Comments on: Robin Givens Goes In, Oprah Apologizes!

By: davettalashley

davettalashley — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:29 +0000

Not a big Robin Givens fan, but she does have a point.

By: MrOSHE

MrOSHE — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:16 +0000

Let me be the one who says what so many men feel and scared to say and voice it loud. “Nothing a woman can do deserve to get hit” IS A LIE!!! I am so sick of women putting things in Domestic Violence that are not so. I am not trying to score cuchie points or have a lot of women flock to my page praising me. Today some women have this invisible fence of ignorance and it costing them unimaginable consequences.
(1) If a woman is caught in bed with another man or woman.
(2) She cleans out his account than run or for another lover.
(3) Gives him a sexual transmitted disease because she was unfaithful.
(4) Knew a child wasn’t his and lied for years than he finds out because he did a test.
Than she needs her behind kicked. I don’t want to hear you should walk away because you are a woman or you a player who has 2-3 women extra on the side anyway. A man that is FAITHFUL, 1 WOMAN MAN, COME HOME AFTER WORK , LOVES HIS FAMILY AND PUT HIS WIFE BEFORE HIMSELF, A REAL MAN WILL KNOCK HER BEHIND OUT!!I am so sick of hearing that there is no reason, and women running around here not caring what they say to a man, act towards him, or WHAT THEY DO.. Can you see that the Domestic Violence rate is sky rocketing, because this is being spoon feed to women? No you can not do what ever you want, say what you want or act towards a man like you want you can’t. As former law enforcement officer I have handled cases that this ignorant was behind the actions. YES THERE ARE REAL CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN THAT CRUEL,THAT SHOULD BE LOCKED UP. Not for the 4 examples I gave. Its cases where I let the man or woman go once I investigated the case. Rihanna/ Chris Brown case she should have been charged to for assault also. Do I disagree with what he did, he should have stopped swinging when she stopped. Is that easy; NO. When your adriliean gets going its hard to turn off. Any one that has been in combat or in a chase knows this for a fact. Her belief she could swing and not get hit back caused her to act in away that was unimaginable to her. So let me finish about 99% of women will write how I am wrong and a real man will walk away. First of all, who gave women the right to decide what is a real man or not? This is a serious issue that will only get worse if we do not allow real debate to this issue. I am so sick of it Oprah/ Robin Givens I remember what she did to Tyson and how she used him her show head of the class went off the air 2 yrs before they married. Her mother and sister used that man he hit her once, I agree with him. Like I said everyone will probably write and say how this is and that and what they went through, but the fact is Domestic Violence is on the rise and people are disagree with there is nothing you can do to get hit. There are boundaries that should be addressed before he marries her or date her. If these boundaries are crossed it could turn violent. There is something you can do to deserve to get hit, you need to establish what it is..

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By: mareah32

mareah32 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:14:58 +0000

Domestic violence is so serious and I thank you Robin and Oprah for acknowledging that!

By: CinnahminSwirl

CinnahminSwirl — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Yeah I think Oprah should have apologized .. especially if she held such a hard stance with Chris Brown and removed BeBe Winans from her show .. I dont see Robin any differntly from BeBe’s ex wife both voiced their concerns and used Oprah’s own words that she will not condone domestic violence as a basis of their concerns to her ,but then she turns around and book 2 on her show

By: TASTYCHOCOLATE317

TASTYCHOCOLATE317 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:24:37 +0000

She just wants some damn attention.

By: tauyette

tauyette — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:11:28 +0000

@ Dopegurlmagic17 She was just in Tyler Perry’s movie A Family That Preys, I believe it was released sometime last year.

By: Nightowl358

Nightowl358 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:37:46 +0000

Fake b***ch.

By: Dopegurlmagic17

Dopegurlmagic17 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:06 +0000

ugh she is so damn thirsty and fake ugh…. im sure that what tyson was saying was da truth and she was da one prolly starting sh*t like riri… its Oprah’s damn show and if her audience wants to laugh they can sheez… she act like all they talked about was her, her unimportant a$$ she just wants attention. when was da last time she was in a movie again???

By: Khalil7878

Khalil7878 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:06:31 +0000

First and foremost its wrong for a man to physically, emotionally or mentally abuse a woman in any way shape or form. With that being said, none of us were there, so anything your basing you rationale on is conjecture, There’s two sides to a story and the truth lies some where in the middle. Its a man’s role to be a provider and he should honor that role but that doesn’t mean a woman should come after him just because of how financially well of he is, thats more than wrong as well. To StarSantiago- Personally I love my sisters, But I believe the reason some brothers go to a woman outside of our race is because that woman understands her role as a woman and lets her man fulfill his role as that man as well. If you can show me the word independent in any book of God, The Quran, The Bible or the Torah please do. You see theres something a woman brings to the table to make a man a better man, and theres something a man brings to the table that makes a woman a better woman. We were created in pairs, it says so in every book of God. Too many woman in our race wanna be the man and the woman, when no matter what you do you’ll never be a man. You wont find no other woman on earth other than a sister saying I dont need a man, but youll never hear a brotha say he doesnt need you. Think about that. You may go on about how men dont wanna be men, thats a generalization, being that no one woman can account for all men. Your basis would have to be off of the men you have had experiences with. Then we would have to look at why that man didnt be a real man to you or why your selection of a man lead you to one who wouldnt treat you as the Queen you are.

