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	Comments on: Kevin Powell &#8211; Open Letter to Chris Brown&#8230;	</title>
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		By: Sai-en		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This &quot;open&quot; letter to Chris Brown is counterproductive. Yes, Chris Brown may need a heart to heart. Yes, the perceived intent of this letter from Kevin is in good faith. The fact of the matter is that Kevin may be projecting his experiences onto Chris. 

Timing is different for everyone. Since 2009, Chris has no run-ins with the law in any way. He has been busy at work, and busy at play. Thankfully, his playtime has not yielding any new issues.

The question or concern is not &quot;has Chris healed?&quot; the question is &quot;why won&#039;t the media allow the past to be the past?&quot;- especially after two years. Kevin suggests the reality is the media will not allow the past to be the past, the truth is they SHOULD. At some point, someone has to stand up to the media and say &quot;enough is enough&quot;. For too long the media gets a free pass because we&#039;ve allowed the media to behave this way. 

Chris Brown has worked hard to reconnect with his fans. He has issued public apologies, broken down publicly during live performances, and has answered the same questions regarding the incident repeatedly, served time in court, and has completed his community service. Sadly, the media fuels this public myth that Chris needs to endure and/or face more of this pain in order to &quot;move beyond&quot; this mistake- in their eyes. 

Now that Chris has endured these additional trials since the Feb 2009 incident, the real question is when will the media cease to hold his public image in rewind? There are reports that Chris thew a chair and broke a window on his bus. YES! 

The fans who were tuned and in attendance to see Chris live were robbed, by Robin Roberts, of the jovial, exciting anticipation of seeing Chris perform by the GMA&#039;s opportunistic questions.  Yes, we can&#039;t deny what happened back in Feb 2009, sadly, we can also deny progress.  By progress, I&#039;m speaking of Chris&#039; progress. One question would have been sufficient; &quot;how are you, have you healed? Thanks for answering, moving on.&quot;

Allow him to have his own private release of frustration. Allow him to scream, allow him to cry, allow him to be human, allow him to move on. Allow him to do all of the above, privately.

And in doing so, you will allow the world to move on, Kevin.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This &#8220;open&#8221; letter to Chris Brown is counterproductive. Yes, Chris Brown may need a heart to heart. Yes, the perceived intent of this letter from Kevin is in good faith. The fact of the matter is that Kevin may be projecting his experiences onto Chris. </p>
<p>Timing is different for everyone. Since 2009, Chris has no run-ins with the law in any way. He has been busy at work, and busy at play. Thankfully, his playtime has not yielding any new issues.</p>
<p>The question or concern is not &#8220;has Chris healed?&#8221; the question is &#8220;why won&#8217;t the media allow the past to be the past?&#8221;- especially after two years. Kevin suggests the reality is the media will not allow the past to be the past, the truth is they SHOULD. At some point, someone has to stand up to the media and say &#8220;enough is enough&#8221;. For too long the media gets a free pass because we&#8217;ve allowed the media to behave this way. </p>
<p>Chris Brown has worked hard to reconnect with his fans. He has issued public apologies, broken down publicly during live performances, and has answered the same questions regarding the incident repeatedly, served time in court, and has completed his community service. Sadly, the media fuels this public myth that Chris needs to endure and/or face more of this pain in order to &#8220;move beyond&#8221; this mistake- in their eyes. </p>
<p>Now that Chris has endured these additional trials since the Feb 2009 incident, the real question is when will the media cease to hold his public image in rewind? There are reports that Chris thew a chair and broke a window on his bus. YES! </p>
<p>The fans who were tuned and in attendance to see Chris live were robbed, by Robin Roberts, of the jovial, exciting anticipation of seeing Chris perform by the GMA&#8217;s opportunistic questions.  Yes, we can&#8217;t deny what happened back in Feb 2009, sadly, we can also deny progress.  By progress, I&#8217;m speaking of Chris&#8217; progress. One question would have been sufficient; &#8220;how are you, have you healed? Thanks for answering, moving on.&#8221;</p>
<p>Allow him to have his own private release of frustration. Allow him to scream, allow him to cry, allow him to be human, allow him to move on. Allow him to do all of the above, privately.</p>
<p>And in doing so, you will allow the world to move on, Kevin.</p>
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