Work by Rhianna

A few days ago, I was eating lunch with one of my friends and we started talking about the song "Work" by Rhianna. When she mentioned the song, the first thing that popped into my head was the catchy lyrics that everyone knows. She started ranting about how awful the song was and when I asked her why she was so angry, she told me to look up the lyrics. 

Later that day, when I came home, I remembered what my friend told me and I researched the song. Once I looked up the lyrics, I understood why she was so upset. In the lyrics, Rhianna mentions how she was really hurt by someone however; the lyrics go on to say that Rhianna still wanted to be in a relationship with that person.

There are so many problems in the logic behind the song. Why would someone want to go back into a relationship where they were constantly hurt. It points to signs of emotional manipulation and other problems within relationships. That whole situation is extremely unhealthy however this popular song was advertising it. 

What bothers me is that I unknowingly would listen to a song that was advertising unhealthy relationships because I was so caught up in the catchy part of the song. And even when the song was stuck in my head I still never really listened to what was actually being said. This is just one example of how media advertises things that are unethical without anyone realizing. The unethical message is hidden behind something that is popular or attention-grabbing. We unknowingly fall into this trap and allow the media to profit from our mistakes.