"Jingle Bells" is a rayciss song about slavery, something something

[Whitey Ford]

Jingle Bells, niggers smell
Niggers smell like shit
Put them in the cotton field
And make them pick, pick, pick!
Elementary School Nixes 'Jingle Bells' Over 'Controversial' Slave Imagery in Song

An elementary school in New York decided to remove "Jingle Bells" from its curriculum because of concerns about the song's potential to be "controversial or offensive."

The school's concern about "Jingle Bells" was partially linked to a 2017 article written by Kyna Hamill, the director of Boston University's College of Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, according to the Beacon. Hamill's article explored how the song originated, which included its existence as "a product of the minstrel stage in Boston" during the mid-1800s.

Concern also stemmed from possible interpretations of the song's lyrics that could include slave imagery, according to Allison Rioux, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at Brighton Central Schools.

Rioux told the Beacon that some people "suggest that the use of collars on slaves with bells to send an alert that they were running away is connected to the origin of the song 'Jingle Bells.'" Rioux added that the school was "not taking a stance" about the lyric's meanings, but "we do feel strongly that this line of thinking is not in agreement with our district beliefs to value all cultures and experiences of our students."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/el...?ocid=msedgntp

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