I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
The very first time I heard Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" I went from jamming to the fun beat, to being absolutely appalled. With the first few heavy dance beats and Pharrel William's call for "everybody get up," I thought that the song had great potential. Even through the pre-chorus, the song seemed fairly decent still, though probably not the type of thing I would listen to on repeat. Then the song reached the chorus. Within the first line the first line, I felt distinctly uncomfortable. After the unnecessary number of times that Thicke repeated the "I know you want it" line, I felt even more uncomfortable. After listening to the entire thing, I decided to go online and do some research about the song. The thing that surprised me the most, was the incredible amount of positive attention the song was receiving. Despite the fact that there are lines that are blatantly referring to sexual assault, the song was on shooting to the top of the charts and being played nonstop by individuals everywhere. The song gives the impression that if someone doesn't give consent, but they are showing interest, then that consent isn't necessary. This is a common misconception that society is going through currently. Sexual consent should be a common sense ideal, but it is something that has become necessary to teach the upcoming generations simply because of the false impressions that the media and a number of other resources give off. Fortunately, there have been large pushes recently to promote sexual consent, especially on college campuses. One of the largest advertisers for sexual consent is the Consent Is Sexy campaign. This campaign pushes the idea of not only making sure you are obtaining consent, but that you are also providing simple respect. Below is a link to the campaign's website.
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