Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines' Sexist And 'Rapey' Claim Critics [Video]

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" replaced Macklemore at the top of the charts, but it also has many angry at it's misogynistic, and as the Daily Beast wrote "rapey" lyrics and YouTube banned music video.

The content of Thicke's "Blurred Lines" seems to encompass the idea that some women want to have wild sex even if they say they don't.

Hence, Thicke's blurred lines.

But many have spoken out against the video, of which there are two versions. One that features all the models in the video with lingerie, and one with no clothes at all.

One person who took offense was the model, Amy Davison, who took to YouTube with a video: "Robin Thicke is a dick."

In the video, Davison seems to take the most embrage with the fact the women are completely naked, while Robin Thicke, Pharrell of the Neptunes, and rapper T.I. have all their clothes on.

Said Davison:

"The women are clearly being used as objects to reinforce the status of the men in the video. The men have all the control and status because they are not vulnerable-they are completely covered.

"Whereas the women have no status and are totally open to be exploited ogled and used. It doesn't jibe with me."

The Daily Beast's Tricia Romano, makes a good point that a lot of the Feminist blogs out there, Jezebel, The Hairpin and XO Jane, haven't written about Thicke's video or the lyrics.

So why the outrage by some, but no outrage by others?

It seems that Thicke's career up until this point and his personal life—he's married to actress Paula Patton—made it easier for some women to digest. Women who would normally be the first one's to point out the offensive the video and song.

Thicke told the San Francisco Chronicle he got some permission from his wife before releasing the ribald version of the song saying:

“When I first got both videos, I liked them both, but I thought the first one is so good maybe we’ll just release that and not release the second one. And then I started playing it for my friends and my lady, and everybody just thought it was great. It’s entertainment… Obviously if she (Patton) didn’t like it, I wouldn’t put it out.” )

So there you have it. 

Do you think Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is sexist and "rapey?" Check it out for yourself, or try the adult version.

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