Robin Thicke’s Twitter Q&A Goes Horribly Wrong: The 10 Most Scathing Tweets
Robin Thicke really can’t win. The “Blurred Lines” hitmaker lost his lady and, it seems, his common sense when he kicked off a Twitter Q&A (#AskThicke) to promote his misguided Paula LP. Instead of being asked questions about the very public musical apology, he was inundated with scathing tweets about his alleged misogyny and stalking.
“If you sang in a forest and nobody was there to hear it would you still sound like a creepy, rapey, pound-shop Justin Timberlake?” inquired one non-fan. While another asked: “do u gel ur hair with the grease from ur own personality?” It all just went downhill from there. Robin’s Paula album gives me severe second-hand embarrassment but if these snarky commentators think he’s the biggest sexist in popular music, they obviously haven’t turned on a radio in the last decade or so. I guess everyone loves an easy target. See the fallout after the jump.
#AskThicke Do you have any plans for songs or music videos that don’t promote rape or stalking?
— OBJECT (@ObjectUpdate) July 1, 2014
#askthicke is misogyny a learnt trait or baby is it in your nature
— eve (@eviemacready) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke Does the title of ‘heinous misogynist’ bother you? I mean, I know you want it
— Sigourney Beaver (@OreoSpeedwagon_) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke If you sang in a forest and nobody was there to hear it would you still sound like a creepy, rapey, pound-shop Justin Timberlake?
— Stay Lucky Clothing (@StayLuckyCo) July 1, 2014
Robin Thicke is getting terrible abuse on the #AskThicke hashtag. Maybe If he’d dressed less provocative & stayed sober it wouldn’t happen?
— Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke if i worked in mcdonalds and you asked for no gherkins would it be okay if i gave you them anyway? i know you want it really
— eve (@centipedehearts) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke do u gel ur hair with the grease from ur own personality
— spideypool (@MycroftLuvzCake) July 1, 2014
How often should I delete my internet search history? You strike me as a good person to ask. #AskThicke
— Toby Whithouse (@hanniganspiteri) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke For a first date chloroform or rohypnol?
— The Poke (@ThePoke) July 1, 2014
#AskThicke will Pharrell be writing the best bit of the answers for you?
— Baz (@bazlyons) July 1, 2014
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