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Personally, I religiously follow music and other forms of entertainment such as television shows and movies. The following will depict how such forms of entertainment have pushed rape culture and in turn influenced my life and the lives of those around me. On a daily basis we are presented with media and forms of entertainment which glorify rape culture. Today’s society often criticizes rap music for explicit language and content. However, rape culture can be found in every genre of music. For example pop music, specifically Robin Thicke’s song, “Blurred Lines” although highly recognized and celebrated it also promotes the challenging of “blurred lines” around sexual consent between participants. The popularity of this song is a clear example of society is willing to tolerate rape culture. It even goes to the extent of making it sexy and cool to be part of the group who normalizes these cultural trends. I decided to point this specific song out because just last week as I drove my sister to her elementary school, I noticed her mindlessly singing along to the song. Of course, she doesn’t fully understand what the lyrics mean or what message is being sent across. However, that is the problem. The fact that rape culture is everywhere and we’ve become so desensitized that we don’t even notice it. My sister will grow up having songs like “blurred lines” pushed her way. This will most certainly shape how and what values and morals she develops. We can also take a