Rihanna Video Faces French Ban

Published: Thursday 24th Nov 2011 by David

Another day, another Rihanna controversy.

Yes, it would seem that no matter how hard she tries, Ms . Fenty can’t go a day without offending somebody.

For, after being labelled a disgrace by the Rape Crisis Center , a bad role model by Rebecca Ferguson and a goat herder’s worst nightmare by ThatGrapeJuice.Net  , today saw the performer’s creative efforts endure yet another pimp slap.

 

Her video for the single ‘We Found Love‘ has been banned in France.

Find out why below…

 

While some sects of her’Navy’ will use this to support their belief that she is this generation’s Madonna, it should be noted that the controversies Ms. Ciccone faced came from the public’s inability (at the time) to deal with the issues she confronted in both her music and videos.

Racial inequality in ‘Like A Prayer‘ and abortion in ‘Papa Don’t Preach‘.

When Rihanna came under fire for ‘Man Down‘s visual, we here at TGJ HQ were more than happy to fight her corner as that video had a clear and meaningful message behind it.

However, as this ban is for ‘We Found Love‘, we have no choice but to tip our berets in agreement  at the legislators who came to this decision.

For the misogynist imagery, glorification of self destruction and mindless stupidity exhibited in the clip are almost as unpalatable as the performer’s live singing voice.

 Here’s to hoping future releases from her ‘Talk That Talk‘ album see her deliver videos ,which like ‘Unfaithful‘ and ‘Love The Way You Lie‘, are  thought provoking without being offensive, groundbreaking and not   unnecessarily provocative.

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  1. mesa_mese November 24, 2011

    Oh geesh….poor rihhana started off with a great year its not ending so well…I still love the song tho!!

  2. Catepillar-man November 24, 2011

    Old news

  3. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    Why is it that this site always post the negative stuff about rihanna, and not the positive.

    Rihanna still slaying your fav’s 🙂

  4. DRB November 24, 2011

    Oh please, TTT may suck but the WFL video shits on lives. Did you really reference Unfaithful as a great video?

  5. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @DRB

    The only album that sucks is beyonce 4 🙂

  6. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    Kiss me !!!!

  7. White girl mib November 24, 2011

    Hahaha to bad you should be banned you h** always making them nasty ass video always half naked stupid ass h**… You need to learn from tha best kreayshawn on how to make video just check out gucci gucci Rihanna! Kreayshawn is who you go to when your career I’d going down hill she will get you back on your h** ass feet again

  8. WHUT November 24, 2011

    YASSSSSSS for the BLACK MADONNA making these gurls GAG at HER GREATNESS!!! BAN THAT VID YOU PLEBEIAN B****** BAN ITTTTT!!!!!! This is why I LIVE for the QUEEN of the game she has the ppl all up in arms over a concept video their simple asses cant understand, all the while SLAYING on the charts and remaining UNBOTHERED!!! Gotta give it to Samatha tho no goddamn holiday and slow her hate game down!!

    THAT RIHANNA REIGN JUST WONT LET UP!!!!

  9. jill November 24, 2011

    @WHUT

    Black madonna? yeah okay what your delusional ass thinks

  10. ChristinasCOMING November 24, 2011

    I’ll admit that sometimes TGJ goes in a little hard on Rihanna but to Rihanna and her “Navy” in the words of Kelly Rowland “This room is filled with a lot of people with their own opinions and if you can’t take the heat, then baby you need to get out of the kitchen!”

    TGJ is entitled to their own opinion and for the most part they’re only speaking the truth; something that this industry choses to ignore. At the end of the day, if you don’t like what TGJ has to say about certain artist, then stay off this site and go to
    toyazworld and post your love for her there!

  11. TruthTeller November 24, 2011

    And yet WFL has been #1 on the french SINGLE charts for 5 weeks.
    TTT is expected to debut #1 on the french ALBUM chart this week.

    0 promo & 0 video over there.

    ONLY RIHANNA!

    WORLDWIDE ICON >>>>>> local wannabe

  12. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @JILL & @WHITE GIRL MIB

    Sit ya’lls asses down, before I take off my belt.

    Rihanna is the black madonna and there’s nothing you can do about it but pout like a b****. 🙂

  13. WHUT November 24, 2011

    BISH cant take what?! GURL it is YOU and SAMANTHA having the EPILEPTIC FITS OVER THE QUEENS CONTINUED SLAYAGE!!! The BLACK MADONNA will CONTINUE to SNATCH these lesser gurls you support BALD and YOU WILL DEAL!!! YASSSS RIHANNA GIVE ME THAT CONTROVERSY, SHOW THESE BORING B****** HOW YOU DO THAT S***!!!!!

  14. Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone! November 24, 2011

    Goat herder’s worst nightmare?

