Robin Thicke was promoting his latest album Paula
- Singer Robin Thicke's relentless campaign to woo his estranged wife Paula Patton backfired after Twitterati rose to her defence and critics questioned the Blurred Lines crooner's treatment of women.
- As a part of a drive to promote Thicke's latest album Paula, VH1 asked Twitter users to submit questions using the hashtag #AskThicke, which was seized by critics as an opportunity to take digs at the singer.
- Here are some of the tweets slamming Thicke for being a misognist and for being unfaithful to his wife.
- Besides rapey thoughts and general misogyny, what inspires you? #AskThicke
- — Ariel Kashanchi (@IranianMermaid) July 1, 2014
- I'd like to #AskThicke why he thinks it's cool to publicly humiliate and pressure an ex-partner, but somehow I doubt they'll ask that one.
- — Jonas Wisser (@jwisser) June 30, 2014
- How does it feel to know that you will be used as a case study to examine cultural examples of rape culture for years to come? #AskThicke
- — Alex Ngo (@alexrichardngo) July 1, 2014
- #askthicke Now that you've made it commercially viable to be a creepingly insidious, misogynistic sexual predator; What's next for you?
- — Martin Shaw (@BhunaBhuna) July 1, 2014
- #AskThicke Did you really write a rape anthem as a love song for your wife and are you still wondering why she left you?
- — Maria (@MariaJPrice) July 1, 2014
- Robin Thicke and Paula Patton, who have a son together, separated following years of rumors of infidelity and compromising photos of Thicke.
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Besides rapey thoughts and general misogyny, what inspires you? #AskThicke
-- Ariel Kashanchi (@IranianMermaid) July 1, 2014I'd like to #AskThicke why he thinks it's cool to publicly humiliate and pressure an ex-partner, but somehow I doubt they'll ask that one.
-- Jonas Wisser (@jwisser) June 30, 2014How does it feel to know that you will be used as a case study to examine cultural examples of rape culture for years to come? #AskThicke
-- Alex Ngo (@alexrichardngo) July 1, 2014#askthicke Now that you've made it commercially viable to be a creepingly insidious, misogynistic sexual predator; What's next for you?
-- Martin Shaw (@BhunaBhuna) July 1, 2014#AskThicke Did you really write a rape anthem as a love song for your wife and are you still wondering why she left you?
-- Maria (@MariaJPrice) July 1, 2014