Pharrell says the 'Blurred Lines' controversy opened his mind about sexism
, almost immediately drew controversy for its predatory-sounding lyrics and sexually explicit video — and it’s only aged poorly in the wake of the Me Too movement.
“I was also born in a different era, where the rules of the matrix at that time allowed a lot of things that would never fly today,” Pharrell told , speaking generally of his career.”Advertisements that objectify women. Song content. Some of my old songs, I would never write or sing today. I get embarrassed by some of that stuff. It just took a lot of time and growth to get to that place.”
He went on to say that “Blurred Lines” was the moment that his perspective began to shift. “I didn’t get it at first. Because there were older white women who, when that song came on, they would behave in some of the most surprising ways ever. And I would be like, They would have me blushing. So when there started to be an issue with it, lyrically, I was, like, There are women who really like the song and connect to the energy that just gets you up.
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