Baby, It's Cold Outside - Just a Bad Song

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"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a Christmas classic! If you think about it, the lyrics are kind of r----. "What's in this drink?" Probably roofies, am I right?? Context is important! Given the era in which the song was written, it's about two people who both want to stay to- gether, but due to prudish social norms neither of them can say so explicitly. He's offering excuses to stay and she's feigning profest--an expected (and nec- essary exchange in a society where a womań couldn't just say "yes" outright. Context IS important, and to most modern listeners, it sounds an awful lot like a woman trying to leave and a man coercing her into staying. It may have been progressive at the time for allowing a single woman to playfully exercise her sexual agency in a patriarchal society, but nowadays we're a lot more conscious about consent. The subtext and humor are no longer obvious--and without that, the lyrics are uncomfortable. Not all art should be expected to age perfectly, so maybe we shouldn't keep re-recording an easily misconstrued song that relies on an outdated conception of sexual politics It's just kind of a crappy song

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sborbl

Dec 08, 2018 at 08:45AM EST

FYI roofies didn't exist back then. It's referring to alcohol instead. The punchline to "what's in this drink" is "hardly anything."

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Hero of Lime

Dec 07, 2018 at 10:43PM EST

Anyone who finds this song """"""problematic""""""" better stay clear of gangsta rap. Though I have a feeling they would overlook those objectively foul lyrics because reasons.

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