Pharrell Williams is not really sorry about Blurred Lines

Published October 15, 2019 4:30pm ET



Four years before the #MeToo movement began, feminists and religious conservatives joined in condemning a rapey viral pop song.

“Talk about getting blasted / Everybody get up / I hate these blurred lines / I know you want it,” sang Robin Thicke in Blurred Lines. The song came under fire not only for whining about the constraints of consent, but also for ripping off a much older song by Marvin Gaye.

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