Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Banned For Excusing 'Rape Culture'
. "The song hugely objectifies woman and excuses rape culture," Hollie O'Connor, president of the University of Derby Students' Union, told NBC News. "It is a man suggesting that there are 'blurred lines' when it comes to sexual consent and that is unacceptable. We felt we needed to take a stand." This isn't the first time Thicke's been attacked for the song's lyrics. Several media critics have spoken out about the song, including The Daily Beast and Lisa Huynh at Feminist In L.A. "Has anyone heard Robin Thicke's new rape song?" Huynh wrote. "Basically, the majority of the song (creepily named 'Blurred Lines') has the R&B singer murmuring 'I know you want it' over and over into a girl's ear. Call me a cynic, but that phrase does not exactly encompass the notion of consent in sexual activity." All the while, Thicke has defended the song. In an interview with Radio.com, he explained how the song came together. "In the studio, Pharrell and I started jamming," Thicke said. "One of the first things Pharrell did was go, 'Hey, hey, hey!' and then we started having such a great time. We were dancing around the studio like old men. We were doing our old men barbecue dances." He added: "The video breaks all the rules," he said. "Everything you're not supposed to do in a video we did. I think it's just resonating to everybody that it's fun, it's sexy and it's cool and that's hard to find. Most of time big pop songs are normally very corny. Even though you love them, they're guilty pleasures. This one doesn't feel so guilty." Later, he told VH1 that there was nothing about the song, or video that was offensive. Read what he had to say. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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