Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines banned by University.See the reason why

Rob Thicke's Blurred Lines has
caused untold amounts of
controversy since it gyrated its
way to the top of the charts in
July. Mainly for two reasons:
1) The video featured a bunch
of young topless models
cavorting about with old,
clothed men: Robin himself,
Pharrell Williams and rapper
T.I.
2) The lyrical content is…
Well. A bit rapey, really. Case in
point: 'I hate these blurred
lines/ I know you want it' and
phrases like 'must wanna get
nasty'.
But one academic body has
deemed the song so
inappropriate, it has decided to
ban its students from listening
to it on campus.
Edinburgh University will not
allow the track to be played in
any of its buildings, the
Independent reports.
A DJ was apparently ordered to
fade out Blurred Lines when it
was played at a silent disco on
Sunday night, despite the fact
that students who were in
attendance had the choice to
switch to another channel if
they deemed the song too
offensive, according to student
publication The Tab .
The campus ban on Thicke's hit
might seem a bit rash, but it
actually falls neatly in line with
an Edinburgh University
Students' Association policy
called End Rape Culture And
Lad Banter On Campus. The
policy was put forward in a bid
to combat the "myths and
stereotypes around sexual
violence" and to discourage the
sexual objectification of its
female students.
"The solution to sexual violence
is for rapists to stop raping, not
for women to restrict their
movement," the mission
statement reads.
It goes on to argue that lads'
mags, websites and lad culture
"trivialize rape and by doing so
contribute to a culturally
permissible attitude to rape
which is disgusting and cannot
be allowed by our union".
An extract from the policy
argues that "lad culture"
promoters such as lads' mag
websites and Facebook groups,
"trivialize rape and by doing so
contribute to a culturally
permissible attitude to rape
which is disgusting and cannot
be allowed by our union".
A representative of the
University's Student Association
is yet to comment further on
the stand it's taken against
Blurred Lines personally.
Thicke himself has dismissed
any accusations that his song
contains rape connotations,
branding the claims
"ridiculous" in an interview with
GQ magazine he did recently.
He also went on to say he has
"always respected women".
What do you think of the
University's decision? Are they
right to take a stand against the
song, or is banning students
from listening to what they
want denying them a basic
right? Tell in the comments
below.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT

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