Robin Thicke is taking some heat from a U.K.-based anti-rape group for his "Blurred Lines" video. In an official statement blasting the vid, Rape Crisis spokesperson Katie Russell says the track reinforces damaging stereotypes.
"The lyrics of 'Blurred Lines' seem to glamorize violence against women and to reinforce rape myths, which we strive to dispel. Both the lyrics and the video seem to objectify and degrade women, using misogynistic language and imagery that many people would find not only distasteful or offensive but also really quite old fashioned," the group wrote in a statement.
The NSFW vid was banned from YouTube due to nudity and sexual content. Russell adds:
"More disturbingly, certain lyrics are explicitly sexually violent and appear to reinforce victim-blaming rape myths, for example about women giving 'mixed signals' through their dress or behavior, saying 'no' when they really mean 'yes' and so on."
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