From IAmBrianJames.com
I hate the whole racial debate, but something are just uncalled for. Racial epithet in media is just uneccesary man, especially when kids are involved.
Via Gawker reports:
Here’s an important lesson to all the youngsters out there, courtesy of Fox News: Both Jesus AND Santa Claus were white.
During her show last night, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly addressed a Slate article that argued that Santa Claus should no longer be portrayed as a white man. Maybe he should be a penguin instead, argued Aisha Harris, the Slate writer. Kelly’s reaction? Nope.
“By the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white but this person is just arguing that maybe we should also have a black Santa,” Kelly said, before briefly pausing to acknowledge that she can sort of kind of understand how that might be painful for a black child. But only kind of sort of. “Just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean it has to change,” she added.
But she didn’t stop there. She went on to address Jesus’ race. You know, the Semitic fellow allegedly born in the Middle East 2000 years ago.
“Jesus was a white man, too,” Kelly said. “He was a historical figure. That’s a verifiable fact — as is Santa. I just want the kids watching to know that. My point is, how do you just revise it in the middle of the legacy of the story and change Santa from white to black?”
But let’s back up a second. Jesus’ whiteness is a “verifiable fact” as is… Santa’s? The fictional character parents lie to their children about every year? Hmm.
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