 <unk> Hobson analysed the imagery presented in the video for " Man Down " in her book Body as Evidence : <unk> Race , <unk> Gender , which " challenges <unk> dismissals of identity politics and the delusional belief that the <unk> era reflects a ' <unk> ' and ' <unk> ' world . " In the chapter titled " <unk> : Black Women 's Resistance to Sexual Violence " , Hobson explores how black women have " found the courage " to speak out about sexual violence , protest against it and not remain a silent victim . She recalled Rihanna 's interview for 20 / 20 with Diane Sawyer , which aired on November 6 , 2009 . Having remained silent about her altercation with Brown on the evening of the Grammy Party in February that year , whereby Brown assaulted her , Rihanna decided to speak about it for the first time . The author noted how Sawyer decided to approach the interview by presenting the couples relationship and assault case as an " anomaly " and accused Rihanna of " projecting a ' fake ' imagery of strong black woman " , rather than presenting her another domestic violence victim not only in the United States , but in the world . " I am strong , " Rihanna responded . Hobson wrote that from then on , the singer decided to project an image of " hardcore <unk> and <unk> @-@ type femininity in her music trajectory " . 
