Rihanna's Controversial CFDA Attire

An industry that is forever changing and will continue to change is our music industry and even more changing, is the image of the music industry. I love speaking on controversial issues pertaining to the black women in music and how they are viewed by the world. Of course the actions and attire of any mainstream celebrity such as Rihanna or Beyonce are widely recognized because they are viewed as trend setters and the “it-girls” of our time. Now, a very recent matter that I just had to write about is Rihanna’s attire that has sparked the interests of so many bloggers and has captured so much of social media’s attention. Rihanna was awarded the Fashion Icon award at the CFDA Awards on Monday, June 2nd, and apparently, her achievement wasn’t what got everybody talking, her Adam Selman gown was the talk of not only last night, but days following also. 

Now, let me first start off by saying that none of us are here to judge anyone else, secondly, Rihanna’s outfit of choice, should be no one else business but her own. 

Her gown was a sheer nude dress, covered with small rhinestones, paired with fur to cover up the “not so covered” areas. Underneath her dress was nothing but a pair of nude panties and that was accompanied by no bra, therefore, exposing her breasts fully. 

For some, this might be a very inappropriate outfit considering that we have children who just might have been watching the awards. I, however, so happens to think she looked absolutely stunning. She might have been a bit daring, but that’s what fashion is all about; self expression however one sees fit. 

What bugs me the most about the discussions that have surfaced the web in the past day, is the comparison of Rihanna and Beyonce. Now, let’s be clear, how one sins from the next man, doesn’t make him any better just because he or she sinned differently. This statement aids in my belief that just because Rihanna chooses to be naked differently than Beyonce doesn’t make her any worse than Beyonce. 

Sex sells. Point blank period. And according to my observation, Rihanna isn’t the only one advocating it. In Beyonce’s most recent visual album, no more than 2 songs (Blue and Xo) were to be considered appropriate. She had on little to no clothes in most videos and most would agree that this is THE most sexual that we have ever seen Beyonce, and for her, that’s pretty surprising considering the fact that she has always been a sex icon. Beyonce had girls licking on her breasts in one of her music videos, but there was no talk about that i’m sure. 

Point taken, that Rihanna’s dress might have been a bit bold, but since we are comparing these two icons, they are in the same exact boat. They are both sex icons and both have expressed via music videos, interviews, songs, that they are comfortable with their sexuality, so the bottom line is, however either of them chooses to exercise that sexual side, is however they choose to. 

All in all, I just needed people to see that neither of these artists are better or worst than the next, because they both are doing the exact same thing.