History of Feminism

First, the Paula artwork:

http://thesource.com/2014/06/18/check-out-the-artwork-tracklist-to-robin-thickes-new-album-paula/

Second, in Blurred Lines:

http://www.capitalfm.com/photos/music-stars-then-and-now/

Which is the look the Seattle dance troupe used to make a spoof, or at least I see a similarity in one of the dancers and the image from 2000. The video and the original Blurred Lines is at the link:

[VIDEO] Gender-Swapped Video of “Blurred Lines” Goes Viral

July 23, 2013 by Genevieve Nunis



In an interview with GQ, ...Thicke admitted that the video was meant to be degrading to women, but justified it by saying “women and their bodies are beautiful. Men are always gonna want to follow them around.”

However, the debate behind the video is how women were objectified as sex objects in the video. Mod Carousel, an all-male burlesque troupe from Seattle created a parody of Blurred Lines, changing the lyrics and restaged the video by swapping the gender roles.

“It’s our opinion that most attempts to show female objectification in the media by swapping the genders serve more to ridicule the male body than to highlight the extent to which women get objectified and does everyone a disservice. We made this video specifically to show a spectrum of sexuality as well as present both women and men in a positive light, one where objectifying men is more than alright and where women can be strong and sexy without negative repercussions.”

With the boys behind Mod Carousel playing the scantily-clad models in the video, the roles of Robin Thicke, Pharell and T.I. were played by gorgeous, body-confident women...

Take note: These men are professional dancers...

http://www.lipstiq.com/entertainment/video-gender-swapped-video-of-blurred-lines-goes-viral/

I kept thinking of Alan Thicke who was on TV some years back, not Robin Thicke. Never heard of him, really. The parody is cute, IMO.

Not sure what to make of this, but don't appreciate Robin Thicke justifying degrading women. Which is exactly what he said. I don't see a correlation between male interest in beauty and degradation.

And I feel bad for kids who are getting a steady diet of this kind of stuff when they want to hear music. It's inane, most of the stuff Thicke did.