Rihanna Covers New York Times Style Magazine Another day, another magazine cover for Rihanna . The pop star opened up to New York Times Style magazine about her rise to fame, making her mother proud, and even touched on being judged as a young Black woman in the business. Rih says that she’s frequently underestimated in business dealings…and while she believes it stems from her race, she says it also has a lot to do with her image: “But I have to bear in mind,” she continued, looking right at the voice recorder, “that those people are judging you because you’re packaged a certain way — they’ve been programmed to think a black man in a hoodie means grab your purse a little tighter. For me, it comes down to smaller issues, scenarios in which people can assume something of me without knowing me, just by my packaging.” And she got more into why she’s not on the dating page these days… “Guys need attention,” she explained. “They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then. I’ll give it to my family, I’ll give it to my work — but I will not give it to a man right now.” I said that it took me a long time to find a guy who wasn’t threatened by my power, and Rihanna quietly replied, “I’m still in that time.” Looking at her, I was reminded that thousands of people search “Rihanna’s eyes” every year. And there they were: a pair of dizzying hazel-green starbursts. I took another gulp of wine. “What turns you on?” She thought about it seriously, running her fingers through her golden lion’s mane. “I’m turned on by guys who are cultured. That’ll keep me intrigued. They don’t have to have a single degree, but they should speak other languages or know things about other parts of the world or history or certain artists or musicians. I like to be taught.” Hit the flip for pics from Rih’s New York Times cover shoot… Instagram / NYT Style Mag
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