I Didn’t Realize How Wrong ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Was Until I Heard This Version

The original 1944 version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is a super-pleasant holiday tune … that is, until you hear the lyrics for the first time. I’d call the fellow part of the duet a little more than ungentlemanly, more than pushy — well, a blogger put her own spin on it. It’s short. It’s…

Oh, back already?


This brand-new, feminist-approved version is pretty amazing.

11 seconds in and he already gets it.

Respect women and their choices — whether it’s the choice to stay with her square-jawed companion for the evening, perhaps to discuss which classic movie star inspired his mustache or whatever you two may have in mind — or whether it’s to go home.

The original version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was made popular in a movie called “Neptune’s Daughter”:

…and if the lyrics didn’t drive the point home in this clip, Ricardo Montalbán and his cartoon wolf impression will do:

Esther Williams just wants to leave, dude.

Taking away someone else’s clothes so they will stay in your home (and then maybe make out with you) is a pretty childish way to flirt. And, of course, ignoring her decision because (you think) yours is more important is just Sexism 101.

Always the gentleman, this one.

So … this grabbing he’s doing…

He grabs her that way a lot. And is that OK?

Not OK on Christmas or any time of year, dudes.

The original song is so darn catchy, which is why it’s still popular 70+ years later. But consent is a gift. Gifts are given, not taken.

Pass on the enlightenment, if you’d like. No pressure — and a Happy Festive Holiday Month to you all!

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