“‘I know you want it’ was the exact thing the man trying to rape me yelled.”
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is the No. 1 song in the country. But the mega popular song is the center of intense criticism.
Basically, the majority of the song (creepily named "Blurred Lines") has the R&B singer murmurring "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.
The uncut video has nude women in almost every shot. But the song's lyrics are what are most troubling for many.
I believe that songs and videos like Robin Thicke's, although possibly well-intentioned and meant to be light-hearted, are fuelling a culture of sexual exploitation and violence which exists more openly than ever in our society.
