When tensions get high, it's important to step back and look at the issue from a new angle. There are plenty of different ways to do so, however, comedic relief always seems to cool things off. Laughter is medicine. When something irks you to the bone, laugh it off. Spin it and put it in a different perspective.
Since the release of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" music video, critics have ravaged its 'misogynistic' message. It's repeatedly been dubbed inappropriate and degrading towards women, claims that Thicke himself has denied and rephrased. But accusations have gotten us nowhere. So now in attempt to put things into perspective, Mod Carousel created a mock video that features clothed women singing and dancing with lewd naked men. The perfect retaliation, or perhaps commemoration. It's not entirely clear. Regardless, check out the "Blurred Lines" remix video below.
As previously reported, Thicke has responded to the criticism on several occasions. In last months issue of GQ he said, "People say, 'Hey, do you think this is degrading to women?' I'm like, 'Of course it is. What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. I've never gotten to do that before. I've always respected women.' So we just wanted to turn it over on its head and make people go, 'Women and their bodies are beautiful. Men are always gonna want to follow them around.'"
The original music video for "Blurred Lines" features Thicke with TI and Williams alongside three supermodels, dancing around scantly dressed against white walls. The video is provocative, sexy, classy and invigorating. A perfect match for the song. But then the unedited version came out, and it changed everything.
The explicit version is essentially the one and the same, besides one major difference: the models are topless, making it just a tad more memorable for most viewers. Once the unrated video made its way into public hands, there was no stopping it, and the more people watched the video, the more they listened to the song. The video made the song popular, and once it achieved worldwide recognition, people tapped into its simplistic, funky chopped beat, catchy falsettos, and overall feel good groove. The video may have given the track a boost up the charts, however it deserves its recognition.
Thicke's newest album, Blurred Lines, will hit store on July 30.