When Rihanna tweeted her fans that her "Man Down" video had "a very strong underlying message for girls like me," we didn't know it would include taking a gun and creating your own type of vigilante justice; and now, Rihanna is drawing fire from the Parents Television Council, again.
Most people seemed to love Rihanna's new caribbean track and video "Man Down." Rihanna has moved to number one on the Parents Television Council list of bad influences for teens, as her latest video has them outraged because of it's violent undertones.
RiRi first drew the PTC's fire after her sexually suggestive performance of "S&M" with Britney Spears at the Billboard Awards and now she is drawing their fire for the suggested violence in the "Man Down" video.
In the video, Rihanna is raped by a young man she met in a cub after a night of clubbing. She then takes justice in her own hands and guns the man down. The PTC is upset that TV stations would air the video. Secondly, they say there is a double standard because Chris Brown wouldn't get away with gunning a woman down in one of his videos.
I see their point about Chris Brown, but what do you think? Shouldn't Rihanna be allowed to make strong artistic statements in her videos whether we agree with them or not?
I believe that the video should be banned. Its a bad influence
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