It seems now that being Caucasian is anti-social and if the being is a figure to be looked up to, being white is somehow racist. I realize that most portrayals of Christ as a good-looking blond and blue-eyed white dude is neither accurate nor scriptural. The bible says he was comely so that no man would desire him and he was Jewish of middle-eastern descent so he had olive skin and dark hair and eyes. But why, after all this time, are people upset that Santa Claus is a big fat white guy?
I know Saint Nick is a fictional character who is a magical being reverenced by millions of kids the world round but he is imbedded in folklore and has real life models from whom the character grew into the modern day concept. Much of what we know about Santa Claus came from a poem written by a white man to his children. While I agree that it is perfectly okay is some heroes for children to be people of color I just don't understand why it is now wrong for a white person to be a children's hero or a religious symbol.
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