The song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has become a hot-button topic during the holiday season for snowflakes, sensitive left-leaning individuals, to prove how liberal they are. But this snowflake loves the song and finds no problem with the lyrics new-aged feminists often call problematic.

The lyric “say what’s in this drink?” is often used to support the idea the song is about date rape. However, the song, released in 1949, predates the use of date rape drugs by about 40 years, invalidating that argument.

This song expresses the frustrations of a woman existing in a patriarchal society who is simply trying to enjoy herself. Women are not allowed the freedom to enjoy casual sex or a drink without criticism, but the restrictions of misogyny were even more confining during the late ’40s. The woman’s hesitation is not of her own choosing, but because of the expectations of women living in that time period.

The woman in the song is not afraid of her male companion but afraid of the gossip and scorn that will follow her if she chooses to stay the night. By saying “there’s bound to be talk tomorrow,” she expresses her fear of breaking these societal norms.

The peak of unfairness is that the man in the song does not have to worry about his reputation because no one will judge him for his sexual activity. The woman, on the other hand, must worry about what “the neighbors might think.”