Robin Thicke "Blurred Lines" Behind The Scenes Interview--Controversial "Rapey" Video Directed By A Woman

Robin Thicke's new "Blurred Lines" video has raised controversy---but most of the flack has been directed toward Robin Thicke himself, not the video's director.

And interestingly enough, the "rapey" song was directed by.... a woman. While this doesn't make it less problematic, it also raises some interesting questions. Some have thought that the "Blurred Lines" video is intended to be a sarcastic mockery of rape culture rather than a hedonistic celebration of misogyny and wealth. This may point more in that direction.

Diane Martel, the director of the video, was the visionary mastermind who orchestrated the whole thing, Robin Thicke says.

"She had it all planned out," Thicke said. "She had pictures. She had a mood board of all these types of images she wanted to try that day."

Martel staged the most overlty misogynist part of the video, Thicke said. During one shot, a model lights a cigarette for Thicke with an oversized lighter. He then blows cigarette smoke in a model's face, who looks annoyed.

"I believe Diane staged that," he said. "We had something where I was just going to be smoking next to her. Then Diane did - like she did all day - said 'Blow some smoke in her face. Then, you cough.' It was all her mad genius."

Martel, who has directed videos for Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, and Mariah Carey, also orchestrated the use of lambs.

"I actually don't know where Diane got that idea from," Thicke told press. "It maybe had something to do with the song having a little bit of a country vibe."

"It's got a little bit of a two-step line dance vibe," he added. "So [Diane] just got a banjo and a bale of hay and told the girl to take her clothes off, and it was really strange but it worked out in the end."

And, he said, he was happy with her idea. In addition, there are lots of little things in the video people don't typically pick up on.

"I have a very similar sense of humor," he said. "Immediately, I thought it was hilarious and loved it and thought it looked great."

There are hidden images buried in the scene, he said. "Pharrell even says 'I know you want it' to the lamb," he said, referring to the song's lyrics. "He says, 'I know you're a good girl' to the lamb's face. There's so many little things in that video that some people don't pick up on. It's hilarious. It's wonderful."

This is, perhaps, thanks to the gratuitous nudity-it's hard to spot anything else.

"I think my dad's reaction to the video the first time he saw it was, Were you even in that? Didn't even see you in that," Thicke joked.

The video is up for three MTV Video Music Awards, video of year, best male video and best collaboration. 

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