![]() ![]() At least it proves how it definitely ain’t any prettier (or more forgivable) than the male-on-female version. BBHMM raises issues not only of race (the plot did not require specifically white victims), class (the wealth signifiers of the female victim dehumanise her in time for her death), but also of blatant female-on-female hatred. Still, as co-director, Rihanna can’t pretend this video was forced upon her. Men aren’t asked to make pro-male decisions every single moment of their lives. I’m sure we’re all feminist-enough on our lazy days, but since when did that mean that you get to craft a woman-hating, sub-snuff video, and that’s fine because the visuals are great and you’re a bestselling artist, mwah, mwah?ĭoes citing artistic licence excuse misogyny in a video? As a well-known victim of domestic violence, maybe – astonishingly – Rihanna doesn’t give a flying one about other females? This is her choice. Certainly, it’s not good enough to say that Rihanna is a globally successful artist calling the shots in a male-dominated industry that (yay!) is feminist enough. Pop culture is one of the most powerful mediums we possess for talking to each other part of the ongoing conversation in explaining ourselves to each other. Again comparing the similar furore surrounding Eminem, he never seemed to need to add naked male victims. Apparently, it’s not “HOT!” enough to spend a seven-minute video merely killing a man. Rihanna already has the (clothed) male victim, to make her unwieldy plot work, but still the (unclothed) female is added – obviously to increase the sex quotient. Not only is reversing gender roles very pat and tired, BBHMM doesn’t even follow through properly. Moreover, just because, in Rihanna’s musical sphere and beyond, there are misogynistic male artists, this doesn’t automatically give her the same “privileges”. I always felt that sometime Rihanna collaborator Eminem’s material featuring murdered women (Bonnie & Clyde Kim) worked as urban cartoons, within which he made valid points about the fragile nature of uncontrolled male rage.īy contrast, BBHMM’s plot (I’m angry with an accountant so I’m gonna kill his chick) has no nuance no artistry. It’s even difficult to excuse it on the grounds of artistic expression, given how crude is the video. The main issue here is surely: misogyny, who’s allowed to do it? And the only answer can be: nobody. Perhaps more than Rihanna knows herself, because the BBHMM video also serves as a study in celebrity delusion: take away the skin colour and the “white spoilt bitch” has far more in common with real Rihanna than the gangsta Rihanna she’s portraying, whatever she likes to think of the state of her street cred. We were all a little unsure before – but now we know. Thanks for co-directing that, Rihanna, and for demonstrating how female-on-female torture and murder are just as “SEXY!” as the male-on-female versions. It does not store any personal data.Nice. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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