Ho Ho No
This
week, I read an interesting article that somewhat broke my heart. “Baby It’s
Cold Outside” has been banned from being played on a radio station in Cleveland,
Ohio. Recently, the song has been receiving backlash due to the fact the lyrics
are controversial when it comes to consent. Another touchy area that the song
seems to aggravate people is about the #MeToo movement that has been sweeping
across the nation. The argument is that the song is attributing to the issue of
sexual consent not meaning anything, but not everyone is in agreeance with this
idea.
The
radio station in Cleveland made the decision to pull the song from their station,
but following their decision, they decided to create a Facebook poll asking
their followers whether they wanted the song to be played on their station or
not and the results showed that 94% of people voted yes that the song should
remain on the radio for the upcoming holiday season.
The
lyrics are the issue and people have decided to interpret in ways that were not
necessarily intentional and meant to mean what people are deciding to say they
are about. “Say what’s in this drink” is a lyric from the song and people have
come to interpret this lyric as the drink the woman is speaking of has been
drugged to get her to stay. Others are saying that she wants to leave but also
wants to stay. She is nervous, though, about what others will think about her
if she stays. In the end, they say she has made the choice to stay because it
is cold outside.
This
probably cost the radio station some listeners, but other than that it is just
a radio station. This decision probably won’t make a detrimental impact on
their business. I personally think that they should have just left the song on
the station. If you don’t like the song, there are plenty of other radio
stations playing more suitable Christmas songs for you to listen to. Happy
Holidays!
I do believe "Baby It's Cold Outside" has a few somewhat sketchy lyrics, but I agree with you, it's all a matter of interpretation. Despite the questionable lyrics, this is one of my favorite Christmas songs. It is an actual deal breaker if a guy won't sing the male half of this song with me. Merry Christmas!
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