John Legend hopes to save 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' with a focus on consent

Singer-songwriter John Legend has rewritten lines for 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' after the holiday tune was pulled from radio stations for being 'rapey.'

Cleveland radio station WDOK decided last week to remove the classic song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” from its holiday rotation over lyrics that, through a #MeToo lens, now seem a little rape-y.

Legend: “I think they should rejoice”“The song’s every bit as fun and swinging as the original, and its newfound sensitivity feels genuine, not performative,” according toThe rest of the piece is full of the #RelationshipGoals we’ve come to expect from the famous couple: their vitriol for President Trump and love of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a frank discussion of former collaborator Kanye West and the reason Legend “canceled” R. Kelly.

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