“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has come under fire in recent years for some problematic implications in its lyrics. Put simply, critics find the song “a little rapey,” as like Vox’s Emily Crockett put it. As a result, multiple radio stations have made the decision to ban “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” from their holiday lineups, and people are grappling with how to enjoy the song in a modern context. But a new version by Holderness Family patriarch Penn Holderness is putting the emphasis on consent. “We wanted to update this Christmas classic,” the description reads.
Source: Huffington Post December 10, 2018 16:41 UTC