[VIDEO] A Banana and Students Sabotaging Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"
This could or couldn't be the best parody of "Blurred Lines" that you'll ever watch!
By Melody Oei — 06 Sep 2013, 01:10 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke and The Roots sing 'Blurred Lines' using toy instruments
WATCH THE VIDEO: An Auckland University student group, the Law Revue Girls, created "Defined Lines"
“Defined Lines”, created by a bunch of University of Auckland law students, features three fully dressed women responding to the attentions of scantily clad men as they sing about sexism.
The parody reverses the original video's gender roles to "define those supposedly 'blurred lines'"
The video’s creators, Olivia Lubbock, Zoe Ellwood and Adelaide Dunn, who call themselves the Law Revue girls, have described their efforts as “a bit of fun” with a positive message.
The YouTube video was initially removed from YouTube but was restored on 3 Sept 2013
The controversial parody of "Blurred Lines" made by a group of law students has been reinstated to YouTube, with website owner Google admitting it made a mistake.
stuff.co.nz
The video was taken down by YouTube moderators on the grounds of its content being inappropriate. Google spokesperson, "When it's brought to our attention that a video has been mistakenly removed, we act quickly to reinstate it."
"We're trying to address the culture of objectifying women in music videos. It's just funny that the response has been so negative when you flip it around and objectify males."
"We just want some people to think about the original video and some of the reactions people have had to it,'' the group said. "It is meant to be taken tongue in cheek.
nzherald.co.nz
Here's the original song "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
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