'In the moment before the show began, Rihanna looked directly at the camera. Her gaze is flirty and a little irreverent. Above all she seems confident and in control.' ericaschwie writes
predictswill “probably set maternity trends for the next decade.” But more than the specifics of what she wears, I’m struck by Rihanna’s presentation of her pregnant body as a source of power — something to be celebrated and exalted.
It’s an attitude I admire, even if, pregnant for the second time myself, I find it out of reach more often than I like to admit. Even as I recognize that my body is doing something incredible, my day-to-day feelings about pregnancy usually fall closer to embarrassment and sheepishness. The prospect of going to the office or a party mostly inspires dread about the speculation I might invite about my changing appearance.
A central part of Rihanna’s appeal has always been that she does things on her own terms — like turning the most-watched television event of the year into a pregnancy reveal. Floating over the crowd, her nonchalance seemed to raise the question:At the same time, it feels reductive to call her performance a pregnancy announcement or even a celebration of fertility. It was also just Rihanna being Rihanna. And that’s the image that will stay with me: the power of a woman in control.
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