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Radio station pulls 91ƵBaby It91Ƶs Cold Outside91Ƶ, citing MeToo movement

A Cleveland radio station show host called the 1944 song 91Ƶvery manipulative and wrong91Ƶ
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The first day of December means radio stations all over the world are infusing holiday tunes into their daily track list.

But at one Ohio station, a notable Christmas classic has been nixed in light of the Me Too movement.

According to , listeners complained to Star 102 Cleveland that Baby It91Ƶs Cold Outside was inappropriate. The radio station announced it would be pulling the song earlier this week.

The move comes despite a majority of listeners saying they wanted the song to be played in a poll conducted on the radio station91Ƶs Facebook page.

In a blog post on the station91Ƶs website, show host Glenn Anderson said that he didn91Ƶt understand the decision himself until after reading the lyrics to Frank Loesser91Ƶs 1944 hit.

The song, which won an Oscar in 1950 for Best Original Song and was featured in Neptune91Ƶs Daughter, plays like a conversation between a man trying to persuade his female guest to stay with him for the night, instead of risk the journey home in the cold depths of winter.

The song features the opening lyrics, 91ƵI really can91Ƶt stay - Baby it91Ƶs cold outside, I91Ƶve got to go away - Baby it91Ƶs cold outside.91Ƶ

Other lyrics include:

91ƵI ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?

At least I91Ƶm gonna say that I tried - What91Ƶs the sense in hurting my pride?91Ƶ

Anderson said 91Ƶit was a different time91Ƶ when the song was first written. It has gone on to be covered by Lad Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton and was featured in the movie Elf.

91ƵBut now while reading it, it seems very manipulative and wrong,91Ƶ Anderson said.

91ƵThe world we live in is extra sensitive now, and people get easily offended, but in a world where #MeToo has finally given women the voice they deserve, the song has no place.91Ƶ



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I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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