There's an interesting (or rather petty)
fued over Rihanna's new single "Russian Roulette". Somehow it's become a battle between "Good vs. Evil" and my thoughts on it hit someone's nerve.
Message to me:"Are you SURE you are familiar with Tiffany Evans? Or are you just a scorned Rhianna fan? Are you just not inclined to believe that people can telll the truth and be honest? This girl was NOT ranting. She was speaking her mind. How can actively using you first amendment right be considered hating? Its not like her and Rhianna are competing. Becuz Tiffany wouldnt take her clothes off when Rhianna did. She stayed in a childs place. And she was speaking on the industry as a whole in some parts of that. And yes it was written by someone else and could have been a metaphor to the person writing it. But in the art of singing you put your soul into it and it can have adverse affects that shed light on the fact that it wasnt that. Rhianna is a tool and so is a song. Who wants to sing a depressing azz song in times like these when they want to depopulate and people already hate their lives enough to commit suicide? 10 thumbs down for the song!"
- StarofVa (Female, 26)
My Response: - I am a fan (or was a fan of) Tiffany Evans as well as Rihanna.
- I have no doubt that Tiffany knows the grimey inner-workings of the music industry nor do I deny that she is brave to speak out. However, her issues with the industry should be brought up in another protest; this song has nothing to do with the "evil" she speaks of. She's brought two points forward that when coupled together accuse Rihanna of evil-doing and even "murder". There are far more mass-appealing and socially damaging Rap & R&B songs that Tiffany could have spoken out against this year and she EXCLUDED them. Why? Furthermore, this industry did not SUDDENLY become "evil" and if she cannot deal with it then perhaps she needs to choose another career.
- It seems everyone's real problem with Rihanna isn't even the song. They (you) don't like her image, sound, or whatever else... which is your right. But to throw that into an argument about a song and its intentions seems far-fetched.
- Have you actually even heard the song? Russian Roulette is a GAME, a game of risk. So let's think about this... what are things in life that are also risky? Love? A Career move? Any major decision? You've never been in a situation where at that moment you didn't think you'd survive? Never had something you had to fight with your own self for? Lucky you.
How does this allude to a desire to commit or influence suicide? It'd be better suited for people to await Rihanna's explanation before assuming she wants you to end your pitiful life. It seems most people are having a hard time deciphering anything beyond the actual lyrics.
"Did she say something about a gun? OMG she wants us to kill ourselves!""Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln
Someone in this world will ALWAYS be depressed; if they are going to kill themselves - that's their choice and they were going to do it with or without that song/movie/poem. I do agree that as public figures, people (artists) need to realize their power and the power of their craft. But is every artist that makes a sad love song responsible for someone killing their lover because they
related to that song? Are artists supposed to only sing
"Oh Happy Day" and pretend that life is not hard because someone cannot handle it, seek help, or control their actions? Why doesn't
Rock and
Alternative music come under all of this attack and scrutiny (or so rarely)? Why are they free to be lyrically expressive while
R&B and
Hip-hop has to be literal and often "dumbed down" for the sake of mass appeal? Why do we expect and force Black artists to limit their creativity? And you wonder why you can't stop the minstrel show.
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