Stop Asian Hate: Reactions as Rihanna Gives Stranger her IG Handle during Anti-Racism Protest
- Rihanna took the time out of her busy schedule to attend an anti-racism protest in New York
- The singer tagged along with her assistant Tina Truong and was wearing an outfit that hid her looks
- Social media users from all over the world reacted to the fact that Rihanna was interacting with regular people
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Rihanna usually makes herself available for a good cause and this time was no different. The singer was spotted at an anti-racism protest in New York to stop hate against Asian people in the United States.
Rihanna tagged along to the protest with her assistant Tina Truong. They had signs and marched alongside members of the Asian community in the US.
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Tina took to social media to share a video of Rihanna creating a poster for the march which read:
"Hate = Racism against God."
The Kiss It Better singer was wearing an outfit that completely left her identity unknown. Those who were marching with her had no idea that they were protesting alongside Rihanna.
At some point, someone asked Rihanna if they could exchange Instagram handles and she obliged. The moment was captured by Rihanna's assistant and she shared a video online.
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Social media users reacted on Twitter. Take a look at the reactions below:
@crispypunani said:
"Imagine Rihanna touching your phone and speaking to you."
@OfficialAfroPr1 commented:
"A random stranger having over 90mil followers? I will be shook too lol."
@BNeverhaux said:
"The shades and mask mean nothing, I would’ve heard that voice up in the crowd and been on the hunt."
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In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that Rihanna hinted at dropping music for her fans.
The musician took to her social media page to celebrate the fact that her last studio album Anti had spent five full years on the Billboard 200 charts.
Her comment section was flooded by her fans thanking her for the wonderful album she released back in 2016 and a few fans started asking her to celebrate by dropping a new jam.
Surprisingly, Rihanna responded.
"I think I should soon. Just one though, lol."
Source: Legit.ng
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