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Everyone shut up and listen to this guy

your yearly reminder that Baby It’s Cold Outside is a song about a woman having CONSENSUAL sex, at a time when premarital sex was frowned upon. The female singer is offering up the token demurrals society expects her to, because it’s expected, not bc she doesn’t fully intend to stay and have awesome sex with a dude she’s into. The male singer knows this, and is in turn offering her an excuse to give to the neighbors in the morning (“it was too cold for me to go home, the only responsible thing to do was spend the night at his place. because of the weather, get your minds out of the gutter”). A 1950s audience would have understood all this, but the nuance gets lost in a modern age where women are actually allowed to say yes when they mean it.

Also the “hey what’s in this drink” thing was a common joke at the time, where the punchline was that there was in fact nothing in the drink. the woman’s making a joke that she wouldn’t do this if she was sober, oh goodness no! it’s only a joke bc both she and the man are in on the punchline: she is sober, and is only staying bc she wants to

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

my tags: The female singer IS saying yes but using an outdated social script that doesn’t translate well to the 21st century. this song was funny and sweet to 1950s audiences bc it was about two people having fun and hooking up, and using the winter weather as an excuse

#it’s a fun song about having fun sex while being snowed in together. which as i say it i realize is ABSOLUTELY a fanfic trope #they were SNOWED IN TOGETHER. and there was only ONE BED #OH MY GOD THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED

pfdiva

#i like this song best when i can see the singers#and some of this energy comes across#when you can see the grins she’s giving him#the shared joke they have

purdymow44

Yes! Not only that but the first time the song was used there was also a gender swapped version where red skelton played the “mouse” and Betty Garrett as the “wolf” character. And it was distinctly set in a warm climate so when the mouse says it’s cold outside too it is so clearly a choice because the joke is also that it’s not even cold.

gjesse

me when homicidal homosexuals

antonivs

uncommon-lamp

Some observations from my latest film binge

oliviascully

Rope (1948) be like

Mr. Kentley: So who exactly do you think should have the privilege to commit murder?

Brandon: Well, me and the two men I’m in love with obviously 😊 hope this helps!

classicfilmsource

Rope 1948 | Bringing Up Baby 1938, Indiscreet 1958, Holiday 1938

#rope 1948

uservik

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005) Torchwood: Children of Earth Day Five (2009)

mozartart

november 2023

theorderofthetriad

remake of alfred hitchcock's Rope but it uses at many shots as they can possibly fit in

tremendously-exhilarated

Today I found out that Dirk Bogarde (one of my favorite actors) stars in a 1947 TV movie adaption of Rope. If anyone knows where to find it, PLEASE let me know, I'm extremely desperate

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as

holyviolence

(RE)WATCHED IN 2023: Oh, he's very popular. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheads—they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude.

FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986) DIR. JOHN HUGHES