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Amanda Palmer and Reb Fountain have just released on YouTube their mashup of two songs I could have never imagined could work together. The \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d + \u201cRape Me\u201d mashup was inspired by Lizz Winstead who asked Palmer to cover a traditionally sexist song for the fundraiser DoReMeToo. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d is a grotesque, rape glorifying song. And it became a big goddamn hit. You likely already know this. It\u2019s vile. It\u2019s offensive. It\u2019s fucking awful. Also, breaking not-so-fun fact, Robin Thicke has been accused of sexual assault by supermodel Emily Ratajkowski. She says he grabbed her bare breasts on the set of the video for the goddamned song back in 2013. This news broke two days ago<\/a>. My heart breaks for her for having to endure this. This song sucks tremendous ass. Everything about it.<\/pre>\n\n\n\nUntil now that is.<\/pre>\n\n\n\nConversely, Nirvana\u2019s \u201cRape Me,\u201d despite the title, is an anti-rape song penned by Kurt Cobain in the early 90s. The band only performed it live a couple of times, including on Saturday Night Live. \u201cRape Me\u201d is not an \u201ceasy\u201d song. Those are difficult words to hear, let alone sing along with. But it\u2019s also empowering. A song can be many things at once, lest anyone forget.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n