RE: New York Times: "Baby It's Cold Outside"
The date rape conotation is for two reasons.
First, the song is predatory. Sure, it's flirty..but if you are familiar with date rape culture, it's easy to see the issues with it. Inevitably, it's the same song as Blurred Lines. (in terms of meaning.) It's just not as blunt.
Second, there's an actual lyric where the female says "Say what's in this drink"..while he's trying to convince her to stay the night.
The problem with criticizing Baby It's Cold Outside, is that these "rape culture" songs are everywhere. And quite frankly, if the culture didn't exist, the song itself would be harmless.
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