By: momono3

momono3 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:25 +0000

LOL, you don’t marry a man who hits for a living, then sit up and try to play him for a fool. no, he may not have attended college like Robin did, but that doesn’t mean he did not know when he was being played. Robin’s momma was in so many pictures you would have thought Mike was married to her. And a previous poster was right, she is supposed to be a spokesperson for abuse but you never see her anywhere. If it is taking her over 20 years to get some kind of a grip, she needs psycho help. Her problem is that Mike wasn’t as stupid as she thought. If I was married to a prize fighter I wouldn’t even have an alarm clock in the house. He might hear that bell and wake up swinging. So you know I’m not going to play him for stupid either.

By: burban22

burban22 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:59:08 +0000

i believe it was 34 mill not 20
she got super paid off mike tyson she must be broke cuz that much money
mike can joke all he wants cuz she should have more money than him right now
i dont think its right for a man to hit a woman, but some of these women know what they be
doing, just to make sum money i think robin givens is fake, i saw here on a show one day
trying to talk to single parent ladies, it kind of mad me mad cuz she got money
and the ladies didnt she can afford a nanny and buy her child what ever they want
i know girls right now that work 2 jobs tryn to raise there kids alone then you got robbin givens
a millionair tryn to tell them what they should be doing jst bcuz she single with a kid
she jst tryn to stay in the spot light robin give it up

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By: sylkiifeather

sylkiifeather — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:08 +0000

lol @ Starr…they will continue to be hypocrites…

By: Deyanju1

Deyanju1 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:22:14 +0000

For some reason i cant stand Robin Givens…..everybody knows Tyson was a little crazy back then….his apologized several times…that shit happened before i was even born…Ms Givens come on…get a life and stop biting of Tysons fame…..

By: mega3673

mega3673 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:52:16 +0000

that gold-diggin trick, she got mike outa sumthin like 20 mill! Lets be real if mike hit her as she says the heffa wud be in a coma rght now..

By: StarrSantiago

StarrSantiago — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:28 +0000

Funny how all you “brothas” are quick to knock Robin Givens and other Black women for being “golddigers”…but first thing y’all do when you “get on” is marry mindless b*tches of the Caucasian persuasian like Khloe Kardashian.

Humm, hypocritical much?

By: Souljah007

Souljah007 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:27:30 +0000

Here we go again with the”You go girl!” “Take that money!” logic. Well ladies there is a price to pay for being a gold-digger. And not just the price of never losing the label. She never loved the man,and took him for his money. All Mike Tysons ever knew how to do was fight. Well there you have it. In Black and White. To cast yourself off as a victim,when you already came into the marriage dishonest. I have no sympathy for you. You sold your soul for a few million dollars. Dont cry now! As far as Im concerned Mike Tyson is the victim here. The man obviously was a grown man with the intellect of a child,and many,many,many people. Including Miss Givens saw him as an easy target. So dont show me anymore footing of Robin Givens crying now! There is always a price to be paid….

By: saswatc7

saswatc7 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:02 +0000

I have respect for Robin. Whatever she did not merit him hitting her.

By: toodelicious4u

toodelicious4u — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:14 +0000

If Mike was dumb enough to let women take advantage of him and his household than that was his fault!!!! Women will always step up, take advantage, and run the house hold if you let us!!! Who wears the pants!!!? If you are man enough than you decide!

By: toodelicious4u

toodelicious4u — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:50 +0000

So basically what yall are saying is, it’s OK for a man to walk around beating on women!!!!? Regardless of the reason for her marrying him, that does not give him the right to abuse her. I’d rather be a gold digger than a stupid ass bitch sticking around holding on to a broke ass man who caint do shit for me! Men take advantage of women for their own personal reasons all the time so why should we sit around not expecting anything!!!?

By: missonya1

missonya1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:27:08 +0000

i agree with most of the comments posted. robin givens is the BIGGEST gold digger there is. mike tyson fell in love with her for whatever reason, robin and her mother married tyson for the fact he was rich and gullible. i mean it is one thing for a husband to maybe buy his mother inlaw a house or whatever but it is another thing for you to move your mother into your house and basically let her run your marriage. i am glad that mike has found a new and stable loving relationship and i am wishing him the best.

