Robin Thicke: ''Blurred Lines' is a feminist movement'
Singer defends hit single's controversial lyrics and says song was made with "respect for women"
Robin Thicke has defended his controversial single 'Blurred Lines', claiming the song's lyrics are "a feminist movement within itself".
Thicke was speaking during an appearance on America's The Today Show, where he was quizzed about the 'Blurred Lines' lyrics, which critics have branded sexist.
Dismissing this suggestion, the singer insisted that his song is respectful, explaining that 'Blurred Lines' was designed to provoke a debate about relationships between men and women.
"When we made the song, we had nothing but the most respect for women and my wife, I've been with the same woman since I was a teenager," he said. "So for us, we were just trying to make a funny song and sometimes the lyrics get misconstrued when you're just trying to put people on the dance floor and have a good time, but we had no idea it would stir this much controversy. We only had the best intentions."
Continuing, Thicke said of the song: "It's supposed to stir conversation, it's supposed to make us talk about what's important and what the relationship between men and women is, but if you listen to the lyrics it says 'That man is not your maker' it's actually a feminist movement within itself."
Thicke previously defended the equally controversial 'Blurred Lines' video, comparing it to the work of Benny Hill, the late British comedian known for his saucy postcard humour. Discussing the notorious video, whose explicit version features an array of topless female models, some holding farm animals, Thicke said he "wanted to make a Benny Hill-type video, something fun".
'Blurred Lines' has recently become the 137th single in the 60-year history of the British charts to sell over a million copies in the UK - and Vampire Weekend and Queens Of The Stone Age have both covered it.
We tried to do everything that was taboo. Bestiality, drug injections, and everything that is completely derogatory towards women. Because all three of us are happily married with children, we were like, We're the perfect guys to make fun of this. People say, Hey, do you think this is degrading to women? I'm like, Of course it is. What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected women.
Didn't that girl from the Cheetah Girls say the same thing about this song?
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ATTENTION: I am an actress and performer. I have been so since my first role in a television pilot at five years old. I played a character when I was a Cheetah Girl. I am playing a character in the music video for the song Spectacular, as I did in the Cheetah Girl movies.
The fact is, that sometimes women get intoxicated and have unprotected sex. My video puts this issue front and center. It is absurd to infer or suggest that I am condoning this behavior. Are Lady Gaga and Beyonce advocating murder with the Telephone video? Of, course not. Was Rihanna encouraging suicide with Russian Roulette? No. Was Madonna suggesting that young unmarried girls get pregnant with Papa Dont Preach? I dont think so. Is Academy Award winner Monique a proponent of incest because of her portrayal of Mary in the movie Precious. Clearly, the answer is no.
I wrote Spectacular and made the video to bring attention to a serious womens health and safety issue. Dont shoot the messenger."
I actually buy this. He makes sense for once. Unfortunately the song hasn't sparked the debate he thinks it would've because it's just some stupid song and the GP doesn't look past anything but a beat and tacky lyrics. Additionally it doesn't take back the other trash that comes out of his mouth or the fact that he just sucks.
He did not sincerely "enjoy" degrading them.