Singer-songwriters Lydia Liza and Josiah Lemanski absorb released an updated version of the 1944 classic Christmas song "Baby,It's Cold Outside" to emphasize the importance of sexual consent. The couple told CNN, they always felt the lyrics from the original song were "aggressive" and "troubling, or " especially since it portrays a woman repeatedly telling a guy she doesn't want to stay at a party with him while he relentlessly insists they stay.
Lyrics from the original "Baby,It's Cold Outside"I ought to say no, no, or no sir / (You mind if I sail in closer)
At least I'm gonna say that I tried / (And what's the sense in hurting my pride)
I really cant stay / (Oh baby,don't hold out) / Oh, but it's cold outside"We started thinking of the open-ended questions that song has, and " Lydia told the news site. "You never figure out if she gets to disappear domestic. You never figure out if there was something in her drink. It just leaves you with a wrong taste in your mouth."Lydia says addressing the dangers of misunderstanding sexual consent is important because "it's not just a scarce thing - it happens all the time,everywhere. Every day." While she admits, she didn't intend for the song to disappear viral, and "I thought we were just doing like a really apt,wintry, comic thing, or " Lydia told CNN that she does hope the song will open up more discussion on the touchy subject. "I hope it will be on people's minds and that people will donate to charity or conclude some volunteer work at shelters or sexual assault centers. Like,if you think about this and you think it's a problem, definitely step out of your consolation zone and conclude something and help someone, or " she said.
Listen to the couple's updated rendition ahead.
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