The Film It's A Wonderful Life By Carol Costello

Christmastime is a time of joy, peace and love. It is also a time where people put aside their differences, accept one another for who they are and practice unconditional love. Right? Well, apparently not if you happen to lean towards the left politically. After all, there is nothing that liberals won't attack these days. Nothing that is considered out-of-bounds or wholesome enough to be beyond reproach. Case in point, a recent article by Carol Costello, the host of "Across America With Carol Costello" recently penned a piece where she presents the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life" as sexist. Isn't that taking things a bit too far?

What Did Carol Costello Say?

The following is a quote from Costello that explains her reasoning behind the

The movie is called "It's a Wonderful Life" because the film's George Bailey learns by the end of the movie what a truly blessed life he has lived. He learns this lesson thanks to the fact that he is given the opportunity by an angel to see what the world would've looked like had he never been born.

It is during this time of that movie that the viewer sees the way Mary's life would've turned out had she not met, fell in love with and married George. It is here that the viewer sees her as an unmarried, spinster who happens to work as the town librarian. To be fair to Costello, Mary's fate is presented unfavorably. To call it sexist is a bit of a stretch, though. Everyone's life in the town was impacted by George's in some way. His own brother died as a young child because George wasn't around to rescue him. Therefore, to imply the movie is sexist simply because Mary's life seems to be better with George than without him is taking some liberties to be

Of course, although the song itself is older, many new artists have recorded the allegedly sexist refrain. Costello goes on to explain why she believes that not only should movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and songs like "Baby, It's Cold Outside" shouldn't still be around or at the very least enjoyed. Her quote is as follows:

"Old-fashioned songs, plays and ballets are part of the real world. They can influence the way kids think about gender roles. Perhaps it is time we retire these dinosaurs and bask in a brighter, more equitable future. It's happening right under our noses. I cooled to classics like 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Baby It's Cold Outside'? Kinda. I most certainly will never watch that movie or hear that song in the same way I did when I was a kid. And that's a good