Chris Brown Thinks Ebola Epidemic Is A Form Of Population Control

Chris Brown is currently receiving flak over his insensitive comment about the Ebola epidemic. Despite the health crisis being one of the biggest and most dangerous yet that is affecting West Africa, the singer took to Twitter to call it a "form of population control." Many did not think it was a wise thing to say, especially when too many people are dying and the disease is starting to enter the United States as well.

Early Monday, Chris Brown tweeted about what he thinks of the Ebola crisis. Instead of suggesting a method to contain the outbreak or offer a prayer or words of encouragement to the families suffering from it, the singer claimed that the epidemic is a form of population control. The Twitterverse took this as very insensitive and rude, as if somehow the disease is deserved by people who contracted it.

Some of his followers labeled him an "idiot" for the comment. Some called the comment "stupid." Others got so riled up that they wished Chris Brown could get the disease and that he "should try it." The backlash did not faze the controversial singer however, because he did not remove the tweet. He only posted that he should keep silent from now on.

Brown putting out an insensitive remark like that is bound to enrage some; whether it is a joke or not. Considering the statistics behind the epidemic, it is certainly not a joking matter, some fans would say. According to the World Health Organization, the disease had already resulted into 4,000 deaths. Most of the victims are in Liberia. UN staffers who are working to alleviate the sufferings of those in Liberia are also currently being held under observation so that they do not spread the disease across the world. One person in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, had already died because of ebola, making people scared that the outbreak can happen globally already.

New York's JFK Airport is starting to screen passengers coming from the hardest-hit nations, quarantining those who are not cooperative to the process. With such efforts to make sure that the disease stay contained and with all the West African efforts to look for treatments and cure, Chris Brown's tweet is rather, untimely and unnecessary.