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I know it's not rapey, and even said as much. But even when you ARE paying attention to the context, it's promoting the idea that it's okay to say things you don't mean and that you should expect to have to second-guess what your romantic partner is telling you. And that's something that INFURIATES me -- no, it's NOT okay to say one thing and mean something else. The ASSUMPTION that this is a thing that happens is the reason why date rape is such a controversial subject instead of being an open-and-shut case kind of thing.

So yeah, I GET the song. I just don't think it's the kind of thing that needs to be played on repeat in public. :/

Likewise, I GET Last Christmas and Christmas Shoes, and they certainly have their places in the right context, but they have meaning that's being completely being ignored when they're overplayed the way they are. Neither of these songs is about celebrating the holiday season; they're both about heartbreaking pain during a time when one is supposed to be happy.

(Santa Baby meanwhile is just trashy. You're welcome to like it if you want. I don't have any objective complaints about it. But subjectively, I can't stand it.)