Is violence ever justifiable?
Rihanna’s new video ‘Man Down’ is getting a lot of negative attention. The video shows Rihanna shooting the man who sexually assaults her. It is violent, yes, but should it be censored?
According to the Parents Television Council, this video is “ an inexcusable, shock-only, shoot-and-kill theme song that should not be aired on television”.
The video premiered on BET Tuesday and “gives retaliation in the form of premeditated murder the imprimatur of acceptability,” explained the Parents Television Council.
The founder of the council’s “Enough is Enough” anti-violence campaign called the video “a clear violation of BET’s own programming guidelines.”
However, BET stands by releasing the video and issued a statement Thursday saying that the video complied with “a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines that are applied to all of our content.
“At the same time, it is clear that the ‘Man Down’ video has sparked a passionate dialogue.”
So, what exactly is the problem with the video?
Read the rest of this post and watch Rihanna's 'Man Down' video HERE
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(below i use "you" in the general sense, not addressed to the blogger.)
if you think Rhianna's video "Man Down" is bad---- i mean beyond music bad, which it is indeed---but if she can't tell a story about something horrible, then there goes James Baldwin, Johnny Cash, Elvis, the Clash, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, the GODFATHER films, "Springtime for Hitler", The Louvre, storytelling, plus most operas and ballets
of course, given her past, there may be concerns that she calculatingly (and even lazily) brings up an old issue for PR. if she can't look at the issue from all angles or seems to just milk it, then that is not acceptable from, well an art point of view. a lot of factors play into all that, and i am not a fan anyway. but the whole argument that she should not talk or depict murder proves ridiculous.
art isn't a babysitter. when i write, i never consider children as an audience bc i don't expect them to read the work. let them be kids, & let adults make the art they want.