There is a fine line between ‘consent’ and ‘abuse’, so where does one draw it? Can a man know a woman wants without her saying so? Or does the man think this so he can feel less guilty about abusing a woman. “Blurred Lines” can be considered to reference sexual abuse or rape. In her text “Blurred Lines, Indeed,” Roxane Gay says, “Robin Thicke sings soulfully about giving a good girl what she really wants – buck-wild sex.” The popularity of a song like “Blurred Lines” demonstrates just how absentminded the population is to the indecent music of today. It gives a sense of how artists view what role women play in society; to give men what they want. Gay is trying to show through her text that belittling woman’s value makes society believe that sexism is normal and should be accepted.
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Gay herself even says that she enjoys similar songs, but should the message it portrays really be accepted? In his song, Robin Thicke talks about what he has for a girl which refers to as his ‘member’. It’s songs like these that help continue the wrongful treatment of women that has been continuing for many centuries. The sense that a man should get what he wants, no matter the circumstance. Even if it is against a woman’s wishes. It comes down to Gay’s statement, “When a woman says no she really means yes.” Our society accepts this concept and deems it the
Gay herself even says that she enjoys similar songs, but should the message it portrays really be accepted? In his song, Robin Thicke talks about what he has for a girl which refers to as his ‘member’. It’s songs like these that help continue the wrongful treatment of women that has been continuing for many centuries. The sense that a man should get what he wants, no matter the circumstance. Even if it is against a woman’s wishes. It comes down to Gay’s statement, “When a woman says no she really means yes.” Our society accepts this concept and deems it the