"A feminist takedown of Robin Thicke"

I found an article which basically explains both sides of the is it/isn't is argument about the Blurred Lines video being degrading to women. The article is very serious yet manages to convey the authors thoughts and feelings in an almost funny way, which keeps you interested. It's not just a block of text ranting about the video and song lyrics, it uses quotes and light but well meant humour to break up an article that in fact has very serious tones about rape, feminism and how songs and videos negatively effect society.

A paragraph from the article: 
 
~"YEAH HOLD YOUR HORSES, GUYS. It's not like women's objectification is linked to any other serious social problem ... like, I don't know, violence against women?! It's not like studies show that being exposed to images of objectified women gives men "greater tolerance of sexual harassment and greater rape myth acceptance" or makes them view women as "less competent" and "less human". It's not like singing about "blurred lines" will reinforce a culture that already trivializes the importance of consent. Back to Wall Street. I'm sorry, WHAT?"

The first sentence in comparision to the rest of the paragraph really shows how the whole article is set up. The article is informal making it easier for a younger audience to read rather than using words and phrases that would be better suited to an older audience. The article is mainly for women but having quotes from the male singers of the song lends an olive branch to men out there who are also interested in the issue. The article makes no generalisations about men, or about certain generations but instead makes it all about the writers, singers, director and models that have been involved in the making of the song and video and how they have responded to accusations of objectifying women.

The way the article is written is almost like a conversation with a friend: "like, I don't know, violence against women?!" is something that could easily be said out loud. A caption underneath one of the photos reads "An image in the video showing a tiny little stop sign, because sometimes stop really just means go." is very sarcastic, another feature that keeps you interested. The writer has shown her own personality through the article, using carefully structured arguments that both show her point of view and provide evidence. The article is clearly biased towards her thoughts and feelings, but having written about such a heavy topic, I think we can forgive her.