I saw an episode of “Sid the Science Kid” with my pre-schooler recently where Sid was going to go to Minnesota for the “winter holiday”.
Winter holiday. Bah. One mustn’t offend anyone who practices a different religion—or who practices no religion at all, n’est-ce pas? So why, then, did Sid pretend to be Santa Claus? What winter holiday, exactly, is it that is associated with Santa Claus? Oh, that’s right, Christmas. So if Sid could pretend to be Santa Claus, why couldn’t Sid be going to Minnesota for Christmas? Oh, wait, Sid was just pretending to be Santa Claus. I see now; that makes such a big difference.
Why can’t Sid be Christian without that offending anyone? And isn’t Santa Claus based on the historical figure of St. Nicholas? What religion is associated with St. Nicholas, anyway? Christianity again.
If you’re going to exclude Christmas, please just exclude Santa Claus too.
Oh, and by the way, if you’re looking for someone not to offend, try not to offend the largest segment of the population. Here’s a hint: I find the inclusion of Santa Claus juxtaposed with the exclusion of Christmas to be offensive.
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