By Thursday, about 1,400 people had signed an online petition started by the Humanists of Boston University.
The petition says, "It is a dishonor to our feminist history to symbolically idolize Robin Thicke by allowing him to perform his misogynist music at our university," and that Thicke's hit song, "Blurred Lines," ''celebrates having sex with women against their will."
A university spokesman says the March 4 show at Agganis Arena is unlikely to be canceled and the school's administration played no role in booking it.
An email to a Thicke spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
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