has the time come for a black santa ?
Dec 16th 2013, 12:03 pm
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has the time come for a black santa ?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1548346
here is a sombre thought: please reflect carefully before you respond
here is a sombre thought: please reflect carefully before you respond
Dec 16th 2013, 12:47 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Aye Aye....This should be interesting 
Kinda like "has time come for a Black US president", "Black lead person in a Hollywood blockbuster", "Black PM in Canada", "Black police chiefs" etc?
Why stop / target one race....how about As Asian, Oriental, Aboriginal, Amazonian or South American Santa?
Kinda like "has time come for a Black US president", "Black lead person in a Hollywood blockbuster", "Black PM in Canada", "Black police chiefs" etc?
Why stop / target one race....how about As Asian, Oriental, Aboriginal, Amazonian or South American Santa?
Dec 16th 2013, 12:52 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
There's no cause to be sombre and no reason a Santa should be a specific colour. Indeed, one year at the work children's party, a Nigerian colleague was Santa; children were markedly less disturbed that year than the one when it was my turn.
Of course, no amount of equal opportunity Santa-ing will stop people from being basically shit. Someone will always object.
Of course, no amount of equal opportunity Santa-ing will stop people from being basically shit. Someone will always object.
Dec 16th 2013, 1:04 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
If you visualize the flow of cheap, nasty, modern goods from Walmart through to landfill, you will realise that Santa is nothing less than a facilitator of our undoing and an enviroterrorist.
Dec 16th 2013, 1:26 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Nothing much to think about. The teacher is an ignorant fool. Santa can be whatever children imagine he/she/transgender to be.
St Nicholas was Turkish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Nicholas.jpg
St Nicholas was Turkish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Nicholas.jpg
Dec 16th 2013, 1:35 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Surely a black Santa would just steal all the presents?
And get shot in the first home he went into in Texas.
And get shot in the first home he went into in Texas.
Dec 16th 2013, 1:38 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
There's certainly a whiff of condescension about this thread
Dec 16th 2013, 3:34 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
How about a plain old human Santa?
Dec 16th 2013, 3:35 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Oops, I said old.
Dec 16th 2013, 3:50 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
A gay Santa?
He doesn't exist btw....
He doesn't exist btw....
Dec 16th 2013, 5:11 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Perhaps it's just a case of majority carry the vote? I mean just look at most commercials on TV (especially when it's to do with kids) or the women's magazines
Ironically though, there isn't a shortage of people painting their face "Black" for Halloween
Ironically though, there isn't a shortage of people painting their face "Black" for Halloween
Dec 16th 2013, 5:13 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
Of course there's not a shortage, one would be too many.
Dec 16th 2013, 6:38 pm
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Re: has the time come for a black santa ?
A friend of mine a while back, who is a Lebanese Christian took her son to see Santa in a shop, and he ended up in hysterical tears, because the Santa couldn't speak Arabic....and we all know that the 'real' one would be able to do so!
The teacher was a joyless prat, Santa is magic, and should be believed in till the bitter end. Santa is 'just like' your kindest elderly male relative, be you from whatever ethnic background, but with reindeer...a bit like Jesus, who comes without the sleigh!
The teacher was a joyless prat, Santa is magic, and should be believed in till the bitter end. Santa is 'just like' your kindest elderly male relative, be you from whatever ethnic background, but with reindeer...a bit like Jesus, who comes without the sleigh!
