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He's fat, he's jolly and children love him. but that's not good enough. He's too fat.
Why does Santa’s weight problem matter? Because approximately 16 percent of children ages 2 to 19 are now considered obese in the United States. First Lady Michelle Obama is campaigning to end childhood obesity. Our military is worried about finding recruits fit enough to fight. And recent studies show that a high percentage of obese children have the same thickened arteries as a 45-year-old.
In light of the above and as one of children’s most prominent role models, Santa has got to think about the message he is sending by constantly giving in to the whims of his stomach and Mrs. Claus’ perilous overfeeding. I’m not calling for Santa to develop an eating disorder or to start working on a six-pack, but, yes, Virginia, Santa needs tough love and he needs it now. Santa Is Just Too Darn Fat | Fox News
Well, both Santa and Frosty used to smoke. But....since smoking is bad for your health.....we no longer show either one smoking.....don't want to set a bad example for the children.
So, it only makes sense, since being overweight is bad for your health, that both Santa and Frosty should be slim and trim.......after all......we don't want them to set a bad example for the children, do we?
Who was "caucasian?" Santa Claus? Saint Nicholas? The two are not the same, you know? Ah, what am I saying? It's obvious that you don't know.
a.) You need to read up on the definition of "Caucasian" - it's interesting. You'll find out that your assumption that "Caucasian means white" is incorrect and strongly biased by your own (US) culture. If you are concerned about Saint Nicholas, he was most likely Hamitic: Caucasian but non-white. Perhaps "Hamito-Semitic."
b.) We are still discussing Santa Claus and not the ancient Greek Bishop.
You are arguing that a guy who lives at the North Pole, has a bunch of Elves man a workshop to manufacture toys, rides a reindeer-propelled sleigh across the sky, wears a red coat, has a white beard, eats cookies and drinks milk at just about every house, squeezes his big arse through a chimney with a sack full of toys, and who visits millions of children all in one night has an actual race.
Do you ever stop and listen to yourself?
I've encountered a lot of idiocy on this forum but this most definitely takes the cake.
Santa Claus is white. Jesus is white. I am sick to death of pandering to the politically correct few who want to not be called racist. Get over it.
It's not the dumbest article I've ever read on Slate, but it's up there. I like the correction at the end. Have fun...
"Two decades later, America is less and less white, but a melanin-deficient Santa remains the default in commercials, mall casting calls, and movies. Isn’t it time that our image of Santa better serve all the children he delights each Christmas?
Yes, it is. And so I propose that America abandon Santa-as-fat-old-white-man and create a new symbol of Christmas cheer. From here on out, Santa Claus should be a penguin.
Well, both Santa and Frosty used to smoke. But....since smoking is bad for your health.....we no longer show either one smoking.....don't want to set a bad example for the children.
So, it only makes sense, since being overweight is bad for your health, that both Santa and Frosty should be slim and trim.......after all......we don't want them to set a bad example for the children, do we?
So when will Santa be a paraplegic, half black, half white, half Hispanic, Asian, homosexual dwarf, hermaphrodite, in a wheelchair?
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