“Rihanna’s Homeward Transformation: A Bold Statement on Gender Roles and Relationships?”
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Somebody else wrote that both men and women want to look attractive for their partners. “That’s because men ACT ON IT instead of just talking about it like women do. But TONS of men go out of their way to look good for women all the time.”
Another netizen shared an A$AP Rocky interview where he mentioned that he dresses nicely, gets manicures, and wears perfume “for women.”
The interview sparked discussion online after a user interpreted Rihanna’s words as a sign of women “losing their autonomy”
@voguemagazine #Rihanna Looking busted? Never. And now with the launch of #Fenty ♬ original sound – Vogue
There were some users who agreed with @kingsisse. One of them commented, “It’s frustrating that so many women feel the need to dress up or perform, while men often don’t feel that pressure.
Another said, “Like clockwork, the women are defending it cos beauty is the one construct we can never let go of.”
In April, Rihanna told Interview Magazine that she often feels like she’s the unfashionable one in the relationship.
“I be feeling bummy as s**t next to this man,” she said. “I look like his assistant. I’m getting on a plane. We should be in sweats. He wants to be in a full Bottega suit. I’m like, ‘Why you got to do that to me?’”
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been dating since 2019 and share two sons: ZSA and Riot
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