Posted on 12/12/2018 7:29:04 AM PST by Freeport
Former “Star Trek” actor William Shatner has taken a hard stance on the ongoing controversy surrounding the Christmas song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” to both the joy and dismay of his fans.
As previously reported, the song has been removed by some radio stations over claims that the song deals with a woman saying “no” to a man’s advances and him persisting. The 87-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday to urge fans to call into CBC radio after it announced that it would remove the holiday song from the airwaves to demand they play it.
“Call in to CBC radio all day and get them to play ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ over and over until midnight!” Shatner wrote.
The former “T.J. Hooker” lead continued to engage with fans on the issue, explaining that he’s worried about the “myopic glasses” that the classic song is being viewed through in 2018.
“C’mon Bill. Isn’t there something, anything, you can find that is more important to rally for?” one user questioned.
“I would think that censorship of classics because certain “types” need to judge things through their own 2018 myopic glasses and demand they be stricken from history is important. Or is this 1984 only 34 years too late?” the star shot back.
Fans were quick to continue to debate the highly contentious issue before Shatner chimed in again to make it clear that he actually believes what he’s saying.
He didn’t relent when confronted with CBC Music’s report that it is restoring the song to the airwaves either.
“I’d still call and request the song be played just to stick it to the Myopia Censorship Club members!” he wrote.
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My problem with the song is it has nothing to do with the Christmas or any other holiday.
Denny Crane can straighten his out!
He should record his own version. I’m sure it would be interesting.
Beam me up Scottie, there is no intelligent life on this planet.
Where is all the controversy over the “sexist” rap songs????
Good for William Shatner, who played the stud of the Universe on Star Trek!
Captain Kirk is slowly turning into a conservative.
Better late than never I suppose.
There is probably a "Progressive" memo out there, somewhere, that states that black men cannot be sexist.
You know, because they are black, or some such.
“Good for William Shatner, who played the stud of the Universe on Star Trek!”
AND in real life.
I was such a TOS fan that I was watching a week early and got to see a “sneak preview” of the show back in 1967. I found out recently that he just lives a little ways from me (30 miles or so). If it were a reasonable thing to do, I’d drop by his place and shake his hand. But he likes his privacy.
Way to go Kirk.
It was the 8th most downloaded song on iTunes.
Even were the libtard fantasies about this true, the girl in the song wants to stay - 30 years before it would have been acceptable to stay. Isn’t that why they burned all those bras? So they could stay if they wanted to?
Never argue with a man who asked God for his ID.
“He should record his own version. I’m sure it would be interesting.”
William Shatner: Rocket Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I
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