Instead the university lecturer ended up the target of rightwing trolling, after her academic research on Jingle Bells was twisted into an example of liberal overreach. : How to rewrite A Christmas Carol for the digital age Read moreHate-filled emails flooded her inbox, Hamill of Boston University told the Guardian. “Pierpont capitalized on minstrel music and entered upon a ‘safe’ ground for satirizing black participation in northern winter activities,” she wrote. “Newest Christmas controversy has social justice warriors claiming this classic holiday carol is racist,” a Fox News host told viewers earlier this month. “Which seems to be what extreme political outlets want to do.” She had never said that Jingle Bells was now racist nor had she sought to discourage people from singing the tune, she pointed out.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2017 06:22 UTC