History YMMV / BlackChristmas2019

** As if the movie didn't have enough accidental hilarity in himself, the European Spanish dubs amps it up in the "men have all the power" rant when Nate uses the word "choni," a term for a LowerClassLout girl that in this case comes across as terribly random and TotallyRadical.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: One could interpret the film to also have AnAesop on the dangers of 'Call Out Culture', since Kris's activism either antagonizes people against her, irritates her sisters, makes Riley feel worse, or only has people agree with her out of fear. Rather than opening up a level-headed discussion to convert people to her cause, she just tries to publicly shame and humiliate without a thought to the consequences.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The film was a feminist remake of the original with some less than subtle messaging. Fans of the original movie were dismayed by it [[InNameOnly not being a faithful adaptation]], and general audiences, even those who would agree with the Aesop felt that the characters were douchebags with nobody worth rooting and/or caring for. Predictably, it was met with savage reviews, with the [[Film/BlackChristmas2006 ill-fated 2006 remake]] being perceived as SoBadItWasBetter.

* CompleteMonster: Professor Gelson is a [[HeManWomanHater misogynist]] who, upon discovering that the bust of Calvin Hawthorn contains Hawthorn's malevolent will, uses it to brainwash frat pledges and sends them out to murder "unruly" women. Killing several women across campus, Gelson intends to have the frat dominate political institutions with any women who resist the new way of things to be disposed of. Trying to have the heroines murdered, Gelson promptly has a sorority collaborator killed despite her attempts to be "good" for them.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Kris is the most despised character in the film, even up against the frat house of rapists and murderers. This is because she is a terrible friend to Riley and anyone calling her on her nasty behavior is portrayed as a {{Strawman}}. She also goes through no meaningful CharacterDevelopment and becomes a complete KarmaHoudini by surviving to the end. Not to mention that she is the most responsible for the continued abuse her sisters get from the frat. A contributing factor is that while the villains are all one-dimensional {{Hate Sink}}s, Kris is [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic supposed to be sympathetic to the audience]] despite having few positive qualities.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: While Gelson's sexism seems too stereotypical to be taken true, it's not too different from the ones that actually is displayed often by institutional figures, even with more power, with no repercussions.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: One could interpret the film to also have AnAesop on the dangers of 'Call Out Culture', since Kris's activism either antagonizes people against her, irritates her sisters, makes Riley feel worse or only has people agree with her out of fear. Rather than opening up a level-headed discussion to convert people to her cause, she just tries to publicly shame and humiliate without a thought to the consequences.

* TheScrappy: Kris is not well-liked due to her SoapboxSadie persona being perceived as too obnoxious and self-serving -- as she seems to have little regard for how Riley feels, except when it benefits her. She's also apathetic to Helena's disappearance and seems to make a habit of flashing {{Kubrick Stare}}s at people when they disagree with her.

*** After Kris posts the video of the dance online (against Riley's wishes), James suggests that it could have explored whether or not it is right to call out an institution for a crime, if it makes the victim uncomfortable.

** Kris's efforts to push Riley into facing her accuser during the Christmas contest can go both ways. While she urges Riley to break out of her shell, it can also be seen as a self-serving or reckless act to push a trauma victim past her threshold. She also then compounds it by ''posting the video online'' without Riley's consent and then acts like it's Riley's fault and that she just wants to be a victim when she's upset about it gaining traction.

** Then again, Lindsey was raped and her rapist got away scot-free while her reputation was ruined, and professor Gelson reacted to his choice of authors (''all'', not predominantly, but ''all'') being questioned was launching a personal crusade, to the point of calling out a sexual assault survivor in class (not even the one behind the petition, and one that hadn't even ''signed it'') just to humiliate her while making a point. All in all, seems more like getting hostile reactions lead to a more aggressive activism, rather than the other way around. Particularly reinforced if you notice that the girls aren't actually hostile to strangers and have no issue with men that don't belittle them. That being said, none of it justifies Kris's disregard for Riley's emotional well-being when she uploads the video of their Christmas performance without Riley's consent, which also brings up the issue of respecting a trauma victim's right to privacy even when advocating for them.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: While Gelson's sexism seems too stereotypical to be taken true, it's not too different from the ones that actually is displayed often by institutional figures, even with more power, with no repercussions. Just consider that the film was release under DonalTrump's presidency, after all.

** A few months later, a reboot (actually a stealth sequel) of ''Film/TheCraft'' was released. The parallels were drawn between the two; both based on horror films that carried strong social messages [[ValuesResonance and still succeeding as narratives in the process]]. The attempts to update the story for the modern day resulted in a lot of 'wokeness', changing the villains to an army of {{Straw Misogynist}}s and having a climax [[spoiler: where the female protagonists unite to burn them to death]]. ''Film/TheCraftLegacy'' was compared heavily with this movie, though its reception was slightly warmer.

** Then again, Lindsey was raped and her rapist got away scot-free while her reputation was ruined, and professor Gelson reacted to his choice of authors (''all'', not predominantly, but ''all'') being questioned was launching a personal crusade, to the point of calling out a sexual assault survivor in class (not even the one behind the petition, and one that hadn't even ''signed it'') just to humiliate her while making a point. All in all, seems more like getting hostile reactions lead to a more aggressive activism, rather than the other way around. Particularly reinforced if you notice that the girls aren't actually hostile to strangers and have no issue with men that don't belittle them.