Unsurprisingly, sexual assault support groups are enraged by both the track and its video, with RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) releasing a statement of concern over the "dangerous depiction of a stalker’s fantasy" in "Animals".
"No one should ever confuse the criminal act of stalking with romance," it reads. "The trivialisation of these serious crimes, like stalking, should have no place in the entertainment industry."
Lyrics to "Animals", which has more in common with Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" than the usual Maroon 5 affair, include "Baby I’m preying on you tonight/ Hunt you down eat you alive" and "Don't deny the animal that comes alive when I'm inside you".
The song's message seems clear – that sexual predators have a natural, "animal" lust for women that they are biologically unable to control.
jesus christ get a grip. What's next, Shakira's 'she wolf' actually promotes sexually victimizing men? Overblown stories like these are what make the real sexual abuse movements seem frivolous.
trying way too hard to be controversial
