News Disney plans to include a black Santa Claus at Walt Disney World this year as the company continues its diversity and inclusion program

[Cliff]

Santa is just a fictional character. Me?...I have no real attachment to any feature he has.

Disney could change his suit color to blue and yellow. Disney could change his flying reindeer into flying grizzly bears or dolphins. Disney could change him from an old white bearded man into a young asian woman... or even into an evil green-skinned alien from Mars.

I dont care how Disney rearranges Santa Clause. I can still successfully identify with him/her/it/other...no matter how much they change Santa's story.

Thats how open minded I am....and this also demonstrates just how good a person I truly am.

Its time that Disney begin to include "Crampus" into their Holiday celebrations too. I feel that "Crampus" has been wrongfully misrepresented by the media lately too.

 

[Magicart87]

Santa is just a fictional character. Me?...I have no real attachment to any feature he has.

Disney could change his suit color to blue and yellow. Disney could change his flying reindeer into flying grizzly bears. Disney could change him from an old white bearded man into a young asian woman... or even into an evil green skinned alien from Mars.

I dont care how Disney rearranges Santa Clause. I can still identify with him/her/it/other...no matter how they change his story.

Thats how open minded I am....

Exactly! My Santa sports devil horns and travels house to house using his giant bat wings. Smells of licorice and his beard is hot pink.

 

[Lilofan]

All this talk on a Black Santa at WDW, makes me curious to visit Santa Claus, Indiana in the winter complete with that town's version of Osborne Family Lights complete with Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer .

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Disney literally had an Asian Jasmine while her dad was black in the Aladdin show at DCA. Colorblind casting is nothing new.

A father and daughter can be different races when you've never seen the mother. It's only confusing when it's siblings.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Those pics came out and last night, 12 children stopped believing.

Coincidence?

Also, Santa regrets to inform that last year the elves couldn’t make any PS5s and…they still can’t. They are all stuck on a ship floating 400 miles away from the North Pole. If only the King in the North could help expedite delivery of goods…

 

[castlecake2.0]

 

[GimpYancIent]

Back to the rumor of Disney wanting to change its own long running depiction of Santa (U.S.A.) version. Q. Since soooo many different depictions of Santa's / Gift givers exist internationally why not add international versions to the U.S. version rather than want to change the U.S. version? Can Disney save Santa?

 

[GhostHost1000]

What’s the over under on this Santa being on the tv Christmas parade telecast?

 

[Lilofan]

What’s the over under on this Santa being on the tv Christmas parade telecast?

Bet on it.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Back to the rumor of Disney wanting to change its own long running depiction of Santa (U.S.A.) version. Q. Since soooo many different depictions of Santa's / Gift givers exist internationally why not add international versions to the U.S. version rather than want to change the U.S. version? Can Disney save Santa?
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Because that is outdated. What colors would they be? Going back to my example, who is more Norwegian? This is just an excuse people try to use that are too afraid to accept change for the good.

who would you pick to be “international” Norwegian Santa?

 

[Lilofan]

Bet on it.

@GimpYancIent
You won't be laughing when you see Black Santa in the upcoming parade.

 

[correcaminos]

Back to the rumor of Disney wanting to change its own long running depiction of Santa (U.S.A.) version. Q. Since soooo many different depictions of Santa's / Gift givers exist internationally why not add international versions to the U.S. version rather than want to change the U.S. version? Can Disney save Santa?
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That's not an issue, except what you see as your Santa is not what all Americans grew up when visiting. Sure they see the white old round bellied guy, but when seeing Santa in person, you get far more variety. A black Santa is exactly what some grew up seeing in person. So for some it's a change, and for others it's their norm. IMO a Black Santa isn't changing what some grew up with.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Because that is outdated. What colors would they be? Going back to my example, who is more Norwegian? This is just an excuse people try to use that are too afraid to accept change for the good.

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I don't know a Red vest is a Red vest. Are Red vests specific to Norway?

 

[GimpYancIent]

@GimpYancIent
You won't be laughing when you see Black Santa in the upcoming parade.

Sure I will because it does not matter. Santa can be Asian or Hispanic also. No major statement is being made by Disney.

 

[Lilofan]

Sure I will because it does not matter. Santa can be Asian or Hispanic also. No major statement is being made by Disney.

Not yet. It is a good thing Black Santa will eventually be greeting guests. Kudos to Disney to improve diversity and inclusion.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Not yet. It is a good thing Black Santa will eventually be greeting guests. Kudos to Disney to improve diversity and inclusion.

That is not inclusion or diversity there are other minorities and races, Its Disney, I say fully represent them ALL not just one or two. Stop half stepping.

 

[PaulZ]

I couldn’t care less what color “Santa” is.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I don't know a Red vest is a Red vest. Are Red vests specific to Norway?

That’s not the point but

That is not inclusion or diversity there are other minorities and races, Its Disney, I say fully represent them ALL not just one or two. Stop half stepping.

No one seemed to care about this when it was only a white Santa

 

[The Mom]

This thread took such a fascinating and welcome turn! I'm learning so much reading through these last few pages.

Edit: Well, never mind. All the interesting conversation I was referring to seems to have disappeared.

You are correct that although very interesting, it was delving into a religious discussion. This thread has enough drama already without adding even more.

 

[The Mom]

The concept of having mature, adult discussions has disappeared from the world.

Exactly.