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The song’s recent increase in popularity is possibly due to a passionate ad campaign during the NBA Finals by Beats by Dre, which uses Thicke’s song and video concept to promote its new phallically shaped portable audio device, the Pill. PHOTOS: Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez Rock the Blue Carpet The song is about how a girl wants crazy wild sex but doesn’t say it - positing that age-old problem where men think no means yes into a catchy, hummable song.” Tricia Romano of The Daily Beast brought the issue to the forefront on Monday with a story titled “Robin Thicke’s Summer Anthem, Is Kind of Rapey,” adding: “The subject itself is enough to make some female music fans uncomfortable. The censorship continues on YouTube, extending to the shortening of a balloon display that originally proclaims “Robin Thicke has a huge dick,” to “Robin Thicke has a huge D.” The YouTube video is constructed like its provocative Vevo twin, but instead features the models clothed, albeit in skimpy shirts and clear plastic tops. In the unrated version of the video, topless girls strut and dance around the three fully clothed performers - Thicke, producer Pharrell Williams, and rapper T.I. The unrated Vevo video currently has fewer than 500,000 views, a far cry from the censored YouTube version, which has accumulated over 50 million views on Thicke’s channel and has received near universal fan acclaim. Call me a cynic, but that phrase does not exactly encompass the notion of consent in sexual activity.”Ĭritics, and offended listeners, have also pointed out his excessive NSFW use of near-naked models in the music video, released on YouTube in March, only to be banned from the site for obvious nudity. Now, it's the bane of my existence.Blogger Lisa Huynh of Feminist in LA ranted in April, “Has anyone heard Robin Thicke’s new rape song? Basically, the majority of the song … has the R&B singer murmuring ‘I know you want it’ over and over into a girl’s ear. 'I think I came off as a bit annoyed in the video. 'I wasn't into the idea at all at first,' Ratajkowski told InStyle UK in 2015.

While this is the first time Ratajkowski has spoken about the alleged incident publicly, she's been vocal in the past about her disdain for the video. The video was also reportedly banned from YouTube.

Its lyrics, which include, 'I know you want it,' have been criticized for trivializing sexual violence. The 'Blurred Lines' song has been a magnet for controversy since its release. And quite hilarious,' Martel tells the outlet. She's fully mocking the male gaze with her beautiful shape and ferocious energy.

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