Rihanna's Murder of Rapist in 'Man Down' Video: Empowering or Dangerous?

[poetic_pixie_13]

TW for rape, violence

Rihanna, who hit headlines in 2009 after being severely beaten by former boyfriend Chris Brown, has now come under fire for encouraging extreme violence in a new music video.

In the video for “Man Down,” which premiered on the BET network this week, the popular songstress is involved in an implied rape scene with a man she

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[poetic_pixie_13]

I fucking know, right?

[popehippo]

Seriously, god damn.

[dumpweeds]

seriously. I feel like no one gets it.

[tifa]

My thoughts exactly.

[lisaee]

Seriously.

[superfan1]

Seriously, how can he compare it being the same thing?

[nicole_anell]

Wow, feeling SO MUCH RAGE just in that one passage.

[captain_emily]

THANK YOU. That comment seriously pissed me off.

[dangerousdame]

Fucking this. Jesus Christ...

[the_gabih]

Oh God, this. I had a massive argument with my cousin over Easter about how BDSM != abuse- some people just refuse to get the distinction.