# 'Blurred Lines' the P(o)(o)LL: Wimmenz only

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024 "2013-07-31T21:51:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/1 "2013-07-31T21:51:48Z")

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/2 "2013-07-31T21:56:37Z")

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Sorry, it was meant to be a poll and I screwed it up.

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**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/3 "2013-07-31T21:57:12Z")

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::shrug:: Women! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/4 "2013-07-31T22:18:53Z")

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I vote yes on women.

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**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/5 "2013-07-31T22:42:05Z")

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I came in l(o)(o)king for b(o)(o)bs.  
☹ oh, well.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/6 "2013-07-31T22:44:17Z")

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I came here hoping to go swimming in the pool.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/7 "2013-07-31T22:48:21Z")

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OK, well, could you just fill us in on what it was meant to be about? Because I am curious. And possibly offended, but I’m not sure yet.

😉

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/8 "2013-07-31T22:52:34Z")

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I’m disappointed he didn’t do the [Beaver Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hqklWJxUTo)

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**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/9 "2013-07-31T23:59:08Z")

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For women? You mean [this one?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfwCjgiodg&feature=youtu.be)

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/10 "2013-08-01T01:30:42Z")

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\<flashes b(o)(o)bs\>

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**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/11 "2013-08-01T03:26:18Z")

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> [@Ferret\_Herder](#):
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> For women? You mean [this one?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfwCjgiodg&feature=youtu.be)

I hadn’t seen that one. That was awesome. I love me some objectification.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/12 "2013-08-01T03:32:38Z")

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I was half expecting “My Pussy Belongs to Daddy”…from 1957.

⚠ boobies appear in this video, though blurry.

[Yeah, this was a record.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgVkHjn0yE)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/13 "2013-08-01T07:48:58Z")

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I thought we’d play some pool.

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/14 "2013-08-01T13:06:08Z")

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> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#):
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> I hadn’t seen that one. That was awesome. I love me some objectification.

It didn’t work for me. The men being done up in make-up felt like it negated any point of “These men are being objectified for their gender” and more like “Look, these guys are playing the role of the girls”.

To be clear though, I don’t know if the people who made it were looking to create some teachable moment on gender respect or were just goofing off and having fun with the original video concept. All of the “Do you find this objectionable?” tag lines were from media/blog stories I’ve seen about the video, not from the video itself. Entirely possible the video is being sold in other media as something it was never intended to be.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/15 "2013-08-01T23:43:38Z")

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Or maybe it’s a female celebrity death pool?

> [@aruvqan](#):
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> \<flashes b(o)(o)bs\>

I’ll never be able to look you in the eyes again.

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**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/16 "2013-08-02T01:22:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> To be clear though, I don’t know if the people who made it were looking to create some teachable moment on gender respect or were just goofing off and having fun with the original video concept.

It’s a parody. It’s supposed to be funny and I think it is. I mean, who doesn’t love men in drag? \<3!! I don’t think the artists had any agenda beyond comedic entertainment.

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**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/17 "2013-08-02T03:34:28Z")

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> [@Girlundone](#):
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> It’s a parody. It’s supposed to be funny and I think it is. I mean, who doesn’t love men in drag? \<3!! I don’t think the artists had any agenda beyond comedic entertainment.

That was my thought. I’d seen it presented in various media outlets as something deeper but watching the video itself made me think it was just some folks goofing around.

I didn’t want to get too deeply into castigating them for doing a poor job of something they were never trying to do in the first place 🙂

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**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/18 "2013-08-02T03:56:45Z")

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[QUOTE=Jophiel]  
I didn’t want to get too deeply into castigating them for doing a poor job of something they were never trying to do in the first place  
[/QUOTE]  
I agree. It’s listed as a parody, so by definition the purpose is to exaggerate for comedy’s sake. It’s like saying Weird Al is attempting some deep social commentary with “White & Nerdy”.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/19 "2013-08-18T04:11:57Z")

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I do like this version: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZjaqHioro)

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**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blurred-lines-the-p-o-o-ll-wimmenz-only/665024/20 "2013-08-20T17:03:06Z")

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Sorry, I didn’t see that people had responded to this. I like the Jimmy Fallon version too.

I will forward the Mod Carousel parody to my female friend who fears that the NSFW version has lesbianized her because she thinks of breasts every time she hears the song.

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