Are you ready for it? Because it’s kind of a doozy …
“The ultimate n*ggabitch.” A Dutch magazine called Jackie did a piece on Rihanna, and this is what they had to say about her:
She has street cred, she has a ghetto ass and she has a golden throat. Rihanna, the good girl gone bad, is the ultimate n*ggabitch and displays that gladly, and for her that means: what’s on can come off. If that means she’ll be on stage half naked, then so be it.
When the article came out, people were naturally a little taken aback by it. It’s ok though, because the editor-in-chief, Eva Hoeke, explained that it wasn’t racist at all, it was just a poor use of slang that’s heard “all the time on tv and radio.” That wasn’t good enough for Rihanna, who took to her Twitter to get her feelings out:
I hope u can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights! I find you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! You ran out of legit, civilized information to print! There are 1000’s of Dutch girls who would love to be recognized for their contributions to your country, you could have given them an article. Instead, u paid to print one degrading an entire race! That’s your contribution to this world! To encourage segregation, to mislead the future leaders to act in the past! You put two words together, with the intent of abasement, that made no sense…”N*GGA BITCH”?!….Well with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you…F*CK YOU!!!
Well said, Rihanna.
Since the magazine was published, the editor-in-chief has been let go, even though, as she continues to claim, she didn’t really do anything that wrong. See, “n*ggabitch” originated in America and it’s used “to describe a style of dress.” It’s not racist, it’s a legitimate fashion term. Get it?
What a hot mess though, right? And why has Rihanna had to go through so much racist bullshit recently? Honestly, just give this girl a rest.
oh please – i agree with the mag’s now ex-employee. they used the term to describe her style. not as a racial slur.
isn’t it about time to take the derogatory power out of that fucking word anyway?
i know its history but, to me it’s less about color and more about a state of mind anyway. that’s what old black gf told me about seeing it anyway.
In fairness: I lived abroad for a few years, and spoke the language there pretty well. However, I could never get a grasp on slang and curse words, and would always look like an idiot when I tried to use them. This seems like an instance where the magazine used terms with no idea of meaning or context. I’m not excusing the ignorance, just guessing that it was not malicious intent.
P.S. – Rihanna does seem to want to be naked all the time. Haha.
i still don’t get why it’s then ok to use the n word in rap.
I get what Maj says — for non-native English speakers getting the actual grasp of slang and slurs is hard. In fact, I never say nigger or paki because I know how bad they are, but it will never have the shock value it has for my best friend or my boyfriend, both English. The look on their faces when they har them! And to me they’re just words, I didn’t grow up with them being taboo. I however can’t hear the word “chingar” (Spanish for “to fuck”, considered extremely vulgar in Spain) without cringing.
The magazine should’ve known better anyway, there are a thousand ways to convey the idea that she’s a tough girl without using racial slurs which could be misinterpreted.
she’s using that lovely term of endearment towards her brothas at def jam no doubt.
Didn;t she just describe “the n*gga in her came out” in a tweet very recently? Double fucking standards.
thank you!
she is just a ghetto skank that called rape after whoring around. get over yourself bitch. you are disgusting and a true sloot.
you guys r awesome…good comments!
thank god