Umbutho waseMelika wamaqela alwela amalungelo amabhinqa wonyula impikiswano URobin Thicke, owaziwa ngengoma ethi 'Blurred Lines', njengoyena mlinganiswa onesini enyakeni. Le mvumi ibinguye obekhokela uphando lonyaka olwenziwe ngumbutho obizwa Phelisa uBundlobongela obuchasene noManyano lwabaseTyhini (EVAWC), kwaye oko kuhlanganisa amaqela angaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu alwela amalungelo abasetyhini eUnited States.
Ummeli we-EVAWC uSarah Green uphawule ngokuphoxayo ngokhetho lukaThicke: “Sivuyisana ngokungazenzisiyo kophumeleleyo wethu, uRobin Thicke, othe ngeenzame zakhe wadala umkhwa wokuziphatha ngokwesini kulo nyaka apho ikhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kwabasetyhini njengezinto zokwabelana ngesondo ukukhuthaza eyona pop iphakathi ". Uhlaza uphinde wongeza: "Ukuziphatha ngokwesini kunokuba yinto engqongqo kumacandelo athile 'okudala' kushishino lomculo, kodwa sele kwinkulungwane yama-XNUMX le nto kufuneka itshintshe.".
Njengebhaso lokhetho lwe-EVAWC, uThicke uya kufumana ivawutsha yesipho esebenzayo ye-iTunes ukuba ayikhuphele U-Aretha Franklin's mythical classic 'Intlonipho'. Kushicilelo lwayo i-EVAWC yathethelela ukhetho lwayo lwemvumi ethathela ingqalelo ithoni yamazwi engoma ethi 'Imigca eNcinciweyo', eyongezwe kwividiyo ephikisanayo, kwaye yagxininisa ukuba iingxelo eziphikisanayo zikaThicke kwimagazini ye-GQ zazanele kweli bhaso. UThicke unike uluvo lwakhe kwi-GQ kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo: "Abantu bathi kum 'awucingi ukuba oku kuthoba abafazi?' Ndize ndibaphendule ndithi: 'Kakade kunjalo. Kodwa luvelisa luphi ulonwabo?' Andizange ndibenalo ithuba lokuziva oku ngaphambili.'”.
Iinkcukacha ezithe xaxe - URobin Thicke utyholwa ngokukopela ngabantwana bakaMarvin Gaye