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From E! Online:
For anyone who thinks that Rihanna's "Man Down" music video is over-the-top and simply out to grab headlines, Gabrielle Union has a message for you: It's not. In fact, tragically, it's very true to life.
After being asked by a fan about her response to the controversial clip, the actress opened up about her own abusive past, and revealed a heartbreaking parallel between the video's story and her own: namely, that she, too, once tried to shoot the man who raped her.
In particular, hers.
The topic came up last week, when Union was soliciting ideas from her followers on how to better combat violence against women and kids. When a fan asked her what she thought of the Rihanna video, the 38-year-old star responded with unexpected honesty and candor.
"I haven't seen it yet," she tweeted. "I'll let everyone know my thoughts on it when I do."
A few days later, she had.
"Saw 'Man Down' by @rihanna. Every victim/survivor of rape is unique, including how they THINK they'd like justice 2 be handed out," she tweeted.
"During my rape I tried 2 shoot my rapist, bt I missed. Over the yrs I realized tht killin my rapist would've added insult 2 injury. The DESIRE 2 kill someone whose abused/raped u is understandable, bt unless its self defense n the moment 2 save ur life, just ADDS 2 ur troubles #mandown."
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By: "DimePiece" on 6/09/2011 9:00PM
@Gichaya
Thanks gurl for having my back. I was going to reply but you know what, "Cline Can't Get Right" is just a waste of my time. She just doesn't get it? I'm glad somebody does.
PEACE.
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By: Clinesha18 on 6/10/2011 8:35AM
Begging your pardon, but it is you who is ignorant. Ignorant to the fact that DumbPiece came at me first. And I read these bloggs all the time and that Piece is crittical of EVERY fuggin' body on this b*tch and has the nerve to preach about having a relationship with God.
But she will gossip and judge and use curse words just like the rest of us sinners. She so desparte for a friend on here, even a stranger that she's all"Heeyyyy" with the kiss ass. And you fell for it. If you have any sense, you'll see how stupid her comments are, ALWAYS.
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By: "DimePiece" on 6/10/2011 9:07AM
So "Cline CAN'T GET RIGHT", you can suck on a bag of lemons and kiss my azz! Yeah damn right I replied to your stupid behind because, there has been many of times your azz replied to my comments. I would have totally ignored your azz but you said something real IGNORANT by putting others up on here that disagreed with the video and message saying that WE ARE JUST LIKE THE RAPIST! Think before you post your dumb ISH. It's not too late to make that call and set up an appointment to see a PROFESSIONAL!
GET YOUR ISH TOGETHER & GROW UP! :-(
Don't reply! But you know what, your stupid behind will like a JACKAL! I am going to keep it movin because you are a waste of my time. :-(
GAME OVER, NEXT...........
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By: "DimePiece" on 6/10/2011 9:12AM
My friends up on here are REAL unlike your fake azz wanna-be Ms. Sunshine Ms. GOODY-TWO SHOES up on here. Not my fault you don't have any? Look who is the CELEB AZZ KISSER, thinking she going to get a concert tickets, CD'S, ect... because she agrees with Celebs especially Ri, thinking she will get notice up on here? CHILD PULEEEEEEZ! Sit yo azz down some where!
What you need to do is to STOP throwin the name of the "Scriptures" along with Hateful ISH up on here! You are the Hypocrite, sweetheart calling me "DimePiece of **IT? I am afraid, the next time you will throw a HEX or some WITHCRAFT out my way? I'm not with that. I knew I could sense a bad evil VIBE before I got on the computer. Please don't pick a Bible up next time, it might burn in ya hands. This is ENTERTAINMENT, and I don't if you think you follow me so well, don't spell out my words correctly. I didn't think Damn or Hell was a bad word? I never called anybody up on here out of their NAME! I am a good role model to my children, grown woman, and never used cuss words towards are around my children. SO SAVE IT! Until you have children, don't you tell me what I am not doing right, because you don't know a damn about me, BOO BOO! If you do have children (oh lawd?), hopefully they won't grow up to be like YOU! :-( You don't have a CLUE?
So "Cline CAN'T GET RIGHT", you can suck on a bag of lemons and kiss my azz! Yeah damn right I replied to your stupid behind because, there has been many of times your azz replied to my comments. I would have totally ignored your azz but you said something real IGNORANT by putting others up on here that disagreed with the video and message saying that WE ARE JUST LIKE THE RAPIST! Think before you post your dumb ISH. It's not too late to make that call and set up an appointment to see a PROFESSIONAL!
GET YOUR ISH TOGETHER & GROW UP! :-(
Don't reply! But you know what, your stupid behind will like a JACKAL! I am going to keep it movin because you are a waste of my time. :-(
GAME OVER, NEXT...........
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By: Clinesha18 on 6/10/2011 9:25AM
Now I know I have to stop after this. My memory is pretty good and besides this article, I have only responded to you ONCE in my life and it was to laugh at something you said that one time. But all of your comments before that one and since then have been ignorant, unintelligent rants that I just refused to comment because THIS is how you act. At that time, I thought if I laughed, you would lighten up. Silly of me.
Goodbye DumbPiece. See ya on the next one.
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By: "DimePiece" on 6/10/2011 11:41AM
That is so silly thinking you would go a long with and laugh to hope you could change MY way of making comment so that I would lighten up? I guess we are feeling some kind of way? Like I said, if you laughed and made comment that time, you would have right then, said how you felt about my comment and wouldn't have laughed? That right there to me is just a LIE. Nobody up on here is right or wrong. This is Entertainment. I don't have to like every Black Celeb, Singer, ect.. BV Posts up on here if it doesn't represent me.
I didn't know that there are people like you who are not truthful and switch up at times. The comments that I make on here is to be funny and how I feel and doesn't mean that my comments are unintelligent,hateful, and ignorant. Everything I say is intelligent and the truth. Once again, that comment about me was ignorant. I can talk about your replies to another person saying how stupid they were? It is what it is. I really don't care what ya think. You have to think before you post in saying things like that on here that might offend others. That was harsh and that's why I said what I said.
No need to say good-bye to me. I will still continue making comments on here and express how I feel. I'm sure the people that know me here on the blogs will continue to laugh along with me and not at me. You are not hurting my feelings and ain't no loss here, believe me.
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By: valerie denise jones on 6/14/2011 12:18PM
I've been there. I wanted to hurt/kill the person who attacked (violated me). My faith in God (Romans 12:19) and my skills as an editor (http://youtu.be/NygRpBOmu-Q )... kept me from doing something I might later regret. -- I agree with Gabrielle Union, though.
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