
Joy Reid's claim that 'Jingle Bells' is racist is dismissed by commentators
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Brian Brenberg introduces a video shared by Joy Reid which controversially claims the Christmas song 'Jingle Bells' has racist origins. Caroline Downey dismisses the assertion, highlighting the song's innocuous nature and pointing out that the composer's father was a prominent abolitionist, a detail omitted from Reid's narrative.