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"Rihanna has drawn criticism from the Parents Television Council for portraying a shooting in the video for &amp;#039;Man Down&amp;#039;. Earlier today, the &amp;#039;California King Bed&amp;#039; singer premiered the video for her next single &amp;#039;Man Down&amp;#039;. In the promo, directed by Anthony Mandler, Rihanna is pictured shooting an apparent rapist at a train station, before the events of earlier in the day are played out. Commenting on the release, the PTC slammed the &amp;quot;cold, calculated execution of murder&amp;quot; being depicted by the Bajan popstar. In a statement, Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the PTC, said: &amp;quot;Rihanna&amp;#039;s personal story and status as a celebrity superstar provided a golden opportunity for the singer to send an important message to female victims of rape and domestic violence. &amp;quot;Instead of telling victims they should seek help, Rihanna released a music video that gives retaliation in the form of premeditated murder the imprimatur of acceptability.&amp;quot; Paul Porter, co-founder of media justice think tank Industry Ears, added: &amp;quot;If Chris Brown shot a woman in his new video and BET premiered it, the world would stop. Rihanna should not get a pass.&amp;quot; The PTC also criticised Rihanna&amp;#039;s tweet which said that the video included &amp;quot;a very strong underlying message 4 girls like me (sic)&amp;quot;. Rihanna recently admitted that her 2009 domestic assault at the hands of Chris Brown had a &amp;quot;subliminal effect&amp;quot; on how she behaved. Watch Rihanna&amp;#039;s video for &amp;#039;Man Down&amp;#039; below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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