Recent comments of Rihanna to the November issue of Vanity Fair stirred up trouble for the starlet when she called Rachel Dolezal a hero. If you recall, Rachel Dolezal, a civil rights activist, who claimed to be a black woman for 20 years.
The singer and budding movie star told Vanity Fair, “I think she was a bit of a hero, because she kind of flipped on society a little bit. Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she […] changed people’s perspective a bit and woke people up.”
Even though Dolezal pretended to be black and was fighting for the 
cause of blacks, in the eyes of most people, it doesn’t change that she faked her ethnicity for a long time. She could’ve still fought alongside blacks without hiding that she was white. Here’s how people on Twitter reacted when Rihanna’s comments came to light:
“Rihanna described Rachel Dolezal as a “bit of a hero.” That hurt a bit.”
“Let’s leave Rachel Dolezal in the media grave where we left her.”
The New York Times writer, Wesley Morris, somewhat supported her remarks writing, “There was something oddly compelling about Dolezal […]. She represented—dementedly but also earnestly—a longing to transcend our historical past and racialized present.”
Unfortunately, all the chaos over her Dolezal comments overshadowed her remarks on Chris Brown and their relationship. If you can look past the Dolezal remarks, you will see the frustration she feels of having her name associated with Chris Brown, but she admits to having mixed feelings about her ex.
Her comments about her ex may enrage feminists and her fans who want to see her set an example to condemn his acts for the rest of eternity. In the interview, she chose not to give flippant answers to some hard-hitting questions about her personal life. When asked if she thinks she had disappointed people who saw her as a poster child for abuse, she said, “Well, I just never understood that. “Like how the victim gets punished over and over. It’s in the past, and I don’t want to say ‘Get over it,’ because it’s a very serious thing that is still relevant; it’s still real. “But, for me, and anyone who’s been a victim of domestic abuse, nobody wants to even remember it. Nobody even wants to admit it. So to talk about it and say it once, much less 200 times, is like … I have to be punished for it? It didn’t sit well with me.”
She understands the seriousness of her situation, but she wants people to understand it from her viewpoint. She is tired of people treating her as if she is a celebrity case study whose sole purpose after the abuse is to become a social example of abuse. Instead, she asks the public to treat her as a regular person.
In 2012, Rihanna asked the court to dismiss the restraining order against Brown so she could reunite with him. Her decision to do sparked outrage amongst people who said she didn’t take physical abuse seriously.
In her defense, she said, “I was that […] girl who felt that as much pain as this relationship is, maybe some people are built stronger than others. Maybe I’m one of those people built to handle shit like this, the person who’s almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when they’re not strong enough [and] when they just need someone to encourage them in a positive way […].”
Her summation of the events that took place between the two of them gives a revelation into Rihanna’s thought process of how she thought she could change Brown. Is Rihanna ready for another relationship?
Since the end of her relationship with Brown , she hasn’t been serious with anyone else. According to the singer, she doesn’t want to sleep around for fun, but is looking for a serious relationship.
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