"Where Them Bloggers At?": Reflections on Rihanna, Accountability, and Survivor Subjectivity

This article discusses the public and media responses to the assault of Barbadian singer Rihanna by her boyfriend, American rapper Chris Brown. Topics include ways that online sources collectively called for Rihanna's accountability and the difficulty of African American women to occupy the rol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bierria, Alisa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Social justice
Year: 2010, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pages: 101-125
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Brown, Chris, 1989-
Rihanna, 1988-
Caribbean people
Hip-hop feminism
Sexism in mass media
Celebrity couples
Violence in the press
Intimate Partner Violence
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Summary:This article discusses the public and media responses to the assault of Barbadian singer Rihanna by her boyfriend, American rapper Chris Brown. Topics include ways that online sources collectively called for Rihanna's accountability and the difficulty of African American women to occupy the role of victim in domestic assault cases, a discussion of domestic violence in the hip-hop community, and ways that racialized sexism drove the discussion even among traditionally feminist blogs and online communities, particularly with regards to Afro-Caribbean women.