Robin Thicke's Song Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines” degrades women in the aspect of being “sex objects” and has an underline meaning towards men that rape is “okay”. Although “Blurred Lines” was a top summer hit back in 2013, many sang along to this unpleasant song just because it was catchy. The underline message might be hard to detect at first, but while observing the lyrics the meaning seems to become more clear. Good beats can catch the ear, but can meaning?
For seven weeks in a row, “Blurred Lines” was the #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 2013. This tune has reached more than 242 million listeners – that’s a lot. Playing over and over on many popular radio stations, this song is very popular. The song title “Blurred lines” indicates those lines between
This concept it utterly false. This sort of act is called “victim blaming.” The lyrics in this song are indicating that women want someone just because she danced with a man that means the man has consent to get “nasty.” Just because a woman dances with a man doesn’t mean she wants him- especially doesn’t mean he has consent. While degrading women, Thicke proceeds to show that this song not only means it’s okay to treat women with disrespect, but apparently sexually assaulting women is “okay”, also. Thicke continues, “Nothin' like your last guy, he too square for you
He don't smack that ass and pull your hair like that
So I'm just watching and waiting.”
According to these song lyrics, Thicke seems to believe that women don’t want a “square” man that’ll treat them with respect and to be loyal- they just want to be nasty. He states “He don’t smack that ass and pull your hair like that, so I’m just watching and waiting.” Now Thicke is guessing that all women have the fantasy that lies between his lyrics, but that’s far from what most women would like to have. He also sings that he’s watching her and waiting for her so he can pull a move and show her a “real