After reading the next chapter of the book Brave, all I can say is: thank goodness! Finally, things started to go uphill. This chapter is basically a look into Rose’s life while she dated Marilyn Manson, yes, the rock star. Besides the amount of backlash Rose got for dating someone so ‘strange,’ It was all good. They loved each other, and she finally found someone who treated her well. However, things started to take a turn after Rose wore a scandalous outfit to the 1998 MTV video music awards. From there she was berated by the public, and called horrible names. She started to become insecure about herself, and the eating disorder she once conquered had ‘reactivated.’ She reflects on this, talking about the misconceived notion that celebrities are ‘worshipped.’
She ends the chapter talking about the end of her relationship with Marilyn Manson. A few years went by, and the first mass shooting at an American school had taken place. Somehow, the media ended up twisting things around, and the idea that the shooters were both Satan worshippers and Marilyn Manson fans had spread. One can easily assume that Manson received a lot of hate, including death and bomb threats. Of course, since Rose was still with Manson at the time, the hate also carried onto her. All of this hate was too much for Rose to handle, and she broke up with Manson. Not too long after, Manson went on a talk show, and he trashed her. Rose was shocked, considering the fact that someone who seemed to love her was able to say such horrible things. She responds to this by saying, “He always acted like he was so different, but in the end behaved like a typical cisgendered male, that is, harassing the defenseless woman because his man ego is hurt.” While I do understand that Rose was upset, I don’t think it was right for her to stereotype an entire group of people. That’s just adding fuel to the fire, I think.
She realizes what people are really like. I do like how you brought it up in your writing. I do think it's important that pointing out that she isnt perfect either. Everyone has their flaws, no one is absolutely pure or anything.












