Is Santa a good role model?

[Viney]

In todays politicaly correct world, is he?

He's obese
He apprently 'makes' all the toys
He doesnt pay tax
Enters countries without going through Passport control or customs
He breaks and enters into peoples houses
He steals mince pies and carrots
Flys under the influence of alcohol
Speeds
Go's into childrens bedrooms whilst they sleep
and spends his life shacked up with a bunch of vertialy challenged people.

And we want our children to look up to him. This is where it all starts!

Discuss

[drefraser]

I actually want the job. One day a year, I mean that is dossy.

[G]

St Nicholas was the role model.....santa is the commercialised boll0x that exist today.

[drefraser]

St Nicholas was the role model.....santa is the commercialised boll0x that exist today.

I thought that was the Christian spin on an existing pagan winter solstice festival?

[G]

I have no bloody idea lol.....that was what i was taught at school many many moons ago :p I only remember it as most in the class still believed in santa and were devastated. Infact it caused uproar.

[DanDare]

I do know that the image of Santa was always dressed in green traditionally.

It was Coca Cola who changed his image to red to fit in with their advertising campaign.:santa:

Thats commercialism for you!

[Grinch]

Its all a mish mash of things from through-out the years, so now we are left with the 'red' coated Coke drinking freak we have now.

[Pedrosa]

Plus he is like a wandering lover who only pops round to empty his sac once a year!:p:p

[phil24_7]

In todays politicaly correct world, is he?

He's obese
He apprently 'makes' all the toys
He doesnt pay tax
Enters countries without going through Passport control or customs
He breaks and enters into peoples houses
He steals mince pies and carrots
Flys under the influence of alcohol
Speeds
Go's into childrens bedrooms whilst they sleep
and spends his life shacked up with a bunch of vertialy challenged people.

And we want our children to look up to him. This is where it all starts!

Discuss

My sentiments exactly as I've mentioned in other threads. He's a pervert of the highest order!

[JessicaRabbit]

My lecturer at Highbury College was Santa. I don't mean in a pervy way, I mean in the rotund, jolly, white-bearded way. He ALWAYS dressed as Santa for the Futcher School (school for disabled kids) down our way, and he was an absolute gem!! I Loved Eddie Burnett!!

[duibhceK]

is santa a good role model?
not if MicroSoft can help it (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/03/santa_filth_outrage/)... :rolleyes:

[MiniMatt]

Whatever else you can blame on Coca Cola, it ain't Santa I'm afraid. The modern imagery was conceived a hundred years before the Coke adverts in the "Night Before Christmas" poem.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_From_St._Nicholas

Besides, it's the people that pretend to be Santa to encourage children to sit on their knee that worry me. The real Santa wouldn't fiddle with kiddies :D

(that Reg link is hilarious duibhceK!)

[gettin2dizzy]

Angry parents in Hungary have formed an association to license local Santas after complaining they weren't up to scratch.
The Hungarian Santa Foundation has teamed up with Santa Claus workers' unions to create an exam with strict requirements for people who want to work as Santas.
And they plan to take legal action against any fake Father Christmases who try and operate without a Santa licence.
Apart from having to sit the exams - from now on every Hungarian Santa has to be at least 5ft 7ins tall and in good physical shape.
His voice has to be low, and he has to possess good communication skills, and he has to convince examiners he likes kids.
Foundation head Gyoergy Balint said: "If a jolly old man with a sack of presents is found handing out presents amongst kids on the street without a proper Santa diploma - then he will have to answer in a court of law."

[Swiss]

Angry parents in Hungary have formed an association to license local Santas after complaining they weren't up to scratch.
The Hungarian Santa Foundation has teamed up with Santa Claus workers' unions to create an exam with strict requirements for people who want to work as Santas.
And they plan to take legal action against any fake Father Christmases who try and operate without a Santa licence.
Apart from having to sit the exams - from now on every Hungarian Santa has to be at least 5ft 7ins tall and in good physical shape.
His voice has to be low, and he has to possess good communication skills, and he has to convince examiners he likes kids.
Foundation head Gyoergy Balint said: "If a jolly old man with a sack of presents is found handing out presents amongst kids on the street without a proper Santa diploma - then he will have to answer in a court of law."

There must be some kinda get out Claus.

[JessicaRabbit]

There must be some kinda get out Claus.

:winner: :D

[gettin2dizzy]

or you get a 2 week probationary santa-nce







#-o

[Daimo]

This post really does take the Nick....

[gettin2dizzy]

A Father Christmas has hung up his Santa suit after he claiming he's been sacked for saying "ho, ho, ho!"
http://www.ananova.com/images/web/1180495.jpg
John Oakes, 70, says he was fired from a department store in Cairns, Australia, for using Santa's famous greeting and singing carols.
He claims agency employer Westaff ordered their Santas to say "ha, ha, ha" instead of "ho, ho, ho" because "ho" is a derogatory US slang word for a woman.
Mr Oakes told the Cairns Post: "After my shift on Monday, I got a call from my manager telling me my services were no longer required.
"I hadn't done anything wrong so I asked her why, and she said, "You said ho, ho, ho and that's not appropriate".
"She also said I wasn't supposed to sing, but I was only singing Jingle Bells to get the kids to laugh for their photo. It's just ridiculous and everything's changed because of the new rules.'"

[krhall]

Excellent thread!