![]() ![]() Also, it doesn't seem like Santa Claus ever takes responsibility for the incident: "They should never give a license/To a man who drives a sleigh." Grandma drank too much eggnog, forgot her medication and took off, and was found by her family the next morning with "hoof-prints on her forehead." The singer wonders "Should we open up her gifts/Or send them back," as if that's the most important matter the day after their grandmother was killed. Why it's offensive: It's disrespectful and callous. The song was re-recorded three times with different musicians: in 19 for famine relief, and in 2014 for the Ebola crisis in West Africa. Why it's great: It raised millions of dollars for worth causes. The lines "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" and "No rain or rivers flow" are ignorant to the face that Africa does indeed see snow and has one of the longest rivers in the world, the Nile. ![]() ![]() The line "Well tonight thank God it's them/Instead of you" is seen as one of the most problematic, and Bono even changed the lyric when performing it in 2014 for Band Aid 30. Critics argue the lyrics promote a "white savior" complex and is condescending. The 1984 song, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and performed by Band Aid, was in response to the famine in Ethiopia. When Santa and the other reindeer discover that Rudolph's nose is advantageous on a foggy night, everyone cheers for him and declares that he'll "go down in history." Corinne Conley, the voice of Sue in the 1964 film, said in an interview with TMZ that all of the issues are resolved at the end of the movie and that if anyone was a bully before, they would learn a valuable lesson at the end of the film. Why it's great: Rudolph triumphs in the end and eventually gains respect for being different. Why it's offensive: It promotes bullying with lyrics such as "All of the other reindeer/Used to laugh and call him names/They never let poor Rudolph/Play in any reindeer games." The 1964 stop-motion film in particular has come under fire for its bullying of Rudolph by the other reindeer, and especially from his father, Donner, who forces Rudolph to wear a fake nose. Hermey is made fun of by other elves for his desire to become a dentist. In a reprise version, the gender roles are swapped, so maybe it's not about gender at all. In the 1949 musical "Neptune's Daughter," a couple performs the song traditionally with the man insisting the woman stay. The author proposes that the woman is exercising her sexual agency in a patriarchal society. The woman wonders multiple times what her sister and maiden aunt might think tomorrow if she stays. ![]() A Tumblr post from 2016 posits a feminist defense: it's the 1940s and the woman is at her date's house, unchaperoned, which was not what "good girls" did back then. The song, which was written in 1944 by Frank Loesser as a song he and his wife could sing at parties, is a jovial back and forth that should not be taken seriously. Why it's great: It's a harmless flirtation. The man responds with "Mind if I move in closer?" and "Gosh your lips look delicious," which come off to some as creepy and unwanted behavior. The woman sings "I ought to say 'No, no, no, sir'," expressing clearly she wants to go, and "Say, what's in this drink?" sounds like a red flag that there's something in the drink that shouldn't be there. Those in favor of banning the song insist that the woman in the song tries multiple times to leave, while the man pushes her to stay. Why it's offensive: Some say it promotes date rape culture. Here are some well-known festive songs and why they could be considered inappropriate - and why some people still consider them beloved classics. Take a closer look at some of these lyrics, and you might not think they're as holly jolly, very merry, walking-in-a-winter-wonderland as they seem. Radio stations across the country and in Canada have started banning the track this season in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Is "Baby, It's Cold Outside" an offensive Christmas song? The debate continues to rage and divide people all over the country. Watch Video: Bird's-eye view of Christmas trees ![]()
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