Spider2024
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Post by Spider2024 on Jul 3, 2014 21:10:52 GMT -5
I didn't see anything rape-y about Blurred Lines. He's into her, he perceives that she's into him by the way she's grabbing and flirting with him, but he doesn't think she'll do anything about it because she's with her boyfriend. Throughout the song, he's flirting and seeing if he can get her to break away from her less-interesting man and go after him, but in Pharrell's section, he literally says that he's waiting for her to make the move. When we get back to Thicke, the woman and the man have gone off together to do a little weed and get busy, so we can see that she did indeed decide to follow her lust. There's no indication that he's going to force her. He's flirting with her, he believes she likes him, he's waiting for her to make the first move. Sounds entirely consensual to me. The blurred lines aren't consent lines, they're the fact that she's not sure about flirting so openly with him because she's already with someone else. He can't tell whether she's going to decide to be with him or not; it's not as clear-cut as an encounter where they're both single. I agree, I never thought the song was THAT bad. At worst, it's a little misogynistic, or maybe could be considered objectifying.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 3, 2014 21:12:59 GMT -5
Talk about a rapey-ass song:
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 3, 2014 21:13:05 GMT -5
Blurred Lines isn't about rape IMO.
As I read the lyrics, it's about a guy singing about a girl with wild tendencies who's in a boring, mundane relationship with another dude, and he wants her to break away from him. The "blurred lines" are the ones between being yourself and having to conform to settling down. The line "I know you want it" refers to her breaking away and being her true self.
That's my interpretation anyway. I find it rather ridiculous that some people actually think that Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and TI actually sat down and said "hey, let's write a song advocating rape".
It's nonsensical to me.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 3, 2014 21:19:00 GMT -5
He sounds so much like his dad when he talks I keep expecting Mike Seaver to show up at some point
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 21:20:19 GMT -5
Blurred Lines isn't about rape IMO. As I read the lyrics, it's about a guy singing about a girl with wild tendencies who's in a boring, mundane relationship with another dude, and he wants her to break away from him. The "blurred lines" are the ones between being yourself and having to conform to settling down. The line "I know you want it" refers to her breaking away and being her true self. That's my interpretation anyway. I find it rather ridiculous that some people actually think that Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and TI actually sat down and said "hey, let's write a song advocating rape". It's nonsensical to me. And now he's an asshole for making an album about wanting to win his wife back. A MUSICIAN WRITING ABOUT HIS FEELINGS OH MY GAH I didn't see anything rape-y about Blurred Lines. He's into her, he perceives that she's into him by the way she's grabbing and flirting with him, but he doesn't think she'll do anything about it because she's with her boyfriend. Throughout the song, he's flirting and seeing if he can get her to break away from her less-interesting man and go after him, but in Pharrell's section, he literally says that he's waiting for her to make the move. When we get back to Thicke, the woman and the man have gone off together to do a little weed and get busy, so we can see that she did indeed decide to follow her lust. There's no indication that he's going to force her. He's flirting with her, he believes she likes him, he's waiting for her to make the first move. Sounds entirely consensual to me. The blurred lines aren't consent lines, they're the fact that she's not sure about flirting so openly with him because she's already with someone else. He can't tell whether she's going to decide to be with him or not; it's not as clear-cut as an encounter where they're both single. Even Robin says "Go ahead, get at me" at the end of each chorus. Like you said, it's about him putting the ball in her court. It's kind of funny because if I never heard the song and just heard all the complaints, I would think the lyrics detailed him following an chasing a girl around the club while trying to grope her and say "I know you want it". What's not funny is that for some, that's all they got from it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 21:25:11 GMT -5
.........I don't know about you, but I actually think #AskThicke went really well.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Jul 3, 2014 21:33:27 GMT -5
Oh, it's still cool to talk about Blurred Lines supposedly condoning rape? That's so 2013. His new song about his ex wife has some questionable things to say in regards to consent, not to mention the whole thing is basically guilt tripping his ex wife into coming back to him which is... pretty deeply emotionally abusive. Anyway, these are mostly funny and not even a 1/3 of the ones I've seen on tumblr and imgur and places. I always enjoy a bit of Robin Thicke ribbing.
