Joyless puritans unite against the same “offensive” song. My latest in PJ Media: Many people have asked me how Leftists can ally with Islamic hardliners who adhere to Sharia, a system of laws that would have many of them executed. One clue to the logic of this curious alliance came recently in the “Baby, It’s […]
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” ban shows intersection of Islamic and #MeToo sensibilities
The bans on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” ironic in this age of gangsta rap lyrics full of violent rape imagery and open and unapologetic misogyny, are being rolled back here and there after listener outcries, but they’re still instructive. They show an intersection of Sharia sensibilities with the harsh and angry puritanism of some radical […]