Can't stand Chris Brown. Sorry but if you are playing the song you are supporting and validating that what they did in the past or who they are doesn't matter, because you're still giving them $ and exposure.

I feel the same about XXXTentacion.

I don't think playing one song, about body-swapping with a guy called Lil Dicky, is anything remotely like supporting his actions of beating Rihanna up. I understand people being reluctant to go near Chris Brown's music after what happened, but to say that anyone who likes his music is validating his past actions is quite frankly ludicrous.

For the record: I think he's a repugnant human but, as I've said before, I find this song quite enjoyable. Doesn't mean I support his actions against Rihanna (cause I really, really don't)

I don't think playing one song, about body-swapping with a guy called Lil Dicky, is anything remotely like supporting his actions of beating Rihanna up. I understand people being reluctant to go near Chris Brown's music after what happened, but to say that anyone who likes his music is validating his past actions is quite frankly ludicrous.

For the record: I think he's a repugnant human but, as I've said before, I find this song quite enjoyable. Doesn't mean I support his actions against Rihanna (cause I really, really don't)

Can't stand Chris Brown. Sorry but if you are playing the song you are supporting and validating that what they did in the past or who they are doesn't matter, because you're still giving them $ and exposure.

I feel the same about XXXTentacion.

Supporting not in the sense of "I think its great!" but in the sense of supporting his career, like paying support.
Musicians' whole careers are built on the back of people playing and sharing their songs, and buying them too. The only reason people like Chris Brown still have a career is because people keep consuming their music and just looking the other way about what they did in their personal life.

Cheryl assaulted a woman in a nightclub early in her career but I don't see people bringing that up every time she has a new song out

Yeah, but was your first thought not "why is Chris Brown waking up in his own body?"

Cremey has pretty much summed it up, besides, I don’t understand Korean but I enjoy plenty of K-Pop.

As for the argument about listening to Freaky Friday being some kind of offence, I’m just not with it. I wouldn’t ever buy a Chris Brown song, I’m not a fan and I wouldn’t say I support him because of how he is as a human but I don’t find it difficult to seperate thinking “I like this song” and whoever the artist is behind it. This thread has been a fair example of how you can pick and choose what factors as something that would stop you listening to someone’s music. For example, Jonjo, you literally just won BJSC with a song just recently produced by Dr Luke, and the artist behind it is his new project. I’m not saying this is an issue, I’m not gonna stop listening to Teenage Dream because he’s a vile excuse for a man.

I think there’s a difference between supporting an artist and listening/enjoying songs of theirs.

Although I do find it distasteful that the song chose Chris Brown and seems to be trying to sweep his past under the rug in a self-aware way. You couldn'tve chose any of the other big R&B stars to write a comedy song about? The cynic in me suspects they might be courting the controversy deliberately.

I think many people are taking this song and who is involved too serious and aren’t looking at it for what it is - a joke.

Honestly it's Lil Dicky that bothers me more than Chris Brown. Hated his infantile sense of humour since the first time I came across it years ago. But more bothersome is the fact that he's a white dude blowing up in a black art form, but rather than take that to heart and be weary of it (something I can at least respect Macklemore for), he openly mocks the genre, further perpetuating negative stereotypes in hip hop for white audiences. It's not quite blackface but it's pretty reprehensible what he's doing.

But artists such as Chris Brown and Fetty Wap are collaborating with him, perhaps you're reading too much into it?

That'd be like saying the US president isn't misogynistic because (many) women voted for him though.

I disagree. I think bringing race into everything really needs to stop as well.