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Jul 3, 2014 21:38:48 GMT -5
The "Blurred Lines is about rape" issue was genuinely overblown but Robin Thicke is still very clearly a massive creep, narcissist, misogynist and asshole. He also responded to the controversy by showing he really DOESNT understand the issue of consent. So I'd still say he deserves these kinds of comments.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 3, 2014 21:43:32 GMT -5
When you get a pic taken with your hand up some girl's rectum I'm not sure a few wimpy apology songs are going to cut it with the wife, homes.
Unless this divorce was one massive PR stunt between the two of them to boost sales, but that couldn't possibly be the case.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jul 3, 2014 22:48:40 GMT -5
I didn't see anything rape-y about Blurred Lines. He's into her, he perceives that she's into him by the way she's grabbing and flirting with him, but he doesn't think she'll do anything about it because she's with her boyfriend. Throughout the song, he's flirting and seeing if he can get her to break away from her less-interesting man and go after him, but in Pharrell's section, he literally says that he's waiting for her to make the move. When we get back to Thicke, the woman and the man have gone off together to do a little weed and get busy, so we can see that she did indeed decide to follow her lust. There's no indication that he's going to force her. He's flirting with her, he believes she likes him, he's waiting for her to make the first move. Sounds entirely consensual to me. The blurred lines aren't consent lines, they're the fact that she's not sure about flirting so openly with him because she's already with someone else. He can't tell whether she's going to decide to be with him or not; it's not as clear-cut as an encounter where they're both single. OMG THANK YOU i hated being the only girl who didn't think the song was about rape. him saying "i know you want it", is him knowing she wants him, but thats it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 23:02:40 GMT -5
Guy should've looked into his wife's eyes and told her, "As long as we got each other, we got the world spinning right in our hands. Baby, you and me, we gotta be the luckiest dreamers who never quit dreaming. As long as we keep on giving, we can take anything that comes our way. Baby, rain or shine, all the time. We got each other, sharing the laughter and love."
That's how you save a marriage.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 3, 2014 23:05:29 GMT -5
The thing is that Robin Thicke could've actually said "No the song isn't about rape! That's horrible!" but he was a douchebag about it and went off on some spiel about being an artist and open to interpretation. Even if the song isn't about rape or rape culture, he came off as someone who doesn't think rape is an awful thing.
He could've nipped any controversy about the song in the bud, but only egged it on. So even if he isn't endorsing rape, he's still a creepy asshole.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jul 3, 2014 23:17:22 GMT -5
I did think the song sounded (to steal a word that's caught on) 'rapey' without even knowing about the controversy over the song. But after looking at the lyrics more closely and reading Thicke and Pharrell's side of things, I no longer think this way. I still don't care for Thicke, but I think I was wrong in my initial reaction to 'Blurred Lines.'
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Post by Renslayer on Jul 3, 2014 23:19:36 GMT -5
This sums up my feelings on Robin Thicke.
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Post by Cyno on Jul 3, 2014 23:40:41 GMT -5
This sums up my feelings on Robin Thicke. Damn, slaughter.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 23:43:02 GMT -5
This sums up my feelings on Robin Thicke.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 4, 2014 0:32:28 GMT -5
He needed to #AskDixie how well these sorts of things go...
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Post by Heartbreaker on Jul 4, 2014 1:35:56 GMT -5
"Blurred Lines" is pretty freaking creepy to me and either if it's supposed to be about rape or convincing a girl to cheat, they are both still pretty awful.
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Post by MasonK565 on Jul 4, 2014 2:33:35 GMT -5
While his intention might not have been rape, phrases he uses throughout the entire song could be interpreted as rape. Especially towards victims of rape and molestation.
When I first heard the song, before I heard the rape accusations, I felt it was a song that really indicated towards possible rape. I have friends and know people who were molested/rape and a lot of their stories mirrored or had similar themes with the lyrics used in this song.
I also find it this way because it mirrors an anti-rape song that I love, "Sex Type Thing" by the Stone Temple Pilots. Both sound totally different with different tones. Both obviously are intended to have different meanings. But the lyrical phrases, and male ideologies that exist between the two influenced my interpretation of the song. The similarities between the two helped me realize that "Blurred Lines" continues to support the ideals that "Sex Type Thing" frowns upon.
I am not going to look down upon others for thinking differently, but I would like others to not look down upon my view on it because I feel it is valid.
But we should all agree that Robin Thicke is an asshole.
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Post by The Sam on Jul 4, 2014 2:48:19 GMT -5
I'd rather have an "An ALAN Thicke" Scott Aukerman and Jason Mantzoukas already asked him all the important questions;
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