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Music News: US groups attack Rihanna's "Man Down" video
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US groups attack Rihanna's "Man Down" video
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U.S. groups attack Rihanna's "Man Down" murder video
Reuters, Jun 1, 2011 6:00 pm PDT
A new Rihanna music video, in which the singer guns down a man in retaliation for an apparent sexual assault, was condemned on Wednesday for encouraging young women to turn to violence.
"Man Down", which debuted on the Black Entertainment TV (BET) network on Tuesday, shows Rihanna firing in cold blood on an unarmed man at a rail station, and killing him.
The reggae style song by the 23 year-old R&B singer features the lyrics "Momma, I just shot a man dead...I never been so proud."
Rihanna, herself the victim of a violent 2009 physical attack by her then boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, said in Twitter messages to her fans that the theme of the video was female empowerment.
"Young girls/women all over the world...we are a lot of things! We're strong innocent fun flirtatious vulnerable, and sometimes our innocence can cause us to be naive! We always think it could NEVER be us, but in reality, it can happen to ANY of us! So ladies be careful,' she wrote.
The Parents Television Council, the Enough is Enough campaign, and entertainment think tank Industry Ears called on BET and its parent company Viacom to stop airing the video.
"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, which campaigns against negative images in the media.
Porter said that in 30 years he had never witnessed "such a cold, calculated execution of murder in prime time."
Melissa Henson of the Parents Television Council said that "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."
BET and Viacom did not immediately return calls for comment on Wednesday.
"Man Down", the latest single from Rihanna's "Loud" album , was released last week.
Brown, 21, pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna in February 2009, setting off a national debate about young, abusive relationships. He publicly apologized, underwent court-ordered domestic violence counseling and spent six months performing community service.
Rihanna has referenced domestic violence in several other hits, including her 2010 duet with Eminem "Love the Way You Lie".
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant, editing by Christine Kearney)
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Oh give me a break. It's a music video. That PTC should be dismissed anyway...
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The reggae style song by the 23 year-old R&B singer features the lyrics "Momma, I just shot a man dead...I never been so proud."
I think before they say something they should learn the lyrics 
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Momma, I just shot a man dead...I never been so proud
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"If Chris Brown shot a woman in his new video and BET premiered it, the world would stop. Rihanna should not get a pass ..."
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Lady Gaga kills a bunch of people in her video for no reason, the world enjoy it. Rihanna shoots one man because she being raped, people will complain
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The PTC complain about everything so....
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Why are some people ALWAYS complaining?! That guy who attacked Judas and now the people who complain about the Man Down video... 
Oh guuurl... 'don't be a drag just be a queen'
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Originally posted by Mr.Dream
Lady Gaga kills a bunch of people in her video for no reason, the world enjoy it. Rihanna shoots one man because she being raped, people will complain
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Originally posted by Duca
Momma, I just shot a man dead...I never been so proud
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OH MY GOD !
US Society is definitely a ****ERY ... Such a shame ....
If parents spent LESS time worrying and complaining about sh*t on something that can be easily turned off and? MORE time raising and paying attention to their children this wouldn't even be an issue.
And Chris brown is an abuser and for them to support an abuser and bash a victim for expressing her thoughts just shows that this society is ****edup!
This happens everyday to rape victims. If they listened to the lyrics she admits that “I didn’t mean to hurt him…me thinking of the time I would face makes me wanna cry”
America is ****ed up as a whole that is why rape victims are scared to even say anything or report their cases.
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So if there daughter/son got raped, they wouldn't find the bastard and kill him? Or get there own justice? These PARENTS need to sit the **** down and applaud RiRi for highlighting this issue in the Caribbean.
And they will deal. 
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Originally posted by Duca
Momma, I just shot a man dead...I never been so proud
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Originally posted by Duca
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seems man down could be a feminist anthem, I like it. 
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Get that free promo, Rihanna.
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its actually a pretty educational video
lesson is if ur a manhoe who rapes a ****, better be prepared coz u gon get shot!
 Ban Down!
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its actually a pretty educational video
lesson is if ur a manhoe who rapes a ****, better be prepared coz u gon get shot!
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The lesson of the video : Don't rape Rihanna otherwise, you will be shot at centra station
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I don't think it's a big deal. People will complain about anything.
And to the ignorant: Gaga got tons of **** for the killing in the Telephone video so quit playing the victim.
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Congratulations, the usual suspects found a way to be even more ridiculous and indignant. IT'S JUST A MUSIC VIDEO, FOR GOD'S SAKE. If there are women out there that would take the "Man Down" video at face value instead of taking in its implied meanings, then maybe they were not right in the head in the first place.
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These odd bitches just wish to get raped 
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