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There are two ways to look at a man being gunned down: as a disturbing act of violence, or, as "empowering."Members of the Parents Television Council who have viewed Rihanna's "Man Down" video opt for disturbing. They are wagging their fingers at the music video for where singer Rihanna kills the man who supposedly sexually assaulted her a day earlier, NBC News reports.
Rihanna, the victim of a physical assault in 2009, defends the video. She tells Black Entertainment Television that her video addresses the subject of rape. And, if you have been raped, there is something emotionally satisfying about killing your attacker.
"Girls are empowered by this," she tells the network. "I'm just really impressed that my fans get it. That was really important to me. This is a story for them."
The Parents Television Council says the video is about a premeditated act of murder (oh yeah, and something about a rape) and could encourage girls to kill.
Rihanna mentions that it's not like the character in her video is some sort of cold-blooded killer -- her character in the video does feel remorse later.
"I didn't do it to make a controversial video," Rihanna tells BET. "I wanted to make a mini-movie, something raw and artistic."
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6-06-2011 @ 4:47PM
dharring229 said...I want to thank any parents that were outraged by this song for allowing the media to report on it, otherwise I may never have heard it. I really like this song and don't believe it in any way encourages women/girls to be violent. If anything it shows her regret for going down that path.
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6-06-2011 @ 5:32PM
Alicia said...I'm no fan of Rihanna, but I know a little something about being a victim of sexual assault (three times, three different violators) and trust me, it's not this video that'll make a girl want to kill. Being assaulted certainly makes you think homicidal thoughts, though. If anything, she created a video where victims can act out their vengeance...without actually acting out their vengeance.
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