![]() On Monday, San Francisco-area radio station KOIT-FM (96.5) announced that it had returned the song to its rotation after a vast majority of listeners in an online poll voted to have it reinstated. The tune has grown controversial in recent years, due to a changing cultural climate and conversations cropping up in the wake of #MeToo, prompting some radio stations to remove the song from airplay.īut the tide appears to be turning for “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” got a chilly reception on some airwaves earlier this year, but the seasonal favorite is heating up the charts, thanks to loyal fans who are pushing back against, well, the backlash. “So Sorry!”Īnd it’s not the first time Trump’s critics have been called out for relying on homophobic jokes in their efforts to mock the president. “I should have said ‘water boy’ like for football teams or something like that,” tweeted Brzezinski. “But why doesn’t Mike Pompeo care right now? Are the pathetic deflections that we just heard when he appeared on ‘Fox & Friends,’ is that a patriot speaking? Or a wannabe dictator’s butt boy?”Ĭritics were quick to point out the homophobic nature of the insult, and Brzezinski promptly apologized on Twitter for her “super bad choice of words.” (While sometimes referring to a person eager to please for personal gain, a “butt boy” is also understood as a derogatory term for gay men.) “I understand that Donald Trump doesn’t care. ![]() Pompeo as “wannabe dictator” President Trump’s “butt boy.”ĭuring a segment discussing the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the MSNBC show Wednesday morning, Brzezinski questioned whether Pompeo’s comments were “the words of a patriot.” “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski has apologized for referring to Secretary of State Michael R.
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