Stop defending abusers because they’re famous!
So, like many others, I was sheltered by the media to the fact that Floyd Mayweather is an abusive piece of trash...? This was actually brought to my attention by this post and few others.
I decided to bring it up in my group chat, since they were speaking of the fight last night; placing bets, etc. To my surprise, this was a genuine response:
- Both are fuckin’ vile, but there’s kind of a difference between being an asshole abuser with an irrelevant career, and getting your paycheck for literally showcasing abuse/beating people?
- The argument “well other famous people did it” seriously shouldn’t exist. Like, it highlights a normalisation of abuse, as well as the belief that people are practically “allowed” to get away with it because they’re “good at what they do” or have other talents that, what, “make up for it”? In this case, Mayweather is literally good at hitting btw! That’s it.
“Well Chris Brown did it but he can sing!”
Is that genuinely an argument? Hm, quick hypothetical:
Imagine some, idk, genius accountant somewhere – normal person, no claim to fame – who’s found guilty of beating their partner… The difference is they get locked up for it; punished for their crime. They are shunned, and rightly so. Why? Because justice can only be served to civilians, apparently. Nobody gives a crap what that person’s irrelevant-ass talents are because they’re a damn abuser.
In this case Floyd Mayweather is a boxer. Like, he literally punches for a living... He has no talent that distracts you from the fact that he is abusive, is my point. He is good at hitting.
Yes, you can take that away from him! Being an abusive asshole takes every bit of credibility away from anyone! It shouldn’t matter what talents you have, if you are a wife-beating piece of shit, no amount of “talent” can save you.
As I’ve said, Mayweather’s case is highlighted more so because he is literally praised for punching. His career is defined by him beating people. Admiring his wins is kind of vile when you think that the same brute strength has been used on his wife.
Personally, I wouldn’t bet on an abuser. I wouldn’t purchase an abusers music. I would not support an abuser in any way shape or form.
So what?! Honestly this is the perfect example of defending abuse. His “talent” is irrelevant because his credibility has been lost, end of. It was lost the second he laid hands on his wife, more so when his career is essentially a glorification of his abuse.
He won? Doesn’t matter. Stats? So what? All of his “wins” are undeserved and his victories tainted when he’s just a monster being a monster for his profession. I’m aware that boxing is a respected and disciplined profession, but not when you are practising on your wife.
Tbh, you could argue that abusing outside of the ring and going into the ring to beat is equivalent to a professional of any field entering an amateur contest. To him and him personally, it’s just more beating. To every other respectable boxer, it is an honourable sport, so please do not confuse what I am saying here. One person does not define an entire sport.
He deserves respect?! Fuck no. Acknowledge that he has no talent when what he does in the ring is what he does outside of the ring! He is an abuser. No amount of “talent” can save him. His credibility is lost. The fact that he is defended to such an extent by the same point is quite concerning; that this normalisation of abuse among those with a “respectable career” or fame of any form is so seriously considered and argued.