Look at the Rihanna/ GQ photo. This is clearly the latest example that sex and controversy is the only way to sell a magazine. This photo says so much. This photo says things that I shouldn’t type. But I’m going to to anyway because if you don’t know what you’re looking at, you’ll miss the picture. This photo is enticing. The breasts that are half exposed say, “Do you wanna see me?” The fabric is just so that you can almost see her nipples. Her hands are strategically placed over her crotch. What does that say? “That’s private? Would you like me to remove my hands?”

Its an interesting pose because the person who doesn’t want you to see between their legs, keeps their legs closed. The person who spreads their legs and then puts a hand up is sending a certain message.

The photo is so suggestive. Its amazing. When I look at the photo, what do I feel about Rihanna the artist?

I feel that she is someone who flirts with danger, who understands that a woman has power but walks too close to the line.

She appears to know what she’s getting into but will play with you as she goes along. Some may argue that I’m overanalyzing here, but unless the photographer told her exactly how to pose, that’s what I’m getting out of the photo.

What do you see in this photo?

And here’s the cover photo, which, incidentally I feel is well done.