small fish in a big pond. I don’t care; it is not my goal to gain friends and influence others. What I am here to do is perhaps provide a different way to look at the situation that is Chris Brown and his floundering music career.
At the BET Awards last night, Chris Brown got his time on stage to honor and pay homage to the one and only Michael Jackson. Watching him move about on stage, I got a true chill. Don’t get it twisted; no one will ever match Michael’s masterful moves or command of a stage, but Chris Brown danced as if his life depended on it. And maybe, just maybe it did. The dance ended with Chris Brown breaking down while attempting to sing Man In The Mirror. Twitter was all abuzz about whether or not those tears that he shed were real, or a manufactured stunt by Chris and his PR team.
Watch for yourself:
All he wanted to do was dance. When Michael Jackson died last year, Chris Brown seemed the obvious choice to lead the tribute at the BET Awards. He was exiled, and instead we got a plethora of mediocre tributes. Mediocre, I say! Because there was no one, and I mean absolutely no one, who came on that stage that could get close to dancing like Michael.
In Chris Brown’s situation, what he did was terribly wrong. I have heard him utter those words out of his own mouth countless times, yet there are still some who shun him. Isn’t forgiveness what we, as fellow human beings, supposed to offer if someone owns up to their mistakes? Why hasn’t that been given to this young man?
Watching Chris last night, and feeling that the emotions he displayed were real and true, I realized that this was perhaps the first time he was able to dance his heart out for Michael in front of an audience. I think that is why the emotions overtook him; this was his tribute. So what if it came a year later?
Before the craziness even begins, let me say this: I was raised to believe that men should NEVER put their hands on a woman. Even if that woman provoked, initiated, or otherwise fueled the flames that led to the abuse, men should be men and walk away from any situation like that. There is no excuse. Chris has paid, will pay, and is currently paying his penance for the crime he committed. Our role, if we even have one, is to offer him forgiveness. That doesn’t mean that we forget what he has done, nor does it mean that we go out and buy every single one of his CDs from now until. What that means is that when he shows up at the BET Awards to pay tribute to the man who inspired him, we should not throw stones.
All he wanted to do was dance. And I am glad that he finally got his chance to.
Tags: BET Awards, Chris Brown
Some people will hate because that’s what they think they should do. Others will shun him because they likely have lived through that sort of drama and will relate Chris to that bad experience. Thank God for level-headed bloggers who say, “Enough is enough.” He was wrong, VERY wrong, he apologized, he suffered, let’s move the hell on already. As for the performance, my first thought was, “Bloody magnificent!” Don’t ask… I don’t know.. but that was my first thought.
You are right on, Shae…
The performance was very good. Does that mean that his wrongs are suddenly right? Hell no. He still has a long road to recovery and needs to be humble to survive this. Just because I think that it’s time to move on, doesn’t mean that I don’t acknowledge his wrong. But it is HIS wrong; let him and God deal with it.