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I get why some people would be upset about this photo that Rihanna posted, BUT at the same time I don’t agree with it.  Yesterday Ri Ri took to Twitter/Instagram to send her prayers to the people affected by the Boston Marathon blasts. She attached a picture that had some fans going at her for posting it.  Some said it was too graphic, some said it was disrespectful and others said she did it for attention.

First things first, she was trying to send a positive message by posting “Pray4Boston.”  Here’s my thing.  This picture went viral.  I saw it in a lot of different places, including news sources – not just blogs. It was a moment captured in time. Is it graphic? Yes.  Should it be banned from the media?  I don’t think so (I know some will disagree with me).  If we hide these pictures that resulted from the explosions at the Boston Marathon, will people really understand the impact of it?  It’s one thing to say 3 people died, it’s another thing to actually see how people were affected. This is a big topic that can be debated for days, so for now I’m going to leave it alone.  I just don’t think Rihanna should be criticized for this.

Check out the pic Ri Ri posted and let us know what you think….

GameTimeGirl

 

*PHOTO ABOVE IN GALLERY*

 

Via GG:

Some people assumed she posted a picture of a dead body, but that is not the case. While there is blood on the ground, the girl in the photo was not dead. The description reads, ‘A man comforts an injured woman on the sidewalk at the scene of the first explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.’ The picture was taken by John Tlumacki for The Boston Globe.