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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[muse_misery]

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[apis_cerana]

Lol wut

[sauron]

are you being serious right now.

[ladypolitik]

No, it doesn't.

Why dont you tell us all about it?

[poetic_pixie_13]

Sorry, what does it say about her?

[doe_witch]

Wow, fuck off.

[tifa]

I don't understand your logic. Elaborate.

[fuckfrosti]

[fishphile]

Seriously, do tell. I await the hole that is about to be dug.

[salienne]

What the fuck is this comment and why the fuck would you even think it, much less post it?

[evelynwordsmyth]

*poke* Explain yourself, sir!

[illusivevenstar]

oh shut up

[dirtyknife]

What does it say? I'm genuinely curious.

[angry_chick]

I didn't know that this was relevant at all to you.