I saw this on HLN yesterday, and while I can see the "point" of this group is trying to make, I feel that they are looking for something that isn't there. They are now protesting the song "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke as a "rape anthem. The group, Project Unbreakable (http://project-unbreakable.org) has recently decided that phrases in the song like "you know you want it" and "good girl" are things that were said to the men and women of the group by their rapists.
The group was started by a young woman who works with people who have been the victim of sexual assault. The web site's project shows men and women holding up signs with phrases their attackers or attackers have used. While I find this project worthy, and most powerful, I think that they are reading way too much into this silly song.
Look it up on youtube with the lyrics and judge for yourself. I speak as the survivor (I refuse to see3 myself as a victim, as that implies too many negative things) of an attempted rape myself. My attacker said things to me like "Lay back and enjoy it.", "Nobody's ever going to want your fat a**,so you should be thanking me", and a lot of expletives. I realize that I was lucky and may survivors of full on attacks would and do not consider what happened to me to be that bad.
I am not saying what these people went through is not a big deal nor should their feelings be set aside, but I do feel that if these phrases are triggers for them, then they shouldn't listen to the song. The song is about consent and flirtation, not condoning rape.
I applaud Project Unbreakable and what they are doing,but I think that they are looking for things that just aren't there.
The group was started by a young woman who works with people who have been the victim of sexual assault. The web site's project shows men and women holding up signs with phrases their attackers or attackers have used. While I find this project worthy, and most powerful, I think that they are reading way too much into this silly song.
Look it up on youtube with the lyrics and judge for yourself. I speak as the survivor (I refuse to see3 myself as a victim, as that implies too many negative things) of an attempted rape myself. My attacker said things to me like "Lay back and enjoy it.", "Nobody's ever going to want your fat a**,so you should be thanking me", and a lot of expletives. I realize that I was lucky and may survivors of full on attacks would and do not consider what happened to me to be that bad.
I am not saying what these people went through is not a big deal nor should their feelings be set aside, but I do feel that if these phrases are triggers for them, then they shouldn't listen to the song. The song is about consent and flirtation, not condoning rape.
I applaud Project Unbreakable and what they are doing,but I think that they are looking for things that just aren't there.
You be the judge.