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- Crowning Moment of Awesome — His performance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. In fact, not six months after his assault on Rihanna, BET wanted him to replicate his Michael Jackson tribute dance but then rebuked the offer.
- The following is either this or Wounded Gazelle Gambit depending on your opinion: Chris did a Michael Jackson tribute at the 2010 BET Awards that received a standing ovation from the audience and he even completely broke down during the Man in the Mirror part of his performance.
- Ear Worm: "With You," "Kiss Kiss," "Run It," "Forever"...
- Fan Dumb. A large and very vocal portion of Chris Brown's fan base adamantly maintains that Chris has never done anything wrong or say that Rihanna deserved to be beaten. Some journalists have even argued that these fans may be the biggest reason why people have been so slow to forgive Chris Brown
- And then there's the "Chris Brown can beat me!" fangirls.
- Mr. Fanservice
- Harsher in Hindsight — The lyrics of Rihanna's "Disturbia", which he helped write, especially:
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- Internet Backdraft: Goes without saying. Mentioning his name on the internet will bring a an avalanche of arguments.
- Memetic Mutation — His "Forever" song was used in this wedding dance video that was viewed millions of times online.
- A bit harsher, "Chris Brown can beat me anytime."
- Also pop duo Karmin covered "Look At Me Now."
- Never Live It Down — How he assaulted Rihanna early 2009. So much that 3 years later, he's still considered an Acceptable Targets to troll.
- In a more serious sense, his actions have also had a lasting impact on his career. For a while, he was unable to attend Award Ceremonies due to Rihanna's restraining order, and his criminal charges has made it harder to perform International Tours.
- Nightmare Fuel — The video for "Wall to Wall."
- Sampled Up — "She Ain't You" samples SWV's "Right Here", which itself sampled Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".
- Tough Act to Follow: "Exclusive," in terms of critical success; "Graffiti" was mercilessly railed on.
- Win Back the Crowd: Compare the overall reaction to "Graffiti" to that towards "F. A. M. E."
- Yoko Oh No: Especially after he was arrested for the Rihanna incident. Many fans claim to this day that it was her fault because she cheated/gave him herpes/shouldn't have started the argument/all of the above.
- And then there's the ones who want him to hit them...