Blurred Lines Lyrics
This is a song is a catchy tune that contributes to our rape culture. It's about a man who is interested in a woman, already in a relationship, yet he is convinced that she's making a mistake and that deep-down she prefers to be with him. He also refers to her as an "animal", which is what he has reduced her to in his mind. This fella is projecting HIS desire onto her. He wants her so he sees anything and everything as a "sign" that she wants him. The creepiest line is "I know you want it". Rapists and pedophiles often use this line about their victims.."They wanted it." If someone says "No", take her or his word for it. The original video has beautiful young women in flesh-toned g-strings dancing around fully-clothed men. Men already have a physical advantage over women and this makes the young women seems even more vulnerable. I guess these guys aren't as confident or they'd even the playing field and be dancing naked too. Assuming someone wants you because you want them is INSANE. It would be like me saying the boys high school track team jogs topless because they want me ...or else why would they be sending me mixed messages. They are not sending messages at all. See how insane it sounds? Since the singer seems to be trying to convince her that she doesn't belong with the man she is with, it does not sound like she propositioned him then backed down....thus sending "blurred lines". It sounds more like he's living in fantasy land.
This. So much. Especially that first line. It's a bit conflicting. The song itself is great and catchy, but the lyrics are absolutely disgusting.
This. So much. Especially that first line. It's a bit conflicting. The song itself is great and catchy, but the lyrics are absolutely disgusting.
You're a genius, this is perfect :) would you be able to help me explain this to other idiots??
You're a genius, this is perfect :) would you be able to help me explain this to other idiots??
This is retarded
This is retarded
This song is disgusting, and I don't care if Thicke thinks it's empowering. I know it wasn't intended to be about date rape, but it's still creepy and harassing to women. Repeatedly telling a girl "I know you want it" is disgusting and creepy and if someone did that to me I'd either punch him, scream at him or cry. It's harassment, plain and simple.
yes I agree.
yes I agree.
She is grabbing him in a provocative way, apparently...
She is grabbing him in a provocative way, apparently...
That is why he is urging her to make up her mind.
That is why he is urging her to make up her mind.
Does she want to "get at" him, or not? That's the question he's asking.
Does she want to "get at" him, or not? That's the question he's asking.
He thinks his "pimping" is pretty irresistible. You don't agree, it seems...
He thinks his "pimping" is pretty irresistible. You don't agree, it seems...
i agree :)
i agree :)
and googsy, what you're saying doesn't even make sense...
and googsy, what you're saying doesn't even make sense...
Come on people "Blurred Lines" says it all. He says "I know you want it" and "But you're a good girl". If you go to any club or party whatever the messages that women give out are confusing. As in blurred lines..... Dirty dancing, dressing like a stripper and being as seductive as hell but men can see that they are young and appear to be hesitant when the time comes to follow through on their actions. Therefore it is hard to know what they really want. I see a lot of girls acting out on the dance floor then the lights come on and they flee. Blurred lines....
I like this interpretation best.
I like this interpretation best.
It's about projection. He wants them so obviously they want him...in HIS mind. “Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys they’d just walk around naked at all times.” ~ Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
It's about projection. He wants them so obviously they want him...in HIS mind. “Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys they’d just walk around naked at all times.” ~ Betsey Johnson, American fashion designer
Because the way a girl acts on the dance floor implies she wants to be raped? Victim blaming at it's finest. A girl dancing is not an invitation to sex. If she "wants it", then there wouldn't be any blurred lines.
Because the way a girl acts on the dance floor implies she wants to be raped? Victim blaming at it's finest. A girl dancing is not an invitation to sex. If she "wants it", then there wouldn't be any blurred lines.
This is not consent, it's not enthusiastic consent, it is rape.
This is not consent, it's not enthusiastic consent, it is rape.
I believe this song is about ocular migraines. Also misogyny.
Hahaha! I love this!!
Hahaha! I love this!!
This song is so NOT about rape; he ASKS her to hit him up when she's passing through; he invites her to let him tear her ass in two. Sure, he is making assumptions about her feelings, but he is asking for her to be honest with him.
The correct lyric should be "That man is not your maker", and this is the key to understanding the song. It is about the conflict between our animal nature and our desire to be "good". The song is saying that "blurred lines" of scripture or morality, that try to "domesticate" us can get in the way of people being honest about their true and natural feelings for each other, leading to frustration and confusion.
The song is a fun and provocative call for honesty.
Not sure if it is about rape. What I get from it is he is chasing an already attached girl through a club and she is being a "Good Girl". But on the dance floor it is considered "Blurred lines" when it comes to relationships. I don't know if you noticed but dancing these days is one step from foreplay and one inch from penetration. anyways thats my look at it, not that he is trying to get her drunk until she shes blurred lines but the fact that she is so close to that line of her cheating that it may as well be considered a blurred line.
I'm sorry, but this is the most sexist song and music video I have ever seen in my life. I don't know what Pharell Williams was thinking, collaborating with Robin Thicke. I like the music in this song (probably Pharell, cos he is a genius) but the lyrics are disgusting. And the fact that even when Robin Thicke performs live he has to have one blonde, one black, and one brunette female backup singers, (that are not even singing) is also very sexist. It's as if he's saying women are items or sex toys. And don't get me started on the VMA's...
I think this song is about the confusing sociopolitical landscape of Southeastern Bulgaria. These are the "blurred lines". The dance floor mating calls are metaphors, complex ones that I can't even begin to decipher.
Hahaha
Hahaha
lol
lol
@popprunk unfortunately I am not too aware of the sociopolitical landscape in SE Bulgaria ... good thing Robin Thicke explores such matters with such an in-depth and meaningful song :P
@popprunk unfortunately I am not too aware of the sociopolitical landscape in SE Bulgaria ... good thing Robin Thicke explores such matters with such an in-depth and meaningful song :P
Phil, I understand what you are saying, but a guy in my school has used this song to sexually harass a girl. Why? Because trashy, degrading songs promote trashy, degrading attitudes. By the way, if your wife likes hearing "I know you want it," then she obviously doesn't respect herself. The majority of women don't like hearing that regardless of whether they do want it, because it sounds like something a rapist would say.
I hear you girl
I hear you girl
Obviously you haven't read the latest research from the book What Women Want. Nobody wants to really be in danger, just like nobody really wants to die on a roller coaster that goes off the rails. But people do like the thrill of a roller coaster knowing that in reality it's safe, just as women safely in trusting relationships do like "dirty" or dangerous talk in order to get the adrenaline up. So yes, there is a HUGE difference between some random jerk saying it and a woman's husband (during pre-approved sexy time) saying it to his wife. Context is...
Obviously you haven't read the latest research from the book What Women Want. Nobody wants to really be in danger, just like nobody really wants to die on a roller coaster that goes off the rails. But people do like the thrill of a roller coaster knowing that in reality it's safe, just as women safely in trusting relationships do like "dirty" or dangerous talk in order to get the adrenaline up. So yes, there is a HUGE difference between some random jerk saying it and a woman's husband (during pre-approved sexy time) saying it to his wife. Context is everything.
Diagoras nailed it. Huge difference between random assholes and intimate partners using that language. If you can't recognise that difference, you've spent way too much time in the feminism echo chamber.
Diagoras nailed it. Huge difference between random assholes and intimate partners using that language. If you can't recognise that difference, you've spent way too much time in the feminism echo chamber.
It's not about rape. What it CLEARLY is about is a man trying to get a woman to cheat on her husband because the singer claims he'll fuck her better.