Unfortunately, not everyone approved of the photo, especially those in the Hindu community who called out thesinger for cultural and religious appropriation. Rihanna appeared to be wearing a pendant necklace that features the Hindu god Ganesha in the photo, according to aBased on Britannica, Ganesha is an elephant-headed Hindu god’ known as the ‘remover of obstacles.
why is Rihanna’s company doing a lingerie photoshoot outside a Hindu temple & she’s wearing a Ganesh pendant as accessory?! and why isn’t anyone talking about it?? y’all really pick & choose when to careAnother netizen then asked, “How hard is it to respect and not appropriate Hinduism for your own personal gain?”, posting a photo of what appears to be a Savage X Fenty model posing in front of a Hindu temple.
First Cardi B, now Rihanna. How hard is it to respect and not appropriate Hinduism for your own personal gain? This also comes less than a week after this Fenty model posted half-naked photos in front of a Hindu temple…