Author Topic: Santa vs. Politically Correct (Read 454581 times)

Negima · « **on:** December 09, 2007, 08:05:30 pm »

I heard about this on the radio over here last week and could not believe someone would even think about changing Santa.

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The bearded, rotund Santa has in recent years been accused of being a fraud, an interloper and even politically incorrect but now he also faces accusations of being unhealthy and a bad role model as child obesity rates soar.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071207/lf_nm_life/santa_diet_dc_1

Once again, no words I can think of can fully express my disbelief or sarcasm of how ridiculous this is getting.
Have fun with the article.

Sayda · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2007, 08:56:32 pm »

Oh wtf. Santa doesn't give off that sort of message. Kid's idols aren't Santa Claus anymore anyway. They're all skinny actresses.

BlackjackGabbiani · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2007, 09:30:44 pm »

He's not even that big! He just wears a fat-looking outfit.

Still, this doesn't top Australia trying to ban their Santas from saying "ho ho ho", claiming that it's offensive to women. Apparently they've even fired one for saying it.

reppy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2007, 12:23:01 am »

Yet having little kids bounce around on his knees is perfectly OK?

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2007, 07:44:04 am »

That comes from a time when more personal interaction and signs of general affection via innocent but close contact were a social norm.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2007, 05:52:25 pm »

This is just another example of how people are becoming more and more foolish. This is one reason why I chose to celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas.

BigGuy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2007, 03:05:16 pm »

nothing is gonnastop me from having the best christmahannakaamzaka ever. I miss that commercial.

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2007, 03:31:56 pm »

Don't forget National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation... that's my favorite Lampoon movie too.

superjaz · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:53:04 am »

from all the things in my life that i have blamed for making me fat (from fried chicken to my older brother calling me big-fat-ugly-pig when i was 5 and a string bean) one thing i have never blamed is santa

AnimeMatrix · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2007, 05:55:51 pm »

Wow- what isn't PC anymore? It's like how you don't hear "Merry Christmas" in the media anymore and instead hear "Happy Holidays." I mean, Santa Claus was depicted as a big, fat, jolly man WAAAAY before child obesity became such a big issue.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2007, 07:58:20 pm »

Quote from: BigGuy on December 12, 2007, 03:05:16 pm

nothing is gonnastop me from having the best christmahannakaamzaka ever. I miss that commercial.

Not to sound like a pain in the @$$, but it's Christmahannakwanzakah. Some friends of mine found it on Youtube so we could say it right. (I may have messed up the spelling a bit, but it's the right pronounciation).

BigGuy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2007, 03:42:32 pm »

thanks for the real spelling, I should have thought of looking the video up

Seraph · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:08:07 pm »

sometimes I wonder if PC fanatics are so worried about offending somebody that they end up offending somebody. This Santa case sounds like a good example.

Kimiski · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2007, 07:19:54 am »

OHHH BROTHHEERR!!!

Syd-chan · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2007, 08:46:04 pm »

*sigh* It was only a matter of time...It started last year...I think....Geeze, when will these people end? It's like they do nothing but walk around public places, looking for something to complain about!

Seraph · « **Reply #15 on:** December 21, 2007, 10:25:18 pm »

I wonder how they will react if someone told them that their existenace is offending...would they try to erase themselves?

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #16 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:07:58 pm »

Quote from: Seraph on December 21, 2007, 10:25:18 pm

I wonder how they will react if someone told them that their existenace is offending...would they try to erase themselves?

We can only hope. However I suspect they'd really be offended at your taking offense and expect your existence and freedom of choice to be erased instead.

DancingTofu · « **Reply #17 on:** December 21, 2007, 11:59:45 pm »

If you ask an 8-year-old--ANY 8-year-old--if they want to be fat when they grow up, they will say no. Why? Because obesity is a disease; usually a very apparent one. It usually leaves a mark, but doesn't have to be permanent. Fat does not describe a person any better than vomitting does. Certainly, you can tell someone to look for someone with an affliction, but it is, despite all arguments, not a permanent physical feature. I know a girl who weighed about 200 lbs in 2nd grade and was down to around 110 by 8th grade. (she's maintained a healthy body since)

For someone to be fat is not a flawed role model, and Santa Clause is not a role model anyway. Firemen are role models. Actors and actresses are role models. Teachers and parents are role models. Ridiculous fairy tale characters made to help children conceptualise the selfless giving of Christmas are not role models.

MichaelEvans · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2007, 04:46:52 am »

Can Anime/Manga Characters be roll models too? I can think of quite a few of them that are minor players in my head... (Thought it's sometimes hard to remember their names...)

DancingTofu · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2007, 02:23:05 pm »

My logic says yes. Certainly, they're fictional, but no more than other fictional characters, like Obi Wan Kenobi (huge role model) or Ford Prefect (not as huge, but pretty cool).

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Author Topic: Santa vs. Politically Correct (Read 454581 times)