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YoshitoKikuchi 12/15/19 7:04:19 PM #1:	Is "Baby, It's Cold Outside" offensive? Yes No No, but I can see others would Is "Baby, It's Cold Outside" offensive? - Results (47 votes) Yes 17.02% (8 votes) 8 No 65.96% (31 votes) 31 No, but I can see others would 17.02% (8 votes) 8 https://genius.com/Dean-martin-baby-its-cold-outside-lyrics "Say, what's in this drink? (No cab's to be had out there)" In a modern climate, these lines are often seen as Marilyn catching Dean putting a roofie in her drink, followed by simpler date-sexual assault. Dean also defends that his feelings are ostensibly more meaningful than Marilyns. When the song was written in 1944, it was seen as scandalous for women to stay the night with someone who wasnt their husband. As seen earlier (and later) in the song, the girl has a strong desire to stay with the man, regardless of the social normnot to mention theres a strong blizzard outside. The line Say, whats in this drink? was a common phrase women would use as a way to attribute their deviance to a strong drink. The phrase was originally a nod to the idea that alcohol is making them do something unusual when there is actually nothing in the drinkthe drink is to blame. In Frank Loessers original version, the girl pretends to resist his advancements so she can tell others it wasnt her fault for deviating from the current societal expectations. --- Dont be ridiculous. I think FIVE evil steps ahead https://imgur.com/YQpeyD3 <cite>YoshitoKikuchi posted [p:931633253] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote> Is "Baby, It's Cold Outside" offensive? Yes No No, but I can see others would Vote View Results Is "Baby, It's Cold Outside" offensive? - Results (47 votes) Yes 17.02% (8 votes) 8 No 65.96% (31 votes) 31 No, but I can see others would 17.02% (8 votes) 8 Show Voting Form https://genius.com/Dean-martin-baby-its-cold-outside-lyrics "Say, what's in this drink? (No cab's to be had out there)" In a modern climate, these lines are often seen as Marilyn catching Dean putting a roofie in her drink, followed by simpler date-sexual assault. Dean also defends that his feelings are ostensibly more meaningful than Marilyns. When the song was written in 1944, it was seen as scandalous for women to stay the night with someone who wasnt their husband. As seen earlier (and later) in the song, the girl has a strong desire to stay with the man, regardless of the social normnot to mention theres a strong blizzard outside. The line Say, whats in this drink? was a common phrase women would use as a way to attribute their deviance to a strong drink. The phrase was originally a nod to the idea that alcohol is making them do something unusual when there is actually nothing in the drinkthe drink is to blame. In Frank Loessers original version, the girl pretends to resist his advancements so she can tell others it wasnt her fault for deviating from the current societal expectations. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrNintendo1213 12/15/19 7:07:24 PM #2:	No. Not at all and if you think it is you just arent thinking critically about it. --- Dot Dot Dot... <cite>MrNintendo1213 posted [p:931633400] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>No. Not at all and if you think it is you just arent thinking critically about it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GodBlessAustin 12/15/19 7:08:54 PM #3:	It should be our new national anthem tbh <cite>GodBlessAustin posted [p:931633481] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>It should be our new national anthem tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Accolon 12/15/19 7:09:56 PM #4:	It's not offensive, but i wouldn't mind if it was retired as a Christmas song --- https://imgur.com/XAMp8 <cite>Accolon posted [p:931633544] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>It's not offensive, but i wouldn't mind if it was retired as a Christmas song </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 12/15/19 7:12:34 PM #5:	"Let it Snow" is more offensive IMO. I don't care if you've got no place to go, a lot of us do and would be highly inconvenienced by a blizzard you selfish prick. --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:931633687] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>"Let it Snow" is more offensive IMO. I don't care if you've got no place to go, a lot of us do and would be highly inconvenienced by a blizzard you selfish prick. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YourDrunkFather 12/15/19 7:13:41 PM #6:	Not to anyone intelligent. --- One bourbon,one scotch,one beer <cite>YourDrunkFather posted [p:931633748] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Not to anyone intelligent. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDreadedWave 12/15/19 7:13:44 PM #7:	Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight --- "I am Ferdinand Von Aegir" - Ferdinand Von Aegir <cite>TheDreadedWave posted [p:931633752] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/15/19 7:16:47 PM #8:	It shouldn't be. But if somebody wants to pretend it's about rape, no force on Earth can stop them from being willfully offended. It gives them the excuse to do what they really want to do and that's throw a wet blanket on other people's good time. --- And he smiled as he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "Merry Christmas to all, now you're all gonna die!" <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:931633900] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>It shouldn't be. But if somebody wants to pretend it's about rape, no force on Earth can stop them from being willfully offended. It gives them the excuse to do what they really want to do and that's throw a wet blanket on other people's good time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsChum 12/15/19 7:19:21 PM #9:	No and I can't understand why people would --- This is the account I use when I want to make more than ten topics on CE in one day. <cite>DevsChum posted [p:931634024] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>No and I can't understand why people would </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Superlinkbro 12/15/19 7:20:03 PM #10:	TheDreadedWave posted... Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight This lmao. That song is pure trash too. --- PSN: Super_Link_Bro/Switch FC: SW-0496-6694-1794 Please let me know if you want to friend me beforehand. <cite>Superlinkbro posted [p:931634054] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>TheDreadedWave posted... </cite> <quote>Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight</quote>This lmao. That song is pure trash too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PleaseClap 12/15/19 7:20:41 PM #11:	I think that we can all agree that it's a shitty song --- she/her https://imgur.com/AmWcJjM <cite>PleaseClap posted [p:931634100] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>I think that we can all agree that it's a shitty song</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 12/15/19 7:20:50 PM #12:	No. Its just a song about a guy who doesn't want the night to end and wants to spend more time with his girlfriend...i don't understand why people started viewing it in rape sense. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:931634115] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>No. Its just a song about a guy who doesn't want the night to end and wants to spend more time with his girlfriend...i don't understand why people started viewing it in rape sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wetterdew 12/15/19 7:21:30 PM #13:	I don't think it was written to be rapey but I can totally see how it can be heard that way. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. <cite>Wetterdew posted [p:931634146] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>I don't think it was written to be rapey but I can totally see how it can be heard that way. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 12/15/19 7:23:19 PM #14:	Seeing three of these topics pop up every day is my least favorite part of this time of the year --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:931634213] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Seeing three of these topics pop up every day is my least favorite part of this time of the year</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsChum 12/15/19 7:25:48 PM #15:	TheDreadedWave posted... Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight Santa Baby is the worst effing song. The. Worst. --- This is the account I use when I want to make more than ten topics on CE in one day. <cite>DevsChum posted [p:931634314] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>TheDreadedWave posted... </cite> <quote>Santa Baby is the most offensive, I don't need to hear about how some girl wants Santa to "come" down her "chimney" tonight</quote>Santa Baby is the worst effing song. The. Worst. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Skye Reynolds 12/15/19 7:26:09 PM #16:	Christmas SHOES --- And he smiled as he said, with a twinkle in his eye, "Merry Christmas to all, now you're all gonna die!" <cite>Skye Reynolds posted [p:931634327] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Christmas SHOES </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blo 12/15/19 7:26:26 PM #17:	There are only like, 12 Christmas songs, and 4 aren't any good --- insert sig here <cite>Blo posted [p:931634338] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>There are only like, 12 Christmas songs, and 4 aren't any good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GodBlessAustin 12/15/19 7:28:58 PM #18:	What Christmas song isnt offensive? I'll make it offensive. 12 Days of Christmas-men can dance too you sexists Santa Claus is Coming to Town-stalking I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-why isnt it daddy you homophobes? Deck the Halls-offensive to people with studio apartments and homeless people Joy to the World-offensive to martians Jingle Bells-promotes animal abuse having horses pulling sleighs Little Drummer Boy-telling a little boy to come can be taken the wrong way <cite>GodBlessAustin posted [p:931634463] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>What Christmas song isnt offensive? I'll make it offensive. 12 Days of Christmas-men can dance too you sexists Santa Claus is Coming to Town-stalking I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-why isnt it daddy you homophobes? Deck the Halls-offensive to people with studio apartments and homeless people Joy to the World-offensive to martians Jingle Bells-promotes animal abuse having horses pulling sleighs Little Drummer Boy-telling a little boy to come can be taken the wrong way </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDreadedWave 12/15/19 7:29:26 PM #19:	Blo posted... There are only like, 12 Christmas songs, and 4 aren't any good I mean they're all pretty bad --- "I am Ferdinand Von Aegir" - Ferdinand Von Aegir <cite>TheDreadedWave posted [p:931634483] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Blo posted... </cite> <quote>There are only like, 12 Christmas songs, and 4 aren't any good</quote>I mean they're all pretty bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 12/15/19 7:30:30 PM #20:	My mom is a Beatles nut, so every Christmas morning is like this... simply ha-a-aving A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME --- Fair enough, but I think everything you said is wrong and I hate you and you're crazy. <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:931634527] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>My mom is a Beatles nut, so every Christmas morning is like this... simply ha-a-aving A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 12/15/19 7:33:14 PM #21:	yea if you try to force innuendo any song, especially Holiday songs, can be deemed offensive in some way....look let be real, in situation like this most men usually do think with their 2nd head, so could the dude in the song have had sex on his mind, yea of course. That shit still happens today, but the way even that scenario is framed in the song doesn't make it sound like rape...hell to some extent it sound like she wants to stay herself but is worried about other things outside of her control like her family and just doesn't want to get in trouble.....its best to not overthink these things. