I can't say #MeToo. I'm a male and, in many ways, on the "good" side of the double standard. This isn't even to correct forum for much of what I feel needs to be said (too many students read this blog). However, I really need to talk about a problem with one of our (not mine) beloved Christmas songs. Each year, when we return from Thanksgiving break, I treat my students to a variety of lectures on problems with Christmas. I talk about the theological damage that Santa can cause (more on that in a later post). I talk about how annoying and odd the song "Christmas Shoes" is. Most seriously, I talk about the problems highlighted (highlit?) by "Baby It's Cold Outside". I love a lot of what Frank Loesser wrote ( Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ). It's easy to write off this song as a product of a society that didn't respect the rights of women. The continuing popularity of the song shows that we a...
Blog started at my students' urging. Many different things will be talked about here.