"Baby It's Cold Outside" -- Holiday Song? Rapey?

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This isn't over. This isn't over by a long shot!

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― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 05:46 (twelve years ago)

see what you did with your innocent poll

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 05:58 (twelve years ago)

Its over. Holiday song. Non rapey. stfu for 11 months the usuals. You'll have a shot again next year.

― lorde othering (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 08:08 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Rbkcxiibw

maybe not rapey, but definitely Ray C.

― Ella Maria Finally Rich-O'Connor (some dude), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 13:56 (twelve years ago)

xp WRONG! IT'S STILL COLD OUT AND PEOPLE STILL BE RAPING!!

― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:05 (twelve years ago)

cant deny yr argument tbf

― i kid because i glove (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:10 (twelve years ago)

otoh, maybe if that damned fire hadn't been so delightful...

― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:14 (twelve years ago)

Ugh, not a fan of this new adjective "rapey." Seems like a great way to make anybody else's opinion invalid.

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:17 (twelve years ago)

at best, its a lazy attempt at describing a personal distaste. at worst, it's an attempt to demand a defense without having to stand by the accusation.

― da croupier, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:24 (twelve years ago)

And demonize anyone who disagrees.

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:29 (twelve years ago)

In 2014, I resolve to blame the victim more often.

― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:30 (twelve years ago)

it makes a big difference how it's sung (the woman could sound like she's damn well fine with what's in the drink, the dude could violently shriek "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO WITH MY PRIDE?"), but it IS a song that tries to suggest something romantic and playful in a dynamic that clearly has a coercive if not predatory element. That's more then enough reason to hate a christmas song - far be it from me to defend ANY holiday song, really.

― da croupier, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:35 (twelve years ago)

Well said. I haven't heard the song in ages so I can't really offer an opinion, but I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who enjoy the song without being rapists.

Next thing ya know, you'll be saying Nirvana's Polly is rapey. Oh wait...

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:53 (twelve years ago)

Have we done the Beatles "Run For Your Life" yet?

― nickn, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:59 (twelve years ago)

not so much rapey as abusive iirc

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:00 (twelve years ago)

as in, rapey implies some kind of grey area whereas there really isn't much grey area in Run For Your Life

ugh why did I say anything i will stop talking now

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:01 (twelve years ago)

I would vote rapey. As Je55e mentioned the original score is divided as an interaction between the Wolf and the Mouse so it is meant that the wolf is being agressive and ill intended towards the mouse. There's also the ambiguity in the 'what's in this drink?' line.

― Moka, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:46 (twelve years ago)

as mentioned the original score was written by a husband wife team also so i mean

― i kid because i glove (darraghmac), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:55 (twelve years ago)

tumblrspeak/twitterspeak words that end in an 'ie' sound are generally horrible