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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[notacrnflkgirl]

I feel so much sympathy for all the rapists and other misogynists who are scared by the very idea of retribution against them. There, there, it's ok

Seriously, fuck this. The viewer responses to "Man Down" on her twitter put it so well, and each in 140 characters or less. A smattering:

http://twitter.com/#!/rihanna/status/76377660539928576
http://twitter.com/#!/rihanna/status/76133413530255360
http://twitter.com/#!/rihanna/status/76131152217391104
http://twitter.com/#!/rihanna/status/76130909996331008
http://twitter.com/#!/rihanna/status/76130108125093890

My love for Rihanna grows deeper every day.

[poetic_pixie_13]

Hot damn. I'm slowly turning into a stan.

[sillysallyfckup]

The viewer responses are amazing!

[salienne]

I think I might love her.

[anolinde]

I love, love, love the first response.

[the_gabih]

Same here.