Baby It’s Cold Outside

[InTheLight]

Both Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban are on record that the song was indeed suggestive:

The actor assigned the part of the wolf in the film duet was Ricardo Montalban. His first language was Spanish, and he later explained that he did not realize during filming just how suggestive the lyrics were. Esther Williams was amazed that film censors allowed the song in the film, saying: "Baby, It's Cold Outside!...really was suggestive."

Google Books: You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet Interviews with Stars from Hollywood's Golden Era

And contrary to representations now being made by its benighted apologists, some were troubled by the song when it was unleashed in 1949:

Google Books: You Must Remember This 1949

Yeah, yeah, it's suggestive. It's suggestive that the guy wants to have the woman stay a bit longer and maybe get into a makeout session with her. It's not suggesting that he's put date rape drug in her drink, it's not suggesting that he's going to rape her. It's light banter and flirtatious repartee.

 

[Jerome]

yeah, it's suggestive

Thank you!

I was not responding to this historically anachronistic roofies tangent/diversion of yours, but to Churchmouse's declaration that:

You are trying to tell us that this is somehow suggestive when it just isn't. And neither is the Christmas song.

 

[church mouse guy]

Thank you!

I was not responding to this historically anachronistic roofies tangent/diversion of yours, but to Churchmouse's declaration that:

It is not sexually suggestive so quit clutching your pearls and prove your point from the lyrics. Your mind thinks ill, huh!

 

[church mouse guy]

What does that even mean?

You don't know that Christmas is mostly secular?

 

[church mouse guy]

Christmas song? This is the reason why many born again Christians are choosing not to celebrate "Traditional" "holidays". No too mention, Christ was probably not Born in December.

How do you know?

 

[Deacon]

 

[Benjamin]

Problem: How do you prove the author meant the risqué side of a double entendre?

Actually, ...she confesses to it. She says "I OUGHT to SAY no,no,no, ...at least I CAN SAY that I tried".

That conniving little teasing temptress! A guy can't feel safe anymore and this type of manipulative behavior has obviously been going on since long before I was born. Men need to stand up against this abusive manipulation!

Looking back I can see exactly how I was tricked into losing my virginity, which I fully intended to keep, by a predator girl that was 2 steps ahead of me. In fact, maybe this song should be removed from the airways because it reminds me of being taken advantage of!

I'm starting to feel like I should join a movement myself. I'm sure I'm not alone in this experience! Does anyone know if there is a #manipulatedtoo out there??

 

[HankD]

Actually, ...she confesses to it. She says "I OUGHT to SAY no,no,no, ...at least I CAN SAY that I tried".

That conniving little teasing temptress! A guy can't feel safe anymore and this type of manipulative behavior has obviously been going on since long before I was born. Men need to stand up against this abusive manipulation!

Looking back I can see exactly how I was tricked into losing my virginity, which I fully intended to keep, by a predator girl that was 2 steps ahead of me. In fact, maybe this song should be removed from the airways because it reminds me of being taken advantage of!

God knows all. He will repay.

 

[Benjamin]

God knows all. He will repay.

There you have it. Truth is, sarcastic parody aside, as a God fearing man I understand that God knows all and not only was I not perfectly innocent but I played a significant part and if I were to later resort to accusations, while stretching the truth, indeed bearing false witness, that the day will come when I will answer for it. Thank God for grace after this world of corruption and the things that go on in it...

 

[HankD]

There you have it. Truth is, sarcastic parody aside, as a God fearing man I understand that God knows all and not only was I not perfectly innocent but I played a significant part and if I were to later resort to accusations, while stretching the truth, indeed bearing false witness, that the day will come when I will answer for it. Thank God for grace after this world of corruption and the things that go on in it...

Yes of course, He knows us FAR better than we ourselves

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

No one including ourselves - Unless

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Fortunately He has a sin-bearer for us - even a promise of Him in the Old Covenant:

Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

He has come and fulfilled Isaiah 53 in its entirety.

After bearing our sins on the cross as Savior He becomes our advocate (lawyer) in heaven at the throne of mercy!

1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Many times after my salvation I have stood before the Judge and heard "case dismissed"!

 

[Yeshua1]

In our local news this morning I heard about a song that had run afoul of the #metoo movement – “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” This isn’t a song I am familiar with, so I had to look it up. Here’s a couple of links on the brouhaha.
Radio station stops playing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” after listeners voice concerns about lyrics in #MeToo era
Star 102 Abruptly Stops Playing This Christmas Song. Here’s Why
I won’t lose any sleep over the absence of this song, but wonder why it got picked on, considering all the vile and vulgar songs that are available for regular consumption in various media.

How about then Christmas songs that had "gay" in words?

 

[church mouse guy]

How about then Christmas songs that had "gay" in words?

Thank you!

 

[Yeshua1]

Thank you!

We could find anything objectable, as many say that even Jesus was anti sematic, against Gays and Muslims etc!