    Pimp slap?

    Ahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

    **takes deep breath

    Ahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

    **gasps

    Ahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

  15. laos November 24, 2011

    so people are telling me they want talk that talk, but no one knows its even out, rihanna releases her albuns to close together, shes been number 1 on itunes for a few days, and a girl from my job told me she went to get it, but it was sold out!!! so something is fishy with her “projected sales” definetly fixed! queen rihanna > gagme and beyawnce. anyway we know ttt will sell at least another 5 million, and shell get at least 3 more #1’s and shes definetly surpassing gaga in vevo views soon, oh and we found love is#1 worldwide for the 4th week, and she has 4 songs on the world chart!!!! #teamnavy download: do ya thang <<<in love with this song!

  16. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    It’s official Rihanna = King of Pop

  17. WHUT November 24, 2011

    WITH THE GOATS BEING GRANDMA BEY, SCREECHTINA, CI-ERROR, KELLY-IN -FLOPLAND YES THEN OF COURSE SHE’S A NIGHTMARE!!! THE BLACK MADONNA HAS SINGLE-HANDEDLY DEMOLISHED THEIR RELEVANCE IN THE GAME AND YOU JUST CANNOT TAKE IT!!!!! LMFAO!!!

    THEY MAD AT RIHANNA GAME TAKING OVA YOUR EMPIRE!!!

  18. WHUT November 24, 2011

    Its no wonder they wonder they wanna call Bey King Bey now its the only title in the game SHE HAS A CHANCE of getting. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. BOW TO THE QUEEN!!

  19. White Girl mob November 24, 2011

    @kerry jonhson b**** shut tha f*** up before kreayshawn puts hands on your fave like a spa massage b****… Kreayshawn counting her money lol at your fave cus she want to walk in kreayshawn shoes of being tha best at what she does which is make hit music… So tell Rihanna her warefare checks will be coming soon hahaha

  20. beud November 24, 2011

    b*******,,
    i live in France ,, the video is a must see on NRJ

  21. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @WHITE GIRL MOB

    KISS MY PURIFIED ASS B**** 🙂

  22. NANA YAW November 24, 2011

    LMAO at the shades. TGJ is just too much!

  23. WHUT November 24, 2011

    @BEUD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO so Samatha is spreading…….*GASPS*…….RUMORS AND FALSEHOODS?!?! This is NOT POSSIBLE gurl!!! Samatha is a “CREDIBLE” blogger!!! I WILL NOT have you DRAG HER VERY CHARACTER through the dirt like she’s some low-brow lower class gossip mongering hate filled queen!! I WILL NOT!!!

  24. Laurie November 24, 2011

    Thank God I won’t see this thing on TV good I love country we have taste in music !

  25. mobwife November 24, 2011

    Wait, Man Down had a meaningful message other than open manslaughter? Okay…..LOL This video is trash but because she used her usual prop (Chris Brown) to support the relases of yet another CD single, everyone swears its the “best video ever”! Good for the French! LOL

  26. WHUT November 24, 2011

    YOU DO LAURIE GURL!! Thats why WFL is no.1 in your country gurl!! Thats why the album is SET TO SLAY in your country gurl!!! LOLOL!!!

  27. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @MOBWIFE

    How’s your fav doing, has he/she sold at least over 2mill yet 🙂

  28. RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY) November 24, 2011

    TGJ is always throwing that shade at her….KERRY WHEN YOU GONE SUCK MY B*** HOLE LIPZ

  29. Onyx November 24, 2011

    Rihanna wants to `emulate` Madonna
    ‘Rihanna’s dancers had found out all the details of Madonna’s favourite dance moves and her dancers’ routines at Pineapple from when they rehearsed there two months ago in an audition for Madonna’s next live tour.

    ‘Rihanna loves Madonna’s shows and wants to emulate the old-school formula,’ a source told British newspaper The Mirror.

    the superstar is looking to one of her musical icons for inspiration for her up-coming appearances.

    This is take inspirations not copying what others have done before.
    L.O.V. Rihanna.

  30. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @RICHANDBLACK11

    Tonight at 9:30 and light some candles 🙂
    also play some music like Robin thicke LOVE AFTER WAR 🙂

  31. honeydip November 24, 2011

    FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @HONEY_DIP11 I FOLLOW BACK!

  32. RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY) November 24, 2011

    @KERRY… Naw i will be playing Travis Porter Make it rain trick lol

  33. RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY) November 24, 2011

    @KERRY….I WILL BE PLAYIN MAKE IT RAIN TRICK BY TRAVIS PORTER LOL…LET ME GO AND GET FRESH AND STUFF FROM ALL THIS TURKEY DAY FOOD LOL

  34. Kerry Johnson November 24, 2011

    @RICHANDBLACK 11

    LOL ok then 🙂

  35. Onyx November 24, 2011

    Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Oooh, I wanna f-ck you right now

  36. Jay Scorpio November 24, 2011

    THIS IS STALE NEWS COME ON GUYS STAY UP WITH IT!