By: TONYMATRIX

TONYMATRIX — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:31:48 +0000

HTF ROBIN PLAYING THE VICTIM NOW. WHEN IT WAS HER AND HER MOM PLAYING MIKE FOR ALL HE HAD, U get no luv from me or compassion when u took gold digging to a greater height. she manipulated mike and it,s because of her and her mom, mike went thru hell and was beat by busta. His mind wasn,t rite then and sistas know how it is to have ur MOM living with u ,telling u how to run your man, it,s str8 drama. He should have hit the mom 2,,You get what u put out and Mike only way to stop her mouth was probably slap her, Men know if he wanted to really hurt her she be looking like some of his opponents he fought in the ring. I,m not say hitting a women is ok. but I understand like chris rock say.. And sistas be real, u know sometimes u get to going with your mouth and it,s no stopping u, but a tap to reality. Even u surprise of some of the sht u got away with saying out ur mouth and ur man have to give u that look like OK thats enough. B-real a sista mouth is like shooting bullets out a gun. So I,m sure Robin went there with Mike and he used the last method to stop the maddess..I,m sorry if I upset any ladies here,however, lets be real.she got what she deserve according to me.

By: itsmeChrissy901

itsmeChrissy901 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:29 +0000

Robin Givens is scary to me. I think this woman is opportunistic, sneaky and manipulative…Now I am a BIG supporter of domestic violence awareness. However, I believe THIS lady had a plan from day one with Tyson. He’s not that bright but he had a lot of money. She on the other hand, is brilliant (Ivy League Education)…they were not a love match. She knew EXACTLY what buttons to push with him, when to push them and a backup plan: using her story to become her own celebrity. She’s still doing it now…OK, but for this mess she pulled on Oprah…sigh..it’s OBVIOUS that she is acting (she’s not that good at it). I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that she wants her own talk show…wouldn’t that be nice?

By: yotta84

yotta84 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:14:21 +0000

i dont understand how oprah doesnt want chris brown on her show but allow mike tyson and bebe winans to be guests on her show.

By: whodi3184life

whodi3184life — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:44 +0000

I see she’s still milking the victim role 20 years later, all while ignoring all she did in the relationship.

By: RaQuelK2009

RaQuelK2009 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:46:28 +0000

You know what cracks me up is the fact that women come out and when they talk about domestic volience and what has happened to them they always paint themselves out as a vict but they never take any respondisbilty for staying in the situation. I was in an abusive relationship where I literally got my azz beat on the regular basis for about 6 months just because he was having a bad day and I was good for talking back because I felt een though I loved him so much I wasn’t going to let him speak to me yelling and taking out frustrations on me that had nothing to do with me. The last encounter I recall was us taking a trip and him hopping threw the airport on his foot and my butt being so sore I could barely sit on it from him kicking me several times as I layed on the floor balled up trying to protect my face and him hitting me to the point where I couldn’t see. When I look back on all those times I took that off of him I realize he was wrong for ever hitting me and abusing me but I was even more wrong because I allowed this to happen to me. I get the whole thing when we say I didn’t want to leave because I loved him but what I don’t get is how can you not see your fault in staying when it happens over and over again. That is why I have taken full respondisbilty for accepting that yes I was a battered woman but I also have to love myself enough to take respondsibilty for my life and not allow this to ever happen to me again. As women we can’t expect for someone else to take respondsibilty for how we feel about ourselves. Also as black women we need to know it’s ok to seek counseling and any other help offered to us to uplift ourselves and not blame the other person for why we stay!!! For a person with a small mind you may not understand what I’m saying but for the ones who have common sense all I’m saying is after you get hit the first time yea you may not leave and after you get hit the second time you may not leave but at some point if you love yourself you have to seek help to repair your own damaged self esteem and walk away. Being a vic of domestic volience is never easy when you love that person or so you think you do but at some point you stop being a vic and become a volunteer so be wise because all the sympathany in the world does bring you back if your killed or mangled for the rest of your life. And as far as Robin goes I mean why even look at the interview?? I mean did you expect him to give you a shout out or something LOL!!! You should have been doing something else constructive that day instead of looking at your ex Mike Tyson on the Oprah show…..

By: davettalashley

davettalashley — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:19 +0000

Some of y’all’s comments are really funny and some are really sad.

To put it in a nutshell… having your ass beat by a man is bad enough. Having your ass beat by MIKE-FRIGGIN-TYSON has got to be a woman’s worst nightmare. Think about it, y’all. This is a nigga who knocks other niggas out for a living.

I hereby apologize for every bad thing I’ve ever said about Robin Givens either as a joke or seriously. I just put myself in her place and that shit was SCARY!

By: kbneville

kbneville — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:46 +0000

You know, they say that she’s a spokesperson for domestic violence but why haven’t I seen her about? Why haven’t I heard anything? It seems to me that she’s only trying to get another 15 minutes in the spotlight by speaking out when somebody gets their ass beat…

By: trisha_369

trisha_369 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:59 +0000

I just want to say-I agree with all of ya’ll that I listed. Gods_choseman,Mntrixtravagence,edozier05,MsSubmissive-Capable,Dark_Zero,YooDown,SUMMER_SO_FINE,ht_chris,Mz.Kayla19,DonLVLdot,and MOMONO3…well put.