I sort of have something to rant about today.
I REALLY hate the song Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke. I hate the video too. And I'm not saying this as a conservative sex-hating Christian OR as a man-bashing feminist, by any means, but as a woman who finds it to be extremely degrading and objectifying! I like most mainstream music - the offensive part of this song is not the sexuality, but the aggression and disrespect behind it.
I think I'll talk about the video first, because it's almost less offensive than the lyrics. It's not the nudity that bothers me - although that does perpetuate the idea that the value of a woman comes with her nudity. It's the fact that the men are clothed, and the women are not.
It's the lyrics, however, that really upset me. There are so many lines in the song that are oh-so-offensive - but my least favourite line is "just let me liberate you." As though women needed men for liberation... I think that erases the point of liberation. Everything in the song says that women are sex objects, and there's something not so consensual about saying "I know you want it." He calls women animals, and essentially proclaims that it's in female nature to want it, even if "you're a good girl," and apparently that means he can take it. There's just so much wrong with this song, I could go on and on about it.
I understand that this isn't the only degrading song ever written, but it disturbs me that this song is so popular despite such an aggressive sexual tone. I really don't like it.
What do you think? Am I overreacting, or is this song completely disrespectful to women in every way? Tell me in the comments below!
