Loyal reader MKLS writes:
Hi Ms. Sandra,
I’m a little taken back over the Rihanna photo. I understand it is a film and not real, but she is wearing a military uniform. The Navy to be exact. Being a military personel myself and dealing with a loved one laying in a hospital bed in Afghanistan is painful and more. Her wearing that uniform and grabbing her crotch while throwing up her middle finger is rude. I know some may argue she’s doing it to the annoying pap and just kidding, ect. At the end of the day, she has our uniform on and is being highly disrecpectful to our men and woman who are and have fought in it. Some service men and women died in their uniform for freedom and seeing this shows me that one must be careful in any shape or form to respect those who have given up their freedom for yours.
Love,
MKLS
Loyal reader Chanel R. writes:
Hi Sandra,
I am a loyal reader of the site and wanted to give you props for not backing down and being who you are and reporting whats real. I do have a more specific issue though, Rihanna and her behavior in a U.S. Navy uniform. I’m sure she couldn’t begin to understand the commitment it takes to earn the right to wear that uniform so I’ll give her a pass. As a black female NAVY veteran honorably discharged it’s disrespectful to see someone taking my uniform as a joke or just regular clothing. If she wants to expand her career and get into acting that’s a great thing, but be mindful and respectful when your in a strangers back yard. I would hope that as she finishes this film she would learn to treat that uniform and the people who have earned the right to wear it with a greater amount of respect and maturity.
Incredibly pissed,
Chanel R.
