Blurred LInes Analysis

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27104205

This article from BBC News demonstrates how popular yet controversial Robin Thicke's song 'Blurred Lines' has become. This article emphasises how controversial the song is because 20 universities banned the song because they said that it promotes rape due to the suggestive lyrics. The overall reaction is mixed because it is so popular that it is named the most downloaded UK song ever and has sold numerous copies worldwide.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/20/robin-thicke-named-sexist-of-the-year

This article from The Guardian demonstrates just how much controversy and dislike Robin Thicke has attracted ever since he created 'Blurred Lines'. Organisations and campaigns that are against misogyniny and violence against women are so frustrated that they deemed Robin Thicke the most sexist man of the year. Not only does this emphasise the shock and degradation with which women view the video, but also how it has affected Robin Thicke's social image.

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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/10/robin-thicke-advert-banned-too-sexual

This article from The Guardian shows the seriousness with which some people are taking 'Blurred Lines'. The suggestive song has been deemed too sexual for daytime TV. It is also highlighted that 'Blurred Lines' has ascertained a total of 97 complaints across the UK. This controversy is also shown when the ASA bans the song from being shown before the watershed. The song has much popular, but also much, much controversy. ASA also protested that the song promotes eating disorders because the models are so thin.

Although, on the other hand, it could be debated and turned into a positive reaction. It could mean that 'Blurred Lines' is now so popular that the Beats Electronics brand is featuring the song in one of it's adverts and is basing the actors/models in the ad on the song to advert it's new wireless speaker system.

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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/13/blurred-lines-most-controversial-song-decade

This article from The Guardian states that the UCLU has banned 'Blurred Lines' in universities across London. The organisation calls the song a 'rape song', saying that the women in the music video are very excipit and very obivously sexual. The organisation also says that certain lyrics in the song, such as "I know you want it", could be interpreted to promote rape or non-consensual sex. The organisation Project Unbreakable states that some of lyrics in the song were used by sexual attackers to rape victims.

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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/02/23/student-group-wants-boston-university-to-scrap-robin-thicke-concert/

This article from the Fox News website demonstrates the extent of Robin Thicke's mixed popularity since what is considered to be his most controversial song yet 'Blurred Lines'. The song is depicted as Robin Thicke exploiting women for his own musical gratification. In the article, Robin Thicke is going to perform at a concert at Boston university, but this notion was debated when 'Blurred  Lines' was made public. The Humanists of Boston University say that the university has had a long history of promoting female equality and would be seen as ironic to have Robin Thicke singing 'Blurred Lines', a song that demotes women as being second-class citizens or, worse still, animals.