Rihanna might have declined to to an interview with FADER for their 100 issue, but she has spoken candidly with Vanity Fair for their big November issue which will be on news stands later this week.
Gracing the cover, the beautiful singer speaks in length in the cover story about her dating and sex life, getting back briefly with Chris Brown after he assaulted her in 2009, respect for Eminem, having Jay Z as a mentor, being unnecessarily involved in the Ray Rice controversy and much more.
She also calls Rachel Dolezal, the white N.A.A.C.P. executive who pretended to be black, “a hero”.
Below are a couple of excerpts from the issue along with the full photo shoot where she has again bared it all.
on Rachel Dolezal:
“I think she was a bit of a hero, because she kind of flipped on society a little bit. Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she legit changed peopleâs perspective a bit and woke people up.â
On dating and sex life:
âI always see the best in people,â she says. âI hope for the best, and I always look for that little bit of good, that potential, and I wait for it to blossom. You want them to feel good being a man, but now men are afraid to be men. They think being a real man is actually being a pussy, that if you take a chair out for a lady, or youâre nice or even affectionate to your girl in front of your boys, youâre less of a man. Itâs so sick. They wonât be a gentleman because that makes them appear soft. Thatâs what weâre dealing with now, a hundred percent, and girls are settling for that, but I wonât. I will wait forever if I have to ⌠but thatâs O.K. You have to be screwed over enough times to know, but now Iâm hoping for more than these guys can actually give.
âThatâs why I havenât been having sex or even really seeing anybody,â she says, âbecause I donât want to wake up the next day feeling guilty. I mean I get horny, Iâm human, Iâm a woman, I want to have sex. But what am I going to doâjust find the first random cute dude that I think is going to be a great ride for the night and then tomorrow I wake up feeling empty and hollow? He has a great story and Iâm like ⌠what am I doing? I canât do it to myself. I cannot. It has a little bit to do with fame and a lot to do with the woman that I am. And that saves me.â
On getting back with Chris Brown briefly:
âI was that girl,â she says, âthat girl who felt that as much pain as this relationship is, maybe some people are built stronger than others. Maybe Iâm one of those people built to handle shit like this. Maybe Iâm the person whoâs almost the guardian angel to this person, to be there when theyâre not strong enough, when theyâre not understanding the world, when they just need someone to encourage them in a positive way and say the right thing.â So, she thought she could change him? âA hundred percent. I was very protective of him. I felt that people didnât understand him. Even after ⌠But you know, you realize after a while that in that situation youâre the enemy. You want the best for them, but if you remind them of their failures, or if you remind them of bad moments in their life, or even if you say Iâm willing to put up with something, they think less of youâbecause they know you donât deserve what theyâre going to give. And if you put up with it, maybe you are agreeing that you [deserve] this, and thatâs when I finally had to say, âUh-oh, I was stupid thinking I was built for this.â Sometimes you just have to walk away.â Now, she says, âI donât hate him. I will care about him until the day I die. Weâre not friends, but itâs not like weâre enemies. We donât have much of a relationship now.â
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