Is "Blurred Lines" about rape?

[Lief 🗽]

I know this is literally a series of tumblr gifs about Blurred Lines, but it's Richard Ayoade so:

 
 

[nclib]

Meant to vote 'yes' but voted 'no'. Saying the song is about rape, does not apply that Robin Thicke condones rape.

[Bacon King]

Meant to vote 'yes' but voted 'no'

No problem there

it turns out that "no" actually means "yes" sometimes

Thanks Robin Thicke!

[Paul Kemp]

e'rybody get up!

[Holmes]

Meant to vote 'yes' but voted 'no'. Saying the song is about rape, does not apply that Robin Thicke condones rape.

There's very much a blurred line between yes and no anyway, so it's fine.

[Lurker]

Are there elements in the song that might be enabling (or could be interpreted to enable) "rape culture"? I wouldn't have thought so, but I guess some could make a case for it.

But saying that the song is about rape is ludicrous. And I would guess that 90% of the "yes" votes wouldn't have thought of this if not having heard about the controversy beforehand.

Some are probably just voting yes as they feel it's the only acceptable feminist/not-anti-woman view. I reccomend reading some of this:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/06/27/robin_thicke_s_blurred_lines_is_cocky_yes_but_rapey_and_misogynistic_no.html
http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-06-21/in-defense-of-robin-thickes-song-blurred-lines/