Author’s Note: This originally appeared on the blog I Fry Mine In Butter.
I’m including a Trigger Warning with this post, because I’d like the courtesy.
So, apparently there’s a bunch of controversy around Eminem’s new video for the song “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rhianna. Not about the song (in fact, most folks agree that it’s pretty damn powerful), but about the video.
The video “stars” Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan (“Charlie” from Lost), and chronicles their relationship—a relationship centered around alcohol, abuse, and sex. And it’s the combination of violence and sex that are throwing people up in arms.
Elephants, Ideology, and Orange Juice 