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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The rape anthem 'baby it's cold outside.' Catchy tune, terrible message.[/quote]

It's a "rape anthem" only because your sordid mind made it that.   [/quote]

Ok, nasty troll.  :roll:

But to reply generally: The song literally includes the line 'say, what's in this drink?' When the female character is trying to get out of staying and the male character is arguing she should stay. Read the lyrics; it's a messed-up song. Would you want your daughter to be in the position of the female character in the song? Yeah. Didn't think so.

https://www.salon.com/2012/12/10/is_baby_its_cold_outside_a_date_rape_anthem/[/quote]

No.

That line originally belonged to the female character.

It was written and originally performed by a husband/wife team where she was the pursuer and he was the one trying to avoid being seduced.

The original movie had it that way too. A girl pursuing a guy.

"What's in that drink" is a pre date rape drug line. It does not mean what you think it means. It was an excuse for women to be a little naughty in the days before the sexual revolution.

It is a great song.[/quote]
OK, most of this I agree with. You’re right about the genders being switched from the original in most versions, and - I just love this song. BUT - there is no “pre date rape drug line.” Look up “slip her a mickey.” That phrase has been around for a hundred years, and it wasn’t just referring to alcohol.

All of you hating on “Do They Know It’s Christmas” need to shut, because it was written, produced and recorded in about a week and raised more than $24M for charity, and that’s before it inspired USA for Africa, “We Are the World,” and freaking Live Aid which raised about $100M more than that. Plus, Sting singing “where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears” is clever in the way that only Brits trying to save Africa by songs featuring clever wordplay can be clever. Yes, it’s depressing in parts when you hear it. BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT A FAMINE. [/quote]

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