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Many of her music videos were shot as short films exploring issues such as love triangles, abuse and substance abuse romance, including "We Found Love" and "Man Down".<ref name="NewMadonna"/> Her music video for "Umbrella" shows Rihanna's transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568860/20070904/rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna's 'Painful' 'Umbrella' Shoot Kept Her on Her Toes: VMA Lens Recap|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|publisher=MTV|date=September 5, 2007|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=February 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214211838/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568860/20070904/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The "dark, creepy" scenes of "Disturbia" have been compared to ''[[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|Michael Jackson's Thriller]]''.<ref name="star tribune"/><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wener |first1=Ben|last2=Fadroski |first2=Kelli Skye |title=Making mix discs for your creeptastic party? Pick from our Halloween 50 |newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]] |date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> The video for "Russian Roulette" features Rihanna in a padded room playing a game of [[russian roulette]] with her partner. A scene of Rihanna being approached by a speeding car at night was compared to the altercation with Chris Brown.<ref name="Top5MostVids">{{cite news|last=Graham|first=Charne|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php?page=2|title=Rihanna's Top 5 Most Controversial Videos|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510204014/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php?page=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2011, Rihanna released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism, rape and domestic violence.<ref name="Top5MostVid">{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Charne |title=Rihanna's Top 5 Most Controversial Videos |url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php |work=Houston Press |date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226104835/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Man Down", which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station, was criticized by the [[Parents Television Council]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664864/rihanna-man-down-video/|title=Rihanna Pulls The Trigger In 'Man Down' Video|website=[[MTV]]|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123153/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664864/rihanna-man-down-video.jhtml|url-status=live}}</ref> "We Found Love", which shows Rihanna and her love interest in a drug-filled unhealthy relationship,<ref name="Top5MostVids"/> sparked criticism from the Rape Crisis Centre for its message.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/rihanna/60035|title=Rihanna's video for 'We Found Love' is "a disgrace", say anti-rape campaigners|work=[[NME]]|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127205608/http://www.nme.com/news/rihanna/60035|url-status=live}}</ref> Charne Graham of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' defended her, asking, "Why should Rihanna's music videos get everyone riled up when others' equally sexual and controversial videos are in rotation? [...] she just like[s] to make music videos that give us something to talk about."<ref name="Top5MostVid"/> Rihanna was the first woman to pass 2 billion cumulative views on the music video website [[Vevo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68140/Rihanna-Beats-Lady-GaGa-To-2-Billion-YouTube-Hits |title=Rihanna Beats Lady GaGa To 2 Billion YouTube Hits |date=May 4, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128094252/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68140/Rihanna-Beats-Lady-GaGa-To-2-Billion-YouTube-Hits |archive-date=January 28, 2012 }}</ref>
Denis Armstrong of [[Canadian Online Explorer]] commented on her performance at the [[Ottawa Bluesfest]], saying "her show was a [[Disney]]-esque choreographed fantasy of non-stop hip-swiveling, sassy attitude and personal endearments and a string of funky, sugar-free hits."<ref name="JamCanoe">{{cite news |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rihanna/ConcertReviews/2006/07/15/1685868.html |title=Canoe – Jam! Music – Artists – ConcertReviews – Concert Review |last=Armstrong |first=Denis |date=July 14, 2006 |publisher=[[Canoe.ca]] |access-date=June 4, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1352019177AGSFUOMNUS?url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rihanna/ConcertReviews/2006/07/15/1685868.html |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> Her performance of "Disturbia" at the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] was ranked tenth best on the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], according to a ''Billboard'' poll.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-vmas-15-best-performances-ever-poll-results-467799/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330213107/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467799/mtv-vmas-10-best-performances-ever-poll-results|archive-date=March 30, 2013|title=MTV VMAs' 10 Best Performances Ever: Poll Results|magazine=Billboard|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|last=Mapes|first=Jillan}}</ref> Her revealing leather costumes during her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour were highly criticized by the [[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party]], who recommended that her concert tour should be banned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/4314175/Malaysia-Muslims-want-Rihanna-concert-banned-because-she-is-too-sexy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/4314175/Malaysia-Muslims-want-Rihanna-concert-banned-because-she-is-too-sexy.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Malaysia Muslims want Rihanna concert banned because 'she is too sexy' |date=January 22, 2009 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=September 24, 2012 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Whilst commenting on her third album's accompanying tour, ''[[The Times]]'' compared Rihanna's stage wardrobe styling to that of Janet Jackson and called her "a vision of [[Ann Summers]] couture in thigh-high boots and a few scraps of black PVC."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3065539.ece |title=Rihanna Live Reviews |last=Sinclair |first=David |date=December 18, 2007 |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=September 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615073437/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3065539.ece }}</ref> In the October 2011 issue of [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']], Rihanna said her performance outfits and appearances are all an act; "[t]hat's not me. That's a part I play. You know, like it's a piece of art, with all these toys and textures to play with".<ref name="RoleModel">{{cite news|url=http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1671882 |title=MTV Mobile News: Rihanna Says She's No Role Model |last=Montgomery |first=James |date=October 3, 2011 |publisher=MTV |access-date=June 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514131350/http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1671882 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref>
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