“Baby It’s Cold Outside” is creepy and pushy

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“Baby It’s Cold Outside” has been a controversial song since it came out in 1944.

By Molly Gunn, Editor in Chief

With the holiday season approaching, Christmas music is filling everyone’s ears.

Christmas music is known for its joyous atmosphere, that instills happiness into the winter season.

While most Christmas songs focus on the joys of Christmas, one strays away from the rest and makes people think twice about what they are listening to.

“Baby It’s Cold Outside,” written by lyricist Frank Loesser in 1944, has always been a controversial song for the holidays.

The song has been banned from playing on many radio stations, such as 96.5 KOIT in San Fransico, due to the risque lyrics that can be found in the song.

One line in the song that has come with scrutiny is “What’s in this drink?”

This lyric insinuates that there could be something wrong with the drink that the woman has picked up on.

It causes the listener to think something more sinister is going on, such as the man tampering with her drink.

Another line in the song that has been under fire is “The answer is no.”

This line is such an issue because throughout the song, the man keeps pushing the woman to stay, even when she says no or that she must go.

There is even a line where this is recognized, saying “Ah, you’re very pushy you know?”

The song sounds more like a man trying to get a woman to stay with him, even when she doesn’t want to.

Other lines, such as “Well maybe just a half a drink more” and “Well maybe just a cigarette more”, seems like the woman is trying to appease the man in the song, so she doesn’t cause any “trouble”.

This leads “Baby it’s Cold Outside” to sound more creepy than Christmas-like.

The song has gained a lot of traction since it first came out, but has become increasingly unpopular during the 21st century.

With movements, such as the #MeToo movement (which brings awareness to sexual assault victims) rising up, people have been paying more attention to what is wrong with this song.

And although a lot of people think the song has only recently been under analysis, the song has actually been a problem for decades.

In 1949, Queasy NBC first banned the lyrics as too racy, but later decided to put the song back on the air.

But, only recently have people decided to be more open with their thoughts on the song.

Overall, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” is a creepy and unenjoyable song, that creates an image of a man pushing a woman to do something she doesn’t want to do.