so you guys celebrate a holiday where a santa like character has a black elf like helper and people are offended by it? the only thing i find odd is that the helper is even named. i can't name a single elf from santa folklore. maybe we should call one white peter?
you guys should see my mom's place. she's got black santa's all over the place and i'm pretty sure the elves are white *gasps* don't tell the UN.
Yes well sort of. We have Santa as well but most people only celebrate Sinterklaas because it is both in December.
Black Santa's.. well that's new to me.
At least the UN has decided it's not a problem:
"The Dutch tradition of Santa Claus and his blacked-up servant, Black Pete, is safe from United Nations interference, a Unesco official has assured Holland.
In mid-November, Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, who is white, arrives by steamboat in Amsterdam bringing presents for children helped by mischievous servants dressed as pageboys, wearing black make-up, curly wigs and with large, painted on red lips.
A Facebook site defending Zwarte Piet and the Dutch festival of Sinterklaas, which gave rise to the Christmas tradition of Santa Claus, has become the country's most popular ever."
It's the perfect opportunity for me to once in a while ask Americans about their opinion on subjects like this.
