Rihanna is sort of cute, in a reggae-flavored Raggedy Ann kind of way, and she’s made some highly listenable music. And she’s rich, of course, so she’s got that going for her. (I’m going to start rating women on the Courtney Love Cash-O-Matic scale of attractiveness, and see how that works for me.) But unfortunately, she’s not very bright. And “not very bright” here is a euphemism for profoundly, even severely, not bright. So incredibly, pathologically un-bright, in fact, that she’s started seeing Chris Brown again. From the link:

Ri-Ri wants to be with Chris but is worried about her career and fans,’ says our insider. ‘She’s trying to find a way to take him back publicly without letting down her supporters, her management and her friends or setting a bad example.”

Let’s remember that all any of us knows about this story is what we’ve seen in the media. No one except the people involved can really understand what transpires in a relationship, and I’ll be the first to admit I might have misjudged Chris Brown. Because when a man does this to you, and leaves you looking like this—well, that man clearly has some issues. But if his victim still loves him, still wants him, is ready to take him back, then that man must have some phenomenal positive qualities. Either that, or a phenomenally stupid girlfriend.