Why the Song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is NOT Predatory

The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is NOT predatory and Mandy tells you why it's not.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'm gonna do it one more time, may right. I'm

(00:01):
gonna do it this year, and I'm gonna do it
right now. Record it so we can make it its
own little podcast. Here is why Baby It's Cold Outside
is not predatory. Baby It's Cold Outside is a construct
of the patriarchal culture that the women were living in
back when this song was written. They weren't allowed to
have sexual agency and decide to stay.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Late have another cigarette.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
They weren't allowed because their parents would be pacing the floor.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Their brother would be so upset.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
That song is not about him convincing her to stay.
It is about her making the appropriate excuses so he
knows she's a nice girl. It's all about her taking
agency while making excuses.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
As to why she can't. You're welcome. I still love
that song.