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:931634668] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>yea if you try to force innuendo any song, especially Holiday songs, can be deemed offensive in some way....look let be real, in situation like this most men usually do think with their 2nd head, so could the dude in the song have had sex on his mind, yea of course. That shit still happens today, but the way even that scenario is framed in the song doesn't make it sound like rape...hell to some extent it sound like she wants to stay herself but is worried about other things outside of her control like her family and just doesn't want to get in trouble.....its best to not overthink these things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken_Butt 12/15/19 7:34:46 PM #22:	Every single thing in the world is offensive. I want it all censored tbh. If we're not living The Giver, it's too much. --- Cluck. <cite>Chicken_Butt posted [p:931634747] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Every single thing in the world is offensive. I want it all censored tbh. If we're not living The Giver, it's too much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsChum 12/15/19 7:35:37 PM #23:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... My mom is a Beatles nut, so every Christmas morning is like this... simply ha-a-aving A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME Oh man I feel so sorry for you. Santa Baby may be the worst overall, but this is by far the most annoying song of all time. --- This is the account I use when I want to make more than ten topics on CE in one day. <cite>DevsChum posted [p:931634800] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>My mom is a Beatles nut, so every Christmas morning is like this... simply ha-a-aving A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME</quote>Oh man I feel so sorry for you. Santa Baby may be the worst overall, but this is by far the most annoying song of all time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsChum 12/15/19 7:37:00 PM #24:	GodBlessAustin posted... Joy to the World-offensive to martians Literally mentions Jesus. You don't even have to stretch. --- This is the account I use when I want to make more than ten topics on CE in one day. <cite>DevsChum posted [p:931634877] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>GodBlessAustin posted... </cite> <quote>Joy to the World-offensive to martians</quote>Literally mentions Jesus. You don't even have to stretch. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BiggLaw 12/15/19 7:40:50 PM #25:	The word "offensive" has little value to me these days. Unless it's something that goes without saying, that person is going to have to support their statement with an intelligent explanation lol. There are people offended at the word "sex" itself. --- Don't hate the player, hate the game. I only play the cards I was dealt. Gamertag: BiggLaw4 <cite>BiggLaw posted [p:931635103] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>The word "offensive" has little value to me these days. Unless it's something that goes without saying, that person is going to have to support their statement with an intelligent explanation lol. There are people offended at the word "sex" itself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BobanMarjanovic 12/15/19 7:41:38 PM #26:	If you are offended by it, it says more about you than the song. --- Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. <cite>BobanMarjanovic posted [p:931635145] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>If you are offended by it, it says more about you than the song. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SocksForWok999 12/15/19 8:03:03 PM #27:	If someone thinks its offensive, they better not listen to modern rap or hip hop... --- iPhone 11 Pro Max / Ryzen 9 3950X / Sapphire Pulse RX5700 XT Steam: BloodFeasty / PSN: BloodFislandMan / XBL: EvoTech462 = Unbiased Gamer <cite>SocksForWok999 posted [p:931636296] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>If someone thinks its offensive, they better not listen to modern rap or hip hop... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 12/15/19 8:15:07 PM #28:	I assumed it was a coy remark about alcohol since I first heard about the big stink everyone was making --- - Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:931636912] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>I assumed it was a coy remark about alcohol since I first heard about the big stink everyone was making </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phantom_Nook 12/15/19 8:23:55 PM #29:	remember last year when a few radio stations decided to not play this song, and conservatives threw a fucking fit? --- Not posted with GameRaven 3.5.1 <cite>Phantom_Nook posted [p:931637337] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>remember last year when a few radio stations decided to not play this song, and conservatives threw a fucking fit? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gguirao 12/18/19 2:37:21 AM #31:	No, and I can't see why it would be. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>gguirao posted [p:931741389] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>No, and I can't see why it would be. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 12/18/19 2:39:44 AM #32:	only people who don't understand how the song fit into it's era and society of it's day, think it's offensive <cite>Zikten posted [p:931741430] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>only people who don't understand how the song fit into it's era and society of it's day, think it's offensive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheoryzC 12/18/19 2:45:33 AM #33:	Offensive? No. That's the wrong word Problematic? Maybe --- This is where my sigs suppose to be. <cite>TheoryzC posted [p:931741542] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>Offensive? No. That's the wrong word Problematic? Maybe </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/18/19 2:47:35 AM #34:	No, it's one of the many beyond fucking moronic "controversies" of modern times It's uneducated people trying to find something to get mad about. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. Vicious_Dios Original - https://i.imgtc.ws/Zl0aw6F.png <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:931741575] in Is "B... [t:78257745]...</cite> <quote>No, it's one of the many beyond fucking moronic "controversies" of modern times It's uneducated people trying to find something to get mad about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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