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#AskThicke
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Overview
#AskThicke is a hashtag introduced by VH1 in order to solicit questions for a Q&A session with singer Robin Thicke. Upon its launch in mid-June 2014, it was quickly overtaken by Twitter users mocking and criticizing Thicke and his most popular song "Blurred Lines."
Background
On June 30th, 2014, VH1 sent out a tweet[2] asking Twitter users to tweet their question for singer Robin Thicke using the hashtag #AskThicke in preparation for a Q&A which VH1 would hold with the singer on July 1st, at 1:30 PM EST. In less than 24 hours the tweet gained over 200 retweets.
![745.png Follow @VHT Have a burning question for @robinthicke? Submit your ?s for tomorrow's Twitter Q+A using #AskThicke! Reply t3 Retweet * Favorite More #AskThicke @VH1 Twitter PVH JULY 1 +1:30PM EST](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/042/745.png)
Notable Developments
The Twitter hashtag was soon being used by Twitter users to accuse Thicke of creating misogynistic lyrics and behaving in a creepy maner in his public attempts to win back his estranged wife, Paula Patton. On July 1st, Glamour[6] published a post titled "Robin Thicke's Twitter Takeover was a BAD idea," which pointed out the Twitter hashtag was being used to criticize Thicke and included some examples. Several other sites published roundups of tweets using the hashtag to criticize Thicke that day including Jezebel[3] and The Huffington Post.[4] Within 24 hours the hashtag[5] was tweeted out over 67,000 times.
VH1 Q&A
On July 1st, VH1 held their Q&A with Thicke on Twitter, opening with a question of their own asking:
"There has been a lot of controversy around your song "Blurred Lines" and new album, "Paula," how do you respond? #AskThicke"
Thicke replied with his first tweet of the Q&A:
![what controversy VH1 @VHT VIHI * Follow what controversy? Hahaha #AskThicke Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 40 18 :48 PM-1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/062/26e.png)
Thicke answered questions submitted through the hashtag which did not mock him, or mocked him in a superficial way. When a Twitter user pointed out the Thicke critics using the hashtag he responded, "I'm a big boy. I can handle it." He answered 12 questions over the course of 30 minutes before signing off.
![upkeep VH1 Φ @VHT Follow VHT Too much upkeep RT @ballaterbboy #AskThicke why don't you bring back the locks, bro? Reply t. Retweet ★ Favorite More rcede shio](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/072/46b.png)
![7a2.png VH1 Φ @VHT Follow VIH The Beatles MT @KennJB Who is your greètiesi: musical ini luence? #AskThicke Reply t. Retweet ★ Favorite RETWEETS FAVORITES 10 More 8 1:56 PM -1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/091/7a2.png)
Notable Examples
![Thicke Irony Jim Sheridan @Jim_Sheridan * Follow Robin Thicke is getting terrible abuse on the #AskThicke hashtag. Maybe If he'd dressed less provocative & stayed sober it wouldn't happen? わReply t. Retweet * Favorite RETWEETS FAVORITES 3,558 2,915 6:42 AM-1 Jul 2014 More](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/044/c2f.png)
![d0b.png * Follow Bae Dunaway @KiaJD Are you aware that without musical accompaniment and the privilege of fame, your songs might be considered harassment? #AskThicke More Reply t. Retweet ★ Favorite RETWEETSFAVORITES 112 147 2:06 PM-1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/046/d0b.png)
![Major Setback neil mccauley @the_blueprint Follow think you've set white men back? @vhl #AskThicke Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETS FAVORITES 199 251 :33 PM-1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/048/405.png)
![what's next Martin Shaw @BhunaBhuna Follow #askthicke Now that you've made it commercially viable to be a creepingly insidious, misogynistic sexual predator; Whait's neexi for you わReply Retweet ★ Favorite More 245 305 12:00 PM-1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/050/1fd.png)
![f6e.png * Follow eve @eviemacready #askthicke is misogyny a learnt trait or baby is it in your nature Reply t. Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETS FAVORITES 416 7:51 AM 1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/052/f6e.png)
![Boom Box 12. Follow Aaron Fullerton @AaronFullerton #AskThicke Are you going to play your new album on a boom box over your head outside Paula's house? That usually works Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETS FAVORITES 39 89 3:36 PM-1 Jul 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/786/055/fe7.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] TIME – Robin Thicke’s #AskThicke Hashtag Completely Backfired
[3] Jezebel – Robin Thicke's #AskThicke Hashtag Goes Hilariously, Gloriously Wrong
[4] The Huffington Post – #AskThicke Inspires Onslaught Of Harsh Questions For Robin Thicke
[5] Topsy – #AskThicke
[6] Glamour – #AskThicke Inspires Onslaught Of Harsh Questions For Robin Thicke
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