Objections have been growing for years to Baby It’s Cold Outside, in particular its lyrics “Say, what’s in this drink?”. It’s always amusing when a man tells women what they need to be protected from. A song that is now being condemned for being “rapey” was actually about a reach towards sexual liberation. Neither Hart nor Dunham have been banned from anything; they have been called to account, and that is right. So Merry Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside – you can come back in from the cold.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2018 09:00 UTC