Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines' Representations Of Men And Women

In the Robin Thicke 'blurred lines' women are represented as being a sexual object, this is shown throughout the music video, when the women are half dressed. This reinforces stereotypes of women in the media, as if you look at most magazines women are shown nearly nude. Feminists would disagree with this representation, as they believe women shouldn't be sexualised. They're also represented as a sexual object by the way the women look at the camera. They use direct mode of address, which has connotations of being confident however, the way they're looking at the camera can be shown as being sexual. Other people could have a different view on this and say it's because women are empowered that's why they're using direct mode of address, this is known as being polysemic (having multiple meanings)

Women are also represented as being animal like, this is shown in the lyrics 'baby, you're an animal' and 'Good Girl!' by saying this it's almost treating her like a dog. This reinforces but yet subverts stereotypes, as sometimes in the media you see women who are like animals when it comes to love, but in the media recently women haven't been represented like this.

Men have been represented as being the alpha male, this is shown by the way he acts around the women and towards the other males in the video. He also uses direct mode of address, which has connotations of him being the alpha male and being empowered. This reinforces stereotypes of men in the media as you always see them using direct mode of address in magazines, which tells us they're empowered. Feminists would disagree with this representation as they think men and women should be equal and there not to be an 'alpha.'

Men are also represented as being controlling, this is shown in the lyrics 'That man is not your mate, and thats why I'm going to take you' this has connotations of being controlling as he's saying he's going take her away and this also has connotations of men not caring how women feel. It's also shown in the music video by the way he is acting with her. This reinforces stereotypes of some men in the media, as sometimes they're in the media for being controlling. Some feminists would agree that men are controlling as they feel like in todays society women are still controlled by men and are not fully equal.