Rihanna's hilarious comeback to a meme about boyfriends loving 'bad' photos

We’ve all been there, that photo where the camera somehow magically catches us in a moment that looks … questionable. 

Maybe you’re blinking mid‑wink, pursing your lips, or making a face only a mother could love. And now, the internet is having a field day with Rihanna. Sis has had her fair share of trolls over the years, but nothing fazes her.

She’s out here living her best life, laughing at the chaos like the icon she is.

A meme from the Instagram account "fembase" about boyfriends loving “bad” photos of their girlfriends starring a zoomed-in shot of Rihanna herself.

The caption read: “Women don’t realise how much their boyfriends love 'bad' photos of them.”

And some men just don’t understand that faces have a good side and a bad side. Hence the head tilt, ladies. (If you’re blessed with two good sides, congrats - move along with your perfect face.)

The viral image was from Rihanna’s 2011 V Festival performance. Red curls, smokey eyes, denim button-down with layered chains and pearl and yes, the close-up exposed Rihanna for pulling a "funny" face.

It's clearly just her caught mid-singing or something.

Rihanna responded to the viral meme three days after it blew up, commenting humorously: "How I catch this stray tho?"

Apparently, research shows men often prefer candid, “imperfect” photos over polished, filtered ones. It’s supposed to give authenticity.

Emotional connection spikes when partners see raw, unfiltered moments; messy hair, silly faces, or whatever “flaw” pops up.

Sharing these snapshots can actually build trust and intimacy, making your relationship feel more real than any posed, professional shot ever could.

However, not all women agreed with this; one wrote: "They do it to humiliate you after the breakup if they need to. I had to file a restraining order on my ex for posting humiliating pics of me all over his Facebook just because I finally moved on."

Eish, that's deep.

Another wrote: "My ex went out of his way to take unflattering photos. I think it’s a humiliation ritual," Yoh, we are a part of the Illuminati now? 

It seems this study is rubbing folks the wrong way. 

Maybe next time your partner gushes over that blurry, mid-blink selfie, don’t stress. That “ugly” photo is probably doing more for your relationship than a thousand filtered selfies ever could. Leave the Snapchat doggy and flower filters in the trash, where they belong.