TV: Rihanna Upholds Traditional Gender Roles.

Rihanna was a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show this past week and she had this to say about the kind of man she goes for and what she’s like in a relationship:

“I can’t have guys that are intimidated by me. I like men that are more aggressive… I like them to be sure of themselves and know that [they’re] the man. I’m the lady and the only way for us to make this work is for us to play our role. You know, I can’t really be the man for you—I don’t want to have to be—I’m the man at work all the time.”

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3 thoughts on “TV: Rihanna Upholds Traditional Gender Roles.

  1. Laura Money says:

    She said this to Ellen? What an idiot!

  2. [...] dichotomy before, and how no matter what the public persona presented in her music videos and interviews is, it’s consensual and it’s her prerogative. What Chris Brown did to her [...]

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