It's a little strange hearing Rihanna talk about what happened with Chris Brown after all this time, but she said some powerful things in her interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.
The pop star said it was "humiliating" and "traumatizing" to acknowledge that the assault took place. She also said it was "wrong" that she went back to Brown after the beatings.
"That's embarrassing that that's the type of person that I fell in love with," Rihanna told Sawyer. "So far in love. So unconditional that I went back. It's humiliating to say this happened. To accept that? It's a traumatizing experience."
Sawyer pointed out that, on average, woman will take a beating seven times before leaving. Rihanna's response was chilling.
"Eight or nine actually," she corrected. "And I don't want that to happen...It's completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself. The minute the physical wounds go away, you want this thing to go away. This is a memory you don't want to have ever again."
"When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part," she explains. "Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say that they won't kill these girls? These are young girls. I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened."
"It was a wakeup call for me big time," she adds. "I'll say that to any young girl who's going through domestic violence. Don't react off of love. Eff love. Come out of the situation and look at it third person and for what it really is and then make your decision. Because love is so blind."
Eff love. Love that.
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