March 26, 2016- Saturday was a tragic day for the new R&B singer Kehlani Parrish. Kehlani was seen in bed with PartyNextDoor in a picture of the two holding hands on Instagram. Kehlani has been dating the NBA player Kyrie Irving for a couple of months now. So since the picture has been released it has been said that she cheated on him. While there is no word from the NBA player himself there seems to be a lot of words said by his friend Chris Brown. Kehlani also deleted her instagram account, but also released one last picture of her in the hospital bed. This was right after she attempted suicide by taking a bottle of pills. Read full article on The Fader.
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| Kehlani and NBA star Kyrie Irving |
The issue in my opinion is not that she cheated but how badly she has been slut shamed by Chris Brown and others. The issue is that so many people went on her Instagram account calling her a whore for cheating on Kyrie Irving. Chris Brown went on a rant on how “girls are always complaining that guys are messing with other girls”. He also said that she was doing this for “attention”. Is social media really going too far? I know that we have freedom of speech but is this really what our generation has come to? Bashing people for making human mistakes? Why is it that we hold celebrities to a higher standard than other people?
Just a few weeks ago Justin Bieber said on Instagram that he loves his fans, but he does not want to do anymore meet-and-greets because it is a lot to live up to their expectations. Being a celebrity now and days seems way harder now, because followers and fans now can say whatever and celebrities see them. It’s not just celebrities now we all are getting attacked by online “trolls”. Some articles talk about the social media trolls and overuse of social media tying into depression. Maybe Kehlani was not doing this for attention, but because she was already depressed, and the result of that was deleting her Instagram. EveryDay Health talks about social media causing people to lose face to face interactions which can lead to negative thoughts. It also talks about people being more comfortable with saying things behind the screen than face to face. Most of what Chris Brown had to say about Kehlani was opinion but it really showed that he has a very negative view on women. Kehlani was attacked very heavy than most males would have been for cheating on their significant other. This comes from the mentality that boys will be boys. When it comes to women we are supposed to be more faithful and loyal. If women do cheat they are already seen as a “whore”. Chris Brown not too long ago was penalized for abusing Rihanna yet, the world has magically forgotten that. It seems as though people often forget and forgive faster when it comes to men. Social media does seem to have a negative effect on everyone. It brings in so many issues and it can weigh people down. My advice for anyone reading this article is to maybe try to think about how you might make someone feel when you post a negative comment under their picture. I know this is old fashioned but put yourself in someone else’s shoes. It might be easy to think that celebrities got it all together, but they are human just like you and me. Spread love please and not hate because someone people may not be together mentally.
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