The first day of December means radio stations all over the world are infusing holiday tunes into their daily track list.

But at one Ohio station, a notable Christmas classic has been nixed in light of the Me Too movement.

According to , listeners complained to Star 102 Cleveland that Baby ItB次元官网网址檚 Cold Outside was inappropriate. The radio station announced it would be pulling the song earlier this week.

The move comes despite a majority of listeners saying they wanted the song to be played in a poll conducted on the radio stationB次元官网网址檚 Facebook page.

In a blog post on the stationB次元官网网址檚 website, show host Glenn Anderson said that he didnB次元官网网址檛 understand the decision himself until after reading the lyrics to Frank LoesserB次元官网网址檚 1944 hit.

The song, which won an Oscar in 1950 for Best Original Song and was featured in NeptuneB次元官网网址檚 Daughter, plays like a conversation between a man trying to persuade his female guest to stay with him for the night, instead of risk the journey home in the cold depths of winter.

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Other lyrics include:

B次元官网网址�I ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?

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Anderson said B次元官网网址渋t was a different timeB次元官网网址� when the song was first written. It has gone on to be covered by Lad Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton and was featured in the movie Elf.

B次元官网网址淏ut now while reading it, it seems very manipulative and wrong,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

B次元官网网址淭he world we live in is extra sensitive now, and people get easily offended, but in a world where #MeToo has finally given women the voice they deserve, the song has no place.B次元官网网址�

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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