Looks like Justin Timberlake has followed in the footsteps of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" in his newest music video for the single "Tunnel Vision."
The new NSFW video on YouTube include shots of naked women dancing and posing seductively in dark shadows. Unlike Thicke's video, Timberlake is never in the same frame as one of the naked women. The popstar is either singing and dancing by himself or his image is projected in the background while the women prance about.
The words "I know you like it" flash in the video, similar to "Blurred Lines" and their excessive use of red Twitter hashtags.
It won't be long before YouTube takes down the video, and Timberlake's camp replaces it with a censored version. Thicke stirred up controversy when the video for "Blurred Lines" was released.
YouTube banned the uncensored version at the end of March, but partner VEVO has the video of the three naked models, Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans. Thicke along with Pharrell Williams and rapper T.I. were fully clothed in both versions.
Thicke's racy song lyrics combined with the suggestive nature of the music video angered some female fans, according to multiple reports.
"Has anyone heard Robin Thicke's new rape song?" Lisa Huyne wrote in a post on her blog, Feminist in L.A. "Basically, the majority of the song (creepily named 'Blurred Lines') has the R&B singer murmuring 'I know you want it' over and over into a girl's ear. Call me a cynic, but that phrase does not exactly encompass the notion of consent in sexual activity ... Seriously, this song is disgusting-though admittedly very catchy."
According to The Daily Beast, Canadian model Amy Davison was also offended by how much the women revealed in the music video.
"The women are clearly being used as objects to reinforce the status of the men in the video. The men have all the control and status because they are not vulnerable-they are completely covered. Whereas the women have no status and are totally open to be exploited ogled and used," Davison said. "It doesn't jibe with me."
Critics have yet to chime in on Timberlake's "Tunnel Vision." Check out the video below. Do you feel like Thicke and Timberlake's videos are innapropriate or do you disagree with the backlash?
WARNING: The following videos contain explicit content. NSFW.
