If you’ve been holding off on enjoying Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” because of the possible interpretation of its subtext or the way the song’s music video treats its models with about the same respect that a horseman has for his prize pony (to be fair, the models’ manes are extra shiny and, boy, can they canter!), let go and enjoy! “Blurred Lines” isn’t anti-feminist — it’s actually super feminist because it defends every woman’s independence (“that man is not your maker”) and right to have sex with Robin Thicke.
This isn’t just conjecture. Thicke said so himself on the Today Show this morning. When asked by Matt Lauer about the controversy surrounding the song, Jason Seaver, Jr. defended himself, saying:
“When we made the song, we had nothing but the most respect for women and — my wife, I’ve been with the same woman since I was a teenager. So for us, we were just trying to make a funny song and sometimes the lyrics get misconstrued when you’re just trying to put people on the dance floor and have a good time, but we had no idea it would stir this much controversy. We only had the best intentions.”
“But when you looked at it later,” asked Savannah Guthrie, “did you kind of get what people were saying?”