TwistedElegance™ Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 CBS/NFL Punishes Rihanna For Ray Rice's Sins CBS altered the format of its televised pre-game show for last night’s NFL Thursday Night Football telecast. The segment was to involve actor Don Cheadle narrating while the background music comprised of a Grammy-winning Rihanna song entitled “Run This Town.” Instead, what happened at last night’s pre-game event was a somewhat more low-key opening followed by a CBS News report from Norah O’Donnell concerning the developing story of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice. He was of course cut by his team and suspended indefinitely by the league after video footage of him violently assaulting his then-fiancée (and now wife) was leaked to the media via TMZ. Good intentions aside, the unfortunate side-effect of this change, which pretty much every media outlet has reported as “CBS pulls Rihanna song from NFL telecast because of Ray Rice story,” is that the Grammy-winning singer has had her song pulled from a national televised event because she was a victim of a high-profile domestic violence incident five years ago. She was not the perpetrator, but rather the victim, yet she is being (indirectly?) punished due to her association with domestic violence as opposed to being thought of as an artist first and a crime victim second. @rihanna: CBS you pulled my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO, Fuck you! Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this. Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/09/12/cbsnfl-rihanna-switch-places-victimhood-over-artistic-accomplishments/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I agree with her. I understand their move but I don't agree with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The article writer is correct. Well-intentioned or not, this was ridiculous. She's the victim. If it was a Chris Brown song then they may have a point. Not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The only viable angle I can see here is that Rihanna as a domestic abuse victim reconciled with her assailant... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Maybe they cut the segment cuz of Don Cheadle. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The only viable angle I can see here is that Rihanna as a domestic abuse victim reconciled with her assailant... and that is what Sports radio is saying......she like it or not perpetuates the idea its okay to kiss and make up after a dude whooped yo ass and they don't want girls, women, etc to get the idea its okay to get knocked the fuck out every now and then as long as he got coin and peen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 and that is what Sports radio is saying......she like it or not perpetuates the idea its okay to kiss and make up after a dude whooped yo ass and they don't want girls, women, etc to get the idea its okay to get knocked the fuck out every now and then as long as he got coin and peen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackboy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Right on Rihanna. NFL is nothing but a bunch of culture appropriating vultures who tap into hip-hop/r&b culture when convenient for them. Whenever there is a scandal, for some reason, they nix any hip-hop attitudes that can be found in their telecast. I don't think this has anything to do with her being a crime victim and everything to do with her being African-American and being on a rap song. TBH, it's Jay-Z's song not Rihanna's.. so.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I wonder if they'll offer ha the Superbowl to save face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I wonder if they'll offer ha the Superbowl to save face? It's being shown on NBC this year..so they don't have anything to do with it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 It's being shown on NBC this year..so they don't have anything to do with it.. The NFL tho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The NFL tho? It's just the halftime show..it ain't like she's part of the NFL.. I doubt she's even going to do it since they have to pay.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 It's just the halftime show..it ain't like she's part of the NFL.. I doubt she's even going to do it since they have to pay.. Wait they have to pay? ! Oh that was a new rule this year, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Wait they have to pay? ! Oh that was a new rule this year, right? Yes! They want a portion of the tour profits! Like they don't have enough money or other problems at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Yes! They want a portion of the tour profits! Like they don't have enough money or other problems at the moment. They're a mess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 They're a mess :lmao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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