Another woman, Mary 'Unique' Spears of Detroit, was shot dead after being harassed by a man." He then slashed her throat, leaving her in critical condition. Just last week, for instance, a woman in Queens ignored a man's unsolicited attempts to talk to her. "While no one reasonably thinks media portrayals such as these cause stalking and violence, they undoubtedly help comprise the contextual space where people, overwhelmingly women, regularly suffer from both. Paste makes the argument that while Maroon 5's "Animals" and Kevin Williamson's Stalker are not to blame for violence against women, they certainly don't help either. Both programs were widely criticized upon their release with both parties having to defend their content.
Paste Magazine recently waxed that this kind of glorification is an alarming trend in pop culture, sighting the Maroon 5 video as well as the CBS' show Stalker as an example. "Animals" has been blasted up and down by women's groups outraged at how the video promotes stalking as a natural part of the courting process. That Maroon 5's "Animals" was able to keep women from extending their history-making streak for an eighth week is a something of an irony considering how much heat the song, and front man Adam Levine in particular, have taken since the video's debut. Currently, as reported by Inquisitr, Meghan Trainor's breakout single "All About That Bass" currently sits atop as #1. "Animals" also put an end to a remarkable seven-week streak in which only female artists appeared in the top five. This marks Adam Levine and company's seventh top five hit, its first since "One More Night" two years ago. Adam Levine and Maroon 5 have yet another top five hit song on their hands - despite a raging controversy over the music video that accompanied it.Īs reported by Yahoo! Music, Maroon 5's "Animals" jumped into the top five in its 10th week on the Hot 100.