I would think that the last thing Rihanna would want to do is to appear in bondage of any type… in any way, shape or form. Despite the fact that I don’t hold stars as “role models” by Rihanna’s own admission young kids look up to her and love and admire her work and they think of her as a “role model”. Young girls want to be like her. So my question is why did Rihanna chose to expose herself in such a degrading way in her latest music video, album cover and photo layouts? After being beat by then boyfriend Chris Brown? Is bondage the type of attire Rihanna should be wearing? What does it say about her?

That is why I believe that so many of her fans were surprised and and horrified and did not expect that Rihanna would agree to be photographed and videotape in bondage, especially after her domestic abuse incident.

So we ask: what ever happened to her so-called commitment to empower women? I say that actions speak louder than words.

During her media Television and Cable blitz Rihanna placed emphasis in “recovery” and also in “recognizing one own power to become stronger”. What kind of “power” can a woman think she has when they see their “role model” Rihanna in bondage after her domestic abuse?

Call me crazy but it is obvious that Rihanna is sending out mixed messages. Her video for what I have seen demonstrates submission. What kind of “power” is Rihanna talking about? Can a woman get ”power” from being wrapped in barbwire or even worse? Is being in bondage an activity that would empower women?

Rihanna’s bondage video and photo spreads lend zero value to women domestic abuse issues. Her distasteful, sleazy music video only affirms women as “sexual objects”, readily available to men to use and or abuse as they so please… Her bondage get up speaks for itself. It screams “women are pieces of meet that can be dominated and torture with “barb wire”.

How does Rihanna’s “bondage music video character” and photo layouts add anything that is positive to advance women role in society? Is bondage a positive force in a woman's life?

I could not help but to wonder if Rihanna is exploiting her domestic abuse to sell albums? Is Rihanna exploiting the beat down she received from Chris Brown for financial gain?

If Rihanna (as she claims) “learned and grew” from the horrible abuse she was subjugated to by Chris Brown, I content that she would not have allowed herself to pose in bondage and be used like a piece of cheap meat to sell albums and music videos.

If she were truly committed to help end domestic violence against women Rihanna would not had agreed to wear such a demeaning attire which is contrary to her claims of “empowering women”.

It is obvious that Rihanna learned very little or nothing at all about her own domestic abuse at the hands of boyfriend or ex boyfriend Chris Brown. I would not be surprised if she takes him back… Rihanna is still in “bondage”.

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