Drinking, smoking, carousing: Why 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside' is actually a feminist anthem by info@share.sv | Dec 11, 2018 | Political Drinking, smoking, carousing: Why 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside' is actually a feminist anthem In the classic Christmas song, a woman smokes, drinks, flirts — and maybe spends the night. ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ is a song ahead of its time.