{"id":2217321,"date":"2024-04-10T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rihanna-dragged-for-photoshoot-dressed-as-nun-now-do-islam\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:44:53","slug":"rihanna-dragged-for-photoshoot-dressed-as-nun-now-do-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rihanna-dragged-for-photoshoot-dressed-as-nun-now-do-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna faces backlash for nun-themed photoshoot: Critics demand equal treatment for Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frihanna-dragged-for-photoshoot-dressed-as-nun-now-do-islam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rihanna faces extensive criticism for her controversial \u200bnun-themed photoshoot in Interview magazine. The cover features the pop \u2063star dressed as a nun in a provocative pose, \u2063igniting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rip-harambe-five-years-after-death-photo-of-gorilla-to-be-sold-as-an-nft\/\" title=\"\u2018RIP Harambe\u2019: Five Years After Death, Photo Of Gorilla To Be Sold As An NFT\">debate online<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lefts-war-on-words\/\" title=\"The Left's War on Words\">perceived double standard<\/a> in the treatment of Christianity versus\u2063 other religions. Critics question whether \u2062a similar photoshoot \u200bwith Islamic \u200bthemes would be received differently. Rihanna&#8217;s nun-themed photoshoot in Interview\u2064 magazine sparks \u200ccontroversy online due to its provocative nature,\u200c prompting \u200bdiscussions about the perceived double standard in how Christianity is portrayed compared to other religions. Critics raise \u2063concerns about the potential \u200creception \u200bof a similar photoshoot with Islamic themes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/rihanna\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rihanna<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is facing a mountain of backlash following the debut of her cover photo on Interview magazine, which features the singer dressed as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/catholicism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  and posing in a provocative manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The image in question features the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\">Grammy Award<\/a>\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">winning singer wearing a nun\u2019s habit, an unbuttoned white shirt, bright blue eyeshadow, and red lipstick. Small cross tattoos can be seen on Rihanna\u2019s face and neck. The title of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/music\/rihanna-is-ready-to-confess\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is \u201cRihanna Is Ready to Confess.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The backlash online included many commenters pointing out how often Christianity is mocked compared to other religions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRihanna mocks Catholics. She\u2019d never try this with Islam,\u201d conservative commentator Chad Prather <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchChad\/status\/1777817839862178160\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  on X. \u201cTeach your children not to admire, follow, or listen to morons like this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShould Interview Magazine and Rihanna try a similar photoshoot with a hijab?\u201d another commenter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1777969302815035732\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wondered<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should Interview Magazine and Rihanna try a similar photoshoot with a hijab?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BIIQrzRlN\">pic.twitter.com\/9BIIQrzRlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1777969302815035732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThat\u2019s so brave Rihanna, now do Islam,\u201d a third person <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1Fubar\/status\/1777972046179566034\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">added<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The singer references God several times throughout the interview but doesn\u2019t mention her faith or religion specifically. When asked how many kids she wants, Rihanna responds, \u201cAs many as God wants me to have.\u201d The interviewer asks if that means more than two. She says, \u201cI don\u2019t know what God wants, but I would go for more than two. I would try for my girl. But of course if it\u2019s another boy, it\u2019s another boy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This isn\u2019t the first time the singer has received backlash for using Catholic imagery. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-pop-band-bts-crowned-artist-of-the-year-at-the-american-music-awards\/\" title=\"South Korean Pop Band BTS Crowned Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards\">singer wore<\/a> a bustier dress, coat, and bishop\u2019s hat to the \u201cHeavenly Bodies\u201d themed Met Gala in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some X users also pointed out how Rihanna apologized for offending Muslims in the past but has never done the same for Christians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2020, she thanked Muslim fans for \u201cpointing out a huge oversight that was unintentionally offensive in our Savage X Fenty show.\u201d Rihanna had included a song that featured an Islamic verse, known as a Hadith, in her fashion show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI would more importantly like to apologize to you for this honest, yet careless mistake. We understand that we have hurt many of our Muslim sisters and brothers, and I\u2019m incredibly disheartened by this!\u201d she said at the time. \u201cI do not play with any kind of disrespect toward God or any religion and therefore the use of this song in our project was completely irresponsible!\u201d she wrote at the time on Instagram stories, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2020\/10\/07\/rihanna-apologizes-muslims-unintentionally-offensive-song\/5907117002\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">USA Today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rihanna is under fire for her provocative nun-themed cover photo in Interview magazine. 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