Rachel Dolezal is the former NAACP leader who was relieved of her duties when it was discovered she had lied about being black. In the November issue of Vanity Fair, singer Rihanna dishes about the seemingly confused woman. What she says will no doubt surprise some people.

“I think she was a bit of a hero, because she kind of flipped on society a little bit,” Rihanna says of Rachel Dolezal. “Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she legit changed people’s perspective a bit and woke people up.”

Rihanna defends Rachel Dolezal for identifying as black http://t.co/9T2UXpkwaG pic.twitter.com/TXcKChCowY

— People magazine (@people) October 6, 2015

Some took to Twitter to question Rihanna’s defense of Rachel Dolezal.

Rihanna called Rachel Dolezal a hero…….i'm assuming she meant the sandwich? pic.twitter.com/9GPnTx7CuC

— [:•-•:] (@DubOnDaBeatz) October 6, 2015

Rihanna gotta just be seen n not heard “@VanityFair: RIhanna on Rachel Dolezal: "I think she was a bit of a hero" http://t.co/AbQtbMRhDS”

— Belly Kapowski (@kashmirVIII) October 6, 2015

What’s your take on Rihanna’s sudden open defense of Rachel Dolezal? Did Dolezal “wake people up?”

Maybe Rihanna needs to wake up a bit herself, and learn that lying isn’t an upstanding choice–and Rachel Dolezal had one.

Perhaps Rihanna needs a new hero.

Rihanna wants you to stop punishing her and others for being victims of domestic abuse: http://t.co/RNzbKqVOpZ pic.twitter.com/U17hEpHJyu

— Noisey (@NoiseyMusic) October 7, 2015