Showing posts with label blurred lines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blurred lines. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Blurred Lines? More Like Patriarchal Zigzags

Have you seen the Robin Thicke video Blurred Lines?
I hope not.
It is misogynistic sexist patriarchal bullshit.
Basically there are lots of half naked women strutting around as men touch them and sing about how they're "good girls" and "animals."
I have to admit I thought the song was catchy and cheery, until I listened properly to the lyrics.
Then my feminist mind went mad.
How DARE these men condone such things.
The video is basically advertising rape, sexual assault, patriarchal actions and negative gender roles of women.
Come on, it's 2013.
If you haven't already, I suggest you watch this video which is a parody of Blurred Lines called 'Defined Lines' made by feminist Law students.

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Miley Cyrus' Inappropriate Dancing

So everyone is raving about Miley Cyrus' very inappropriate dancing. You can see it here if you've not already seen it. Basically she's just pouncing around waving a giant blow up plastic finger and pointing it at her womanly parts.
So, she's gone from a child star playing Hannah Montana to an inappropriate attention seeking embarrassment.
As my friend Matthew pointed out - other things happened at the VMA 2013.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won award for their activist video/song about marriage equality and equal love. Everyone is focusing on the negatives. The trashy bits. Not the worthwhile facts. The positives.