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Rihanna isn't one to shy away from being a little racy, especially in recent years, and she wasn't reserved when it came to the video for her single, "S&M."
Unleashing the clip only three days ago, it's becoming the center of controversy. Not only has the video been marked as "inappropriate for some users" by YouTube, where viewers must verify they are 18 or older before watching it, but a handful of radio stations are also reacting to the song's racy lyrics, said an MTV report. And, it's been banned in a number of countries.
In the video, where he sings about "chains and whips" exciting her, Rihanna dances around in latex, pokes fun at the ball-gag-wearing media, and even features a dog-leash wearing Perez Hilton, in addition to a slew of whips and chains.
According to the U.K.'s Daily Mirror, 11 countries have banned the video from airplay, and BBC 1 Radio won't play the track before 7 p.m.
A rep for the radio station told the paper that they are considering airplay for the Loud track: "We are waiting for an edited version before deciding whether it will be played in the daytime."
It's almost as if she expected it. In "S&M", you can see the word "censored" splashed across her tube-top in certain scenes. Still, it's getting attention. At press time, "S&M" had been watched on BallerStatus.com over 24,000 times, and on Youtube, it had recorded over 3 million views.
(Watch the music video for "S&M" right here )
Rihanna responded to all the hoopla over the restriction of the music video, tweeting: "U can now view the S&M video on Rihannanow.com UNFLAGGED!!!" Also tweeting, "They watched Umbrella ... I was full nude."
Unleashing the clip only three days ago, it's becoming the center of controversy. Not only has the video been marked as "inappropriate for some users" by YouTube, where viewers must verify they are 18 or older before watching it, but a handful of radio stations are also reacting to the song's racy lyrics, said an MTV report. And, it's been banned in a number of countries.
In the video, where he sings about "chains and whips" exciting her, Rihanna dances around in latex, pokes fun at the ball-gag-wearing media, and even features a dog-leash wearing Perez Hilton, in addition to a slew of whips and chains.
According to the U.K.'s Daily Mirror, 11 countries have banned the video from airplay, and BBC 1 Radio won't play the track before 7 p.m.
A rep for the radio station told the paper that they are considering airplay for the Loud track: "We are waiting for an edited version before deciding whether it will be played in the daytime."
It's almost as if she expected it. In "S&M", you can see the word "censored" splashed across her tube-top in certain scenes. Still, it's getting attention. At press time, "S&M" had been watched on BallerStatus.com over 24,000 times, and on Youtube, it had recorded over 3 million views.
(Watch the music video for "S&M" right here )
Rihanna responded to all the hoopla over the restriction of the music video, tweeting: "U can now view the S&M video on Rihannanow.com UNFLAGGED!!!" Also tweeting, "They watched Umbrella ... I was full nude."
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