When radio stations began banning the classic Christmas song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” because of complaints by social justice warriors, they never considered the consequences.
One of those consequences was a war that was launched by legendary Hollywood actor William Shatner — who played Capt. James T. Kirk in the TV series “Star Trek” — against one of those very same radio stations that had bowed to the politically correct mob.
“Call in to CBC radio all day and get them to play “Baby It’s Cold Outside” over and over until midnight!” the anti-PC warrior (or captain, if you will) tweeted Tuesday in response to a report that CBC Radio was slated to ban the classic song at the end of the day.
Look:
Call in to CBC radio all day and get them to play “Baby It’s Cold Outside” over and over until midnight! ?? pic.twitter.com/qrRwAHOwYX
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018
But while this willingness to stand up to the mob earned him accolades from some, it also triggered another war: One between the legendary actor and his Twitter followers.
“Congrats Bill, never let sex assault victims get in the way of your fun,” one particularly exasperated follower named “Wiggin” wrote in a sarcastic tweet.
The lyrics of the song tell the story of a man trying to convince a woman to stay with him at his house during a cold evening instead of returning to her own home.
Though the woman repeatedly says “no,” the man playfully persists by pouring her drinks and arguing, “Baby, it’s cold outside. … Think of my lifelong sorrow! … If you caught pneumonia and died!”
By the end of the song, the woman agrees to stay, singing, “Okay fine, just another drink then.” And according to social justice warriors like “Wiggin,” this amounts to date rape.
Check out Shatner’s replies to this and other criticism below:
I would think that censorship of classics because certain “types” need to judge things through their own 2018 myopic glasses and demand they be stricken from history is important. Or is this 1984 only 34 years too late?? https://t.co/sU4JgIA80i
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018
Have you watched the original choreography, myopic Peter or are you one of those who needs to take the lyrics & extrapolate worst case? You must clutch your pearls over rap music. ? Here’s the original choreography from 1949: https://t.co/bYvhvJg8Zt https://t.co/Jr4FNJccUs
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018
The choreography is the interpretation of the lyrics from the timeframe when it was written(1940’s.) If 2018 prudes want to interpret the lyrics as something else; the problem obviously lies in their own minds not in the original lyrics. https://t.co/vXWJiw9M4X
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018
Despite complaints from social justice warriors, the captain ultimately won.
“Last week, we decided to press pause to consider the different points of view on playing ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside.’ Because we value our audience input, which was overwhelmingly to include the song, we have put it back on the two playlists where it had been removed,” CBC Radio announced Tuesday.
It’s unclear whether the announcement was issued before or after Shatner’s tweet. What is known is that CBC Radio is one of numerous stations that initially banned the classic song but later reversed their bans after outcry from a public fed up with political correctness.
The idea of banning the 74-year-old song first emerged earlier this month after a Cleveland statement removed it because a listener complained that the song is inappropriate.
“It wasn’t really our decision. It’s the decision of our listeners,” WDOK midday host Desiray Cross claimed, though she then proceeded to make it clear she herself finds the song offensive.
“People might say, ‘oh, enough with that #MeToo,’ but if you really put that aside and listen to the lyrics, it’s not something I would want my daughter to be in that kind of a situation,” she complained to news station WJW. “The tune might be catchy, but let’s maybe not promote that sort of an idea.”
Listen:
While a small but loud minority agreed with this decision — as well as the decision by other stations to follow WDOK’s lead — an even louder majority soon made it clear they didn’t.
Shatner is clearly among the louder majority, though it turns out that many members of the loud minority were his Twitter followers, including “Wiggin.”
Look:
C’mon, Bill. Isn’t there something, anything, you can find that is more important to rally for?
— Greta GG (@GretaGarbolini) December 11, 2018
You old heads love your tribalism and tradition. On both sides of isle.
Sorry your kids (millenials) have to point out how fooked up your traditions are and ruin the party.
If only we could all pretend these songs aren’t about rape as we head to the church that rapes kids. wow.— Dontbethatguy (@Dontbewallst) December 6, 2018
@BillCosby is finally in jail for rape after god knows how many women he tried to drug, those women probably also asked ‘Say what’s in this drink?’ You have become a disgusting old man.
— Mr. Greenhill (@dgreenhillb) December 12, 2018
Congrats Bill, never let sex assault victims get in the way of your fun
— wiggin (@PeterWigginX13) December 11, 2018
What remains unclear is why the same activists crying foul over this song never complain about the genuinely filthy and demeaning lyrics heard in contemporary rap music.
No matter, because according to a much larger majority — the one responsible for the song’s gradual return to the airwaves — all this hoopla is much ado about nothing.
Look:
Okay, I finally listened to Baby it’s Cold Outside…and I still don’t get it…much ado about nothing I take, but that just goes with the generation we are in anyway…
— glenda malmstrom (@GMalmstrom) December 10, 2018
@BellMts there’s nothing wrong with “Baby it’s Cold Outside” but there is something very wrong with the brains of those who say there is!
— LouiseRussin Galacia (@cookiemutt) December 11, 2018
enough is enough!!!!!!! There’s nothing wrong with the song “Baby it’s cold outside” there’s nothing wrong with saying Merry I should not have to worry that someone is offended by Christmas !!This is a Christian country !!! If your offended by Christmas go live elsewhere!!
— VICKY SIRICA (@SHESALOVEBRID) December 11, 2018
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” was written in the 1950s. People who were teenagers in the 50s don’t give a rat’s rear what the PC police think of this song. Nothing wrong with it then or now.
— Oldcarguy (@Oldcarguy5) December 10, 2018
I’m with Shatner! William Shatner battles with fans over defense of ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’https://t.co/jtsVnhKM1M
— ??????PatriotCheryl (@Cmwkrn) December 12, 2018
“people whining about stuff like “baby it’s cold outside” explains how and why Trump got elected”
— Pat Thomas (@PatThomas1964) December 12, 2018
@WilliamShatner I’m a little late to the “Baby It’s Cold Outside” debate that you’ve been doing, but all I can say is Bravo, Mr. Shatner. Thank u for adding ur logical voice 2 the insane yowling out there. Been a fan of yours for years, & met u once at a convention with my son.
— Tamara Weed (@TamaraWeed0510) December 12, 2018
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As for Shatner, he’s not quite done with his war just yet:
?? I’d still call and request the song be played just to stick it to the Myopia Censorship Club members! ? https://t.co/5s8pRZaw92
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 11, 2018
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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