Groups Requesting BET Stop Playing Rihanna's "Man Down" Video Because It Shows Her Murder A Rapist
Rihanna's new music video for "Man Down" is getting criticized heavily for a scene that shows the singer shooting a man dead in cold blood.
In the video we see her pointing a pistol out of a window, before firing at a man walking in front of a large group of people. Killing him in retaliation for raping her.
"It's a 22, I call her Peggy Sue/ When she fits right down in my shoes/ What do you expect me to do/ If you're playing me for a fool/ I will lose my cool/ And reach for my fire arm/ I didn't mean to lay him down/ But it's too late to turn back now/ Don't know what I was thinking/ Now he's no longer living/ So I'm 'bout to leave town," she sings.
The video which premiered on BET on Tuesday has drawn the ire of several groups.
"If Chris Brown shot a woman in his new video and BET premiered it, the world would stop. Rihanna should not get a pass," said Paul Porter, co-founder of Industry Ears. He along with the Parents Television Council and the Enough is Enough campaign are calling on BET and its parent company Viacom to stop airing the video.
Melissa Henson of the Parents Television Council had this to say: "Instead of telling victims they should seek help, Rihanna released a music video that gives retaliation in the form of premeditated murder the imprimatur of acceptability."
Earlier today Rihanna, who was physically assaulted by then boyfriend Chris Brown two years, went on twitter to defend herself and the video.
"I'm a 23 year old rockstar with NO KIDS! What's up with everybody wantin me to be a parent? I'm just a girl, I can only be your/our voice!" she wrote. "Cuz we all know how difficult/embarrassing it is to communicate touchy subject matters to anyone especially our parents! And this is why! Cuz we turn the other cheek! U can't hide your kids from society,or they'll never learn how to adapt! This is the REAL WORLD!"
It's going to take a lot more than words on twitter to stop critics of the video like Porter, who said that in 30 years he's never seen "such a cold, calculated execution of murder in prime time."
Check out the video below and weigh in with your opinion.
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Comment by Rishad Khail on June 2, 2011 at 6:56pm -
Wow These people are so F**king annoying.... its a FRKIN MUSIC VIDEO because one lady decides to shoot the guy dead for raping her, some b**** says everybody is going to shoot people who rape them...WHATA JOKE, n btw if you shows who da fck is going to get offended? im pretty sure you have seen much worse "murders" in movies, Tv shows ETC... N if ur sayin this because you say a child is watching, then that parent is f****** dumasss... WHO SHOWS RIHANNA TO THEIR KIDS??? do u even listen to what her songs are about half the time lmao iswear this would be like a parent sued mcdonalds cuz their kid got fat, i mean wtf did u expect if ufeed them that everyday n u dont anything... SHEESH
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Comment by Terence A on June 2, 2011 at 6:40pm -
The whole I'm not a role model excuse is old. I love how she says its our job to make sure they don't turn out like us.... Lol. If you aren't part of the solution then you are definitely apart of the problem. Oh and f*** BET. Why is it everything for us ain't by us?
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Comment by Set_Gecko on June 2, 2011 at 6:21pm -
Ok it's parents job to look out for the kids, but tell me...if you find out that there is a molester in the school that your kid attends what would you do, watch your kids every step? no, you would probably deal with the cause - the molester. Why should parents give in? they fight the cause - irresponsible artists. it's way more effective and time-saving, than watching every movie your kid watches to make sure, listening to every radio track to make sure
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Comment by Takyla (Tiki) Robinson on June 2, 2011 at 6:19pm -
Kids see all kinds of bad things out here parents just don't want to face that reality. Their kids know more than what they think they do anyway. It's better to know about things and teach them than to hide and pretend like it's a cake and ice cream world out here because that's far from the truth.
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Comment by SMP on June 2, 2011 at 6:17pm -
This f****** b**** is trying to act hard, touch, etc. If u wanna do that, then u are nothing but a b****, B****. For f***'s sake, I am tired of this talentless hoe, no self respect at all, no wonder everyone is calling her a b****. She would fit well in one of Lil Wayne The F*****'s songs as he says "b****" 150000 times in one of his s***** a** songs.
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Comment by Takyla (Tiki) Robinson on June 2, 2011 at 6:14pm
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I agree with Rihanna it's just a song and people should be able to write and sing about what they want without some people opposing it. People have written and sang about worse things in their music. Everybody has the right to have their own opinion but one thing is for sure you can't shield your child from everything bad out here because that child won't know how to adapt with the realities of the real world and that can be a whole lot worse than just teaching a child about the good vs the bad out here and can be aware because they have been taught.
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Comment by Kashane on June 2, 2011 at 6:12pm -
Why she have to film it in Jamaica and not her home town of Barbados, that's what concerns me about this media w****
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Comment by LadyTruth®™ on June 2, 2011 at 6:09pm -
Kill all Rapists KEEP PLAYING IT BET!! F uca rapist they deserve to die anyway!
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Comment by Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE on June 2, 2011 at 5:57pm -
hmm...... ?uestion, Who watches EBT anyways? or is it BET? my bad I just keep gettin those 2 mixed up, lol
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Comment by GEHAI on June 2, 2011 at 5:48pm -
FCK THAT! THE VIDEO IS GREAT & ALL RAPIST SHOULD DIE!
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