Brandi’s latest public appearance was supposed to be a celebration, but instead it sparked speculation about her appearance.
First of all, love you, Bramble!
Brandi is getting people talking again. We just saw her and Monica at the Roots Picnic! This time it’s not about new songs or books. Instead, the legendary singer is at the center of a weird, disturbing conversation about appearance, aging and the Internet’s obsession with playing doctor. This is her health, not Yasi!
Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandi Norwood was honored with keys to McComb, Mississippi, and Pike County during a wonderful hometown celebration this month. She also pledged to donate $100,000 to purchase new middle school band instruments. This is the story.
But here we are.
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Instead of focusing on the accolades, social media focused on Brandi’s slimmer figure. It wasn’t long before people started making comparisons. Some even mentioned the late Chadwick Boseman! What? This conversation deserves more attention.
There is absolutely no evidence that Brandi suffers from a serious illness. There isn’t any. However, that hasn’t stopped countless people from creating memes, posting reaction videos and offering diagnoses. What are we becoming? It’s very sad. Instagram Does the university offer medical courses?
Weight changes occur for countless reasons. We just saw her! Looks really good!
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A person might exercise more, change their diet, get older, cope with stress, take medications, or just live a normal life. The point is that no one outside of Brandi’s inner circle actually knows. Everything else is speculation. I think she looks great. I think people are photographed from a bad angle while running. When you look at it, she’s basically normal in other shots.
Sadly, this is the shortcoming of today’s social media culture. The distance between keyboards and celebrities has led some to believe empathy is unnecessary. Sadly, cowardice is on the menu, and many people are embracing it.
The Chadwick Boseman situation should teach the internet a lesson, although I’m comparing the two right now.
Brandi has been writing music, television and even books for decades. She deserves better! Celebrate her and her major civic honors, but don’t become the latest target of body shaming.
Maybe the real issue isn’t Brandi’s appearance. Maybe it’s us!
We’ll leave it there. What do you think?
