{"id":2213991,"date":"2025-12-27T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2213991"},"modified":"2025-12-27T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T19:29:05","slug":"christmas-classic-its-a-wonderful-life-is-racist-claims-woke-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/christmas-classic-its-a-wonderful-life-is-racist-claims-woke-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas classic &#8216;It\u2019s a Wonderful Life&#8217; is racist &#8212; claims woke professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Beloved <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/20\/lifestyle\/christmas-movie-mega-fans-rush-to-quaint-new-england-towns\/\">Christmas<\/a> movie \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d has secret racial and \u201cbigoted\u201d messages, according to a woke college professor who insists that the fictional town of Bedford Falls is too white.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/music\/people\/deaville-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Deaville<\/a>, who teaches music at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carleton University in<\/a>\u00a0Canada, chided the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/25\/business\/amazon-prime-slammed-for-streaming-its-a-wonderful-life-with-key-scene-cut-out-sacrilege\/\">timeless movie<\/a> for its music, claiming it is full of \u201cracism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen and pay attention to the sounds of the movie and that\u2019s where the racism lies, in the music,\u201d the lefty lecturer whined to The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38034237\"><br \/>\n\t<svg 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=570,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 570w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=78,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 78w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=103,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 103w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=1200,928&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=75,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 75w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=202,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 202w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=50,39&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/wonderful-life-larry-simms-jimmy-117886605.jpg?resize=150,116&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\"\/><figcaption>A woke college professor claims beloved Christmas classic \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d has secret racial and \u201cbigoted\u201d messages. <span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The beloved movie stars\u00a0James Stewart\u00a0as \u201cGeorge Bailey,\u201d a man who plans to commit suicide on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>His guardian angel, \u201cClarence Odbody,\u201d played by\u00a0Henry Travers, intervenes by showing George what Bedford Falls would be like if he hadn\u2019t lived there.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The once-friendly hamlet is transformed into a place called Pottersville, a slum of nightclubs, drunks and ne\u2019er-do-wells.<\/p>\n<p>But Deaville, an author who lectures about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trailaurality.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">music and sound in movies<\/a>, moaned that the melodies are all wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38034240\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38034240\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg\" alt=\"James Deaville, Professor of Music at Carleton University.\" class=\"wp-image-38034240\" style=\"width:730px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=150,150&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=180,180&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=71,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 71w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=40,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=70,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 70w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=54,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 54w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=60,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=80,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 80w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=58,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 58w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=156,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 156w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/james-deaville-professor-music-carleton-117886250.jpg?resize=96,96&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\/><figcaption>James Deaville, who teaches music at\u00a0Carleton University in\u00a0Canada, chided the timeless movie for its music, claiming it is full of \u201cracism.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">carleton.ca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe music in Pottersville is boogie woogie and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/16\/lifestyle\/inside-brooklyns-unique-jazz-haven-where-duke-ellington-meets-viral-fame-and-all-ages-sit-down-enjoy-the-music-its-so-special\/\">jazz<\/a>, a Black type of sound, but when the town is called Bedford Falls, the song George and his wife Mary sing to each other is \u2018Buffalo Gals,\u2019 a white traditional standard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also griped that Bedford Falls is populated by mostly whites \u201capart from a Black housekeeper,\u201d and slammed\u00a0Frank Capra, the film\u2019s producer and director, as a racist.<\/p>\n<p>Deaville\u2019s woke words have sparked outrage among some of the film\u2019s admirers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I learned that some unhinged leftist professor claimed this classic contains \u2018secret racial and bigoted\u2019 ideas \u2026 I was beyond furious,\u201d wrote conservative commentator\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fstores%2Fauthor%2FB001JRZZKI%3Fccs_id%3D9f285c2f-0b40-444e-84da-34068fe590c8%26tag%3Dnypost-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fus-news%2Fchristmas-classic-its-a-wonderful-life-is-racist-claims-woke-professor%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Matt Margolis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0American Film Institute has honored the holiday film as one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100 best US films ever made<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted 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James Deaville, who teaches music at\u00a0Carleton University in\u00a0Canada, chided the timeless movie for its music, claiming it is full of \u201cracism.\u201d \u201cListen and pay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2213992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[368005,364346,21741,411584,21818,362997,37798],"class_list":["post-2213991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-christmas-movies","tag-classic-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-its-a-wonderful-life","tag-lifestyle","tag-racism","tag-us-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-classic-Its-a-Wonderful-Life-is-racist-claims.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2213991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2213993,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213991\/revisions\/2213993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2213992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2213991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2213991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2213991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}