Mall of America hires first black Santa

[Drydess]

isn't black santa the one that steals the gifts from under your christmas tree

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[Poliwhirl]

But santa is white, this is as stupid as changing the gender of the ghostbusters

ghostbusters - defined canon, narrative/story
santa - kept alive exclusively on what society wants to perceive him to be

[Foxscotch]

The forget does this even mean

well, I don't think a white santa is a particularly prejudiced concept, but on principle, just because something has always been one way is by no means a reason you can't change it to benefit other people. the fact that white people are upset about the idea of santa not being white is honestly enough to explain why black people might want him to be black sometimes

[Red Spy]

well, I don't think a white santa is a particularly prejudiced concept, but on principle, just because something has always been one way is by no means a reason you can't change it to benefit other people. the fact that white people are upset about the idea of santa not being white is honestly enough to explain why black people might want him to be black sometimes

"Just because a European legend derived from two other European legends is white doesn't mean it needs to be white"

[beachbum111111]

I mean santa could've been black. Jesus was black so why not santa?

Jews are black?


Anyway this is just attention and pandering. I mean the history behind Santa is that he is white because he is based off of Saint Nicholas

[Ipquarx]

This is a disgrace. Santa is a northpolian. Why do people keep misrepresenting him?

[Foxscotch]

"Just because a European legend derived from two other European legends is white doesn't mean it needs to be white"

I don't see you complaining about jesus being portrayed as a race he couldn't possibly have been

[Poliwhirl]

"Just because a European legend derived from two other European legends is white doesn't mean it needs to be white"

"The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends."

and beyond that, santa has evolved much beyond his original stories. there is nothing about santa that's set in stone, because he has already changed so much along with the progression of culture.

[Red Spy]

I don't see you complaining about jesus being portrayed as a race he couldn't possibly have been

Jews look a lot more white than blacks do

"The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends."

and beyond that, santa has evolved much beyond his original stories. there is nothing about santa that's set in stone, because he has already changed so much along with the progression of culture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Christmas

[Drydess]

I don't see you complaining about jesus being portrayed as a race he couldn't possibly have been

not controversial enough

[Poliwhirl]

Jews look a lot more white than blacks do

Jews are black?

don't you guys always complain when people say hating muslims is tribal because "muslims aren't a race, they're a religion"?

[Red Spy]

don't you guys always complain when people say hating muslims is tribal because "muslims aren't a race, they're a religion"?

What does that have to do with anything we're talking about

[Eon]

don't you guys always complain when people say hating muslims is tribal because "muslims aren't a race, they're a religion"?

muslims are followers of islam not a race
not too sure if middle easterners are white, asian, or their own separate thing entirely though

[Red Spy]

muslims are followers of islam not a race
not too sure if middle easterners are white, asian, or their own separate thing entirely though

They're brown, if you have to give them a color

[Nonnel]

don't you guys always complain when people say hating muslims is tribal because "muslims aren't a race, they're a religion"?

jews are a race as well as a religion