After a challenging year with the very public incident between her and former lover and heart throb Chris Brown, superstar Rihanna has made great strides to raise awareness about the dangers and consequences of dating violence. Her recent Primetime interview on ABC’s 20/20 was reported to have had 8.2 million viewers, including the highest number of 18-34 year olds the show has seen in three years.
Rihanna’s appearance served as an inspiration to countless viewers, giving many girls and women the strength to break free from physically and emotionally abusive relationships. Her courage to come forth and share her story, despite the shame and criticism from many, was very heroic. It was a grand step in a positive direction to turn a painful situation into something good.
However, her latest move, allowing racy images to adorn the cover and pages of GQ magazine, leaves one wondering, what in the world she and her marketing team were thinking…or were they thinking at all. Knowing the mass numbers of impressionable young girls who admire and are influenced by her style and talent, who thought appearing on the cover with little more than a birthday suit, and other pictures that leave little to the imagination was a good idea? READ MORE…
Posted on December 16, 2009
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