{"id":379233,"date":"2017-12-01T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=379233"},"modified":"2017-12-01T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T09:00:05","slug":"rihanna-transgender-people-arent-marketing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/rihanna-transgender-people-arent-marketing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna: ‘Transgender people aren’t a marketing tool’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rihanna has never been shy of speaking her mind and her latest views, on the status of transgender models, have been widely praised on social media.<\/p>\n
The singer was asked by a fan to consider using a trans woman to promote her Fenty Beauty make-up range.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with many gifted trans women over the years,” she replied, “but I don’t go around doing trans castings!”<\/p>\n
“I respect all women. Whether they’re trans or not is none of my business.”<\/p>\n
The star went on to criticise firms who hire models from minority groups as a “token” gesture.<\/p>\n