Did Rihanna act naïvely, unaware of the political context? Did she simply, humanly, recognize the injustice? Did she understand that she was alone in expressing this view and that her celebrity coterie was especially silent? Was she informed that American history is filled with blacklists, official and unofficial shunning of both celebrities and civilians who take political stances on behalf of people without power? The irony of Rhianna, perhaps America’s best known battered woman, transgressing a pervasive fear of loss of currency is notable. When questioned by the media, her response was, “I
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