ChapterZero

Shhh! Don’t tell anyone … I’m a Rihanna fan. I used to think she can’t sing, but I’m steadily losing that conviction– her voice still isn’t the greatest, but maybe she’s been taking lessons, or I’m being brainwashed by the media saturation.

At any rate, my stanness is not predicated on her singing talents: I still can’t listen to most of her songs unless they’re accompanied by the video (or should I say, unless they accompany a video? ). Mostly, it’s that I’m so damn proud of her; what other international stars do we Barbadians have claim to? The other part is that she is the sexiest high profile female musician I can think of, and she manages to stay on the right side of the thin line between sexy and trashy. A lot of her attractiveness is her incredible body, but her accent adds a final je ne sais quoi.

Actually, I guess I do know why her accent is so attractive: she comes across as laidback and approachable, the Barbadian girl-next-door.