She didn’t just word it out she took action; “women of her words” didn’t back down from her anger.
The Barbadian singer, song-writer, actress and businesswomen Robyn Rihanna Fenty has decided to pause all three of her beauty and fashion companies for the day in accords with Blackout Tuesday. As the 32-years Rihanna posted on her social media account (Twitter) Tuesday morning “we ain’t buying s**t!! and we ain’t selling s**t!! gang gang !# BLACKOUTTYESDAY AF!!”. In response to the square picture as to show her support to the Blackout Tuesday social media campaign.
Her companies Fenty, Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty replaced their usual Homepage with a message in accordance with this movement on social media.
“we are not staying silent and we are not standing by. The fight against racial inequality, injustice, and straight-up racism doesn’t stop with financial donation and words of support. It accordance to the Black community, our employees, our friends, our families, and our colleagues across industries we are proud to take part in #Blackout Tuesday. This is not a day off. This is a day to reflect and find ways to make real changes. This is day to #PullUp.”
As Ri Ri said it is a day of action, not inaction she even led by example and stoop up for those suffering, while some celebs were playing the “Christian Card” and refusing to participate and support.
After Lady Gaga, Rihanna did not hesitate to show her displeasure, disagreement and anger on the police brutality.
The Grammy Award winning Unapologetic singer clearly showed that she won’t be sitting on the couch hands on hands and not do anything for this injustice. She boldly showed her anger on the events.
Thought the campaign of Black out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in all support of Black Live matter movement, coming altogether from all around the world making into one voice against the killings of Black people in US.
She took to Instagram to demonstrate the “extent of devastation, anger, sadness” she felt from the murder of Georg Floyd.
“Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart! To the point of staying away from socials, just to avoid hearing the blood curdling agony in Georg Floyd’s voice again, begging over and over for his life”.
She continues “the look of enticement, the pure joy and climax on the face of this bigot, murderess, thug, pig, bum, Derek Chauvin, haunts me!! I can’t shake it off.”
“I can’t get over an ambulance pulling up to an arrest, a paramedic checking a plus without removing the every-thing that’s hindering it! Is this that F**king normal??.”
