A couple of weeks ago, shortly after the release of Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines video, a couple of Australian students got together and decided to create their own version of the song. Robin Thicke’s song, Blurred Lines, has become a huge hit throughout the world. With its catchy tune, people everywhere could not stop listening to the song.
When the video came out, it seemed like your average music video. However, it wasn’t till the Australian parody came out that I realized how degrading the video was to women. The women were clad in little to no clothing while they danced around the men. To most people today, this would be normal. It is a testament to how desensitized our society has become because of how things are portrayed.
How we communicate visually and rhetorically affects our society. It affects how we view sex, race, fashion, and much more. Take a look at the parody and see for yourself what these Australian students, along with many other people, think of how our society is changing. If you need another example, just take a look at any of Miley Cyrus’ music videos from her new album “Bangerz.”
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Enjoyed and re-posted.
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We watched the documentary “Tough Guise” in ANTH/CF 3336 “Gender and Globalization” class this week. The DVD is available at Fondren/CUL. It’s very good, thorough, and says it like it is. Recommended.
This is a great article! You make an excellent point about how desensitized we’ve become and sometimes it takes something like this video for it to become apparent.
I totally agree on how we communicate visually and rhetorically affects our society. The music video for Blurred Lines just continues to prove that sex sells, and I also like how you mentioned Miley Cyrus…. She’s just a hot mess.