Dunham questions message of new Bieber tune, then pokes fun on Instagram
TORONTO – Lena Dunham has spoken out to question the message behind Justin Bieber’s new single “What Do You Mean?”
The tropical-tinged pop song finds Bieber cooing in the chorus: “What do you mean? When you nod your head yes, but you wanna say no.”
Earlier this week Dunham tweeted: “Let’s do away with pop songs where a girl nods yes when she means no and vice versa, k?”
A day later, the “Girls” creator posted to Instagram side-by-side photos of herself and a younger Bieber with similar haircuts, and the caption: “How could anyone think I have an issue with Bieber?”
Similar questions were raised more loudly around lyrics in Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s “Blurred Lines” when the song was dominating radio in summer 2013.
The 21-year-old Bieber performed his new song at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, then broke down in tears at its conclusion.
The Stratford, Ont., native also recently announced that he would release a new album on Nov. 13.
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