She was at a community choir practice when it struck her: the song they were gleefully singing was about date-rape.
Vancouver-based author Rachel Hartman said it was jarring, hearing and singing the lyrics of Henry Purcell’s 1690 folk song Cakes and Ales, a tale of getting a woman drunk in order to have sexual relations with her. But, she worried she was overreacting.
After consulting with a friend, she decided to bring it up with the choir director, who ultimately decided to pull the song, because he didn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable.
“I felt terrible,” Hartman told North by Northwest host
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