A Scary Time

It is based on the comment by former United States President Donald Trump that "it's a very scary time for young men in America", which he said amid the sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

"[2][6] Lab does not mention Trump or Kavanaugh in the video, but references the 35-year interval between Ford's and Ramirez's alleged assault and their accusations ("I can't speak out against my rapist after 35 years").

Lab says that it is time for women to "rise up" and "use our collective voice", and urges the listener to "make some noise" by voting in the 2018 United States elections on November 6.

[6] The video received a warm response on social media and was endorsed by celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo, Ellen DeGeneres, Matthew Modine, Patricia Arquette and Alyssa Milano.

The host Jimmy Kimmel said that the Me Too movement and the events surrounding Kavanaugh's confirmation as Supreme Court justice had illuminated the risks and fear that women face as part of their everyday life.

[4][8] According to Australian columnist Van Badham writing for The Guardian, Lab's song "exposes Donald Trump's rightwing mythology of confected male victimhood".

[2] Identifying A Scary Time as part of a "[tradition] of confrontation between cultural resisters and the state", Badham compares Lab to prominent protest song artists, such as Phil Ochs.