As Twitchy reported earlier, it’s that time of year for hot takes on why the song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” should be banned as it doesn’t slot into the #MeToo movement.
One Cleveland radio station has made the news by pulling the song from rotation “after receiving a call from a listener who suggested it is inappropriate in 2018.”
Cleveland radio station bans "Baby, It's Cold Outside" https://t.co/Ul0YviPVDq pic.twitter.com/lkXakessAQ
— CNN (@CNN) December 3, 2018
Fox 8 reports that Star 102’s midday host said in an interview, “People might say, ‘oh, enough with that #MeToo,’ but if you really put that aside and listen to the lyrics, it’s not something I would want my daughter to be in that kind of a situation.”
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center President and CEO Sondra Miller said her organization supports the decision to pull the song.
I will play it 100 times! Jesus, you frickin 20 somethings. STOP
— MLD (@trovermarie) December 3, 2018
Enough with the PC. I am Anti-Censorship. I so miss the days of Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, George Carlin, all the comedy greats that have left us. if you want banning take it to places that have banning.
— Tony Delmonte (@TigerMGuitar) December 3, 2018
Someone not really understanding the words, or remembering the era it was written.
— Lisa Rago (@LisaRago1) December 3, 2018
Called taking it out of context. I wonder what the ages are of those who called the station and complained.
— (((Haya Eytan))) (@TeachESL) December 3, 2018
It sounds to me like two "Adults " singing to each other, there are people who just love to pick apart every little word that is said, these are the people who need to get a life?
— Dena Lee (@Denalee907) December 3, 2018
? and to think they could have just quietly removed it from their playlist
— jordan ? (@CuriousJ0rdan) December 3, 2018
“Alexa…show me a solution looking for a problem.”
— G. Hoe (@yychoeman) December 3, 2018
Another group of people looking for a reason to be offended
— clearlynotpc (@bogieman1445) December 3, 2018
Seriously? ?
— Tatti (@psychopatita) December 3, 2018
Well that’s the end of sexual assault in this country. Great job hero’s.
— Greg (@Gsstockton) December 3, 2018
— Makeup (@clothes333) December 3, 2018
Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any more absurd.
— Tom Shumaker (@TomShumaker0707) December 3, 2018
The song was written 4 years after my parents were married. It was their fav song over the holidays. STOP THIS INSANITY. Stupid 20 somethings. It is a cute song. Not date rape pic.twitter.com/SUrt2CGgnU
— MLD (@trovermarie) December 3, 2018
— Jiminy Cricket (@MrJ_Cricket) December 3, 2018
Fox 8 adds that “a poll on the station’s Facebook page showed that among more than 600 votes by Thursday night, 92% of respondents favored playing the song while just 8% felt it was inappropriate.”
Related:
'HILARIOUS!!' William Shatner's got news for folks whining that 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' is 'misogynistic' https://t.co/iIMGPcg24Y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 3, 2018
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