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She looks great in the Vogue Cover. I don't think it has to be emasculating or diminishing ASAP Rocky. It's about her rise or perhaps re-emergence not only as a star but a business woman and mother. He's there supporting her and holding her hand as a symbol of the bond. But that's just me. We want to talk about black people being liberated and strong over white racist dominatdomination yet black people male and many females still see patriarchal control as positive and necessary. Black Freedom then merely becomes freedom for black men to control black women and communities. I just think it's a good cover.

Yep. Rihanna has more money than A$AP Rocky. Then again, there's not too many Black men who have as much as she does. Interestingly, no matter how much money a white woman has she's never promoted or considered to be more powerful or bigger than a white man. Jeff Bezos ex-wife hooked up with schoolteacher on the rebound. She's a billionaire. Neither she nor anybody else looked down on the dude. The media hardly mentioned it. Only AfroAmerican women are put in a space where they proclaim to be strong and independent and don't need a man. From Rihanna to Lizzo, the media is having a field day laughing at them.😎

She is a bigger brand than him.

I was in the customs line leaving Barbados several years ago and Rihanna was in the line behind me as the line snaked i got a really good look at her. She is average looking. Nothing particularly striking about her in her natural state. We look at the people on the cover of Vogue and make the mistake of assuming that is actually how the person looks in real life. Times have absolutely changed as few men in my generation, or older, would desire that positioning on the cover of a magazine. It is emasculating, but that is considered a good thing today. Let the woman led pulling the “man” along as he nurtures that baby. I’m sure the photo was crafted to stoke that sentiment. I don’t particularity care for the photo, but the baby is cute 🥰

Rihanna is 5' 8" which is above average for a woman (5' 4"). A$AP Rocky is 5' 10". As mentioned, he only looks shorter because of how the picture was taken. Now, if Rihanna puts on a pair of 4-5 inch heels, A$AP will be looking up.😁😎