  37. RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY) November 24, 2011

    HAPPY TURKEY DAY TOO ALL AROUND THE WORLD

  38. beud November 24, 2011

    @WHUT
    We found love,, was playin minute ago on NRJ hits,, you BloggerGirl is telling Bullshitt ,, a must see,, go on the site: NRJ.fr

  39. RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY) November 24, 2011

    @BEUD ….ARE U IN PARIS OR SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

  40. Onyx November 24, 2011

    Happy Thanksgiving b******!

  41. Beud November 24, 2011

    @RICHANDBLACK11(JUST LIKE BEY)

    i live in Lyon

  42. Get Real November 24, 2011

    Ya’ll so busy being in Rihanna’s ass and posting on the dumbest s*** that you can’t even keep up with the non music blogs about music. SMH. I’m thinking of not coming back here. :/

  43. MISHKA November 24, 2011

    She had it coming.

    In France, you can find n*** breats on campaign posters on the streets.

    An artist has to push the enveloppe very, very, very far to get banned.

  44. WHUT November 24, 2011

    @BEUD YOU HAVE LEFT ME DEVASTED!!!! Samatha CANNOT be a LIAR in this!! Gurl imma need to see PASSPORT from you cause I REFUSE to believe SAMANTHA would fabricate this story!!! SHE IS NOT THAT TYPE OF GIRL!!!

  45. pop royalty ( RUDE BOY) November 24, 2011

    why bringing UP madonna ?! that b**** is on a high level ! it takes 100 light years from rihanna to get there ! but my girl is working hard to get there and madonna LOVE her !! she knows she’s this generation’s madonna ! no OTHER !

    anyway , i’m a lil bit surprised that the ppl who created the ” FRENCH KISS” got offended by rihanna !!

    but as they say :

    BAN VID , ppl will do whatever it takes to watch it and that will be GOOD ! i guess beyonce said that before and i do realize her point of view !!

    and it is too late to ban it already , everyone watched it 😆 !

    but i do agree , the vid has a lot of things going ON ! too much for french ppl to handle 😆 ! they only handle their ” french kisses” !! SMH !

  46. beud November 24, 2011

    @WHUT Sorry
    So believe in what u want,,sure the clip is rated (-10) like S&M
    tune on chanels: W9, DirectStat, NRJ-hits,, u’ll see everytime…
    So i see, each morning before go to school they play it
    We’re in France Baby ….

  47. karla November 24, 2011

    Yeah like we haven’t seen worse in movies. A video gets banned. But thousands of movies slip by in prime time. With much more raunchier topics.

  48. WHUT November 24, 2011

    Omg so you a REAL FRENCH PERSON is saying it wasn’t…………..BANNED?!?!

    Omg so you a REAL FRENCH PERSON is suggesting Samantha is……………….REACHING?!?!

    Omg so you a REAL FRENCH PERSON is CONFIRMING Samantha is………………….a two-bit trifling-ass messy hatefilled dirt queen?!?!

    Imma need a good min to process this BEUD gurl!!! You have ROCKED MY WORLD!!!

  49. pop royalty ( RUDE BOY) November 24, 2011

    @whut :

    I KNEW french ppl won’t be that stupid !!

    now that’s how the navy ROLL !!

    #NAVYSTRIKE !!!

  50. MaZ November 24, 2011

    Proud to be french! lol

  51. UGh November 24, 2011

    i dont see what the big deal is about it. I mean if they wanted to ban something S&M would’ve been more appropriate. it was her worst video.

  52. whatever November 24, 2011

    @Kerry Johnson

    But he/ she fave does have a #1 album 🙂

  53. C November 25, 2011

    lmao, We found love video is groud breaking and I do not know why the French cannot appreciate the video and song. There is nothing offensive about this video at all. I actually cannot believe a country that was leading in art house films and promotes racy high fashion designs and stick thin models has a problem. Oh well I hope they play Beyonce’s latest, Let Rihanna go on Le Grand Journal and explain the video concept.

  54. NY-Superstar November 25, 2011

    US is all that matters!

  55. The w**** from next door ;) November 25, 2011

    Hahahah 😀 they should ban her from all over the world!!

  56. Paris boi November 25, 2011

    Who cares? Rihanna was #1 in France with We Found Love.. I’m French, I know what I’m talking ’bout. Y’all just haters, thank you, because hate means obsession and love… You all love Rihanna. Pathetic folk here.

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