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Santa Claus is a jerk - VIDEO

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 1st 2006 1:59PM

Rudolph and SantaRudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of my favorite Christmas specials, along with It's A Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, but a few things about it have always bothered me. Like the way Santa treats a lot of his workers, from the flying reindeer to his elves, he just seems a little harsh and mopey.

This video after the jump explains it further. It's like a little investigative compilation of scenes from the special to show how much of a jerk Santa is. Is this fair? Or did the person who put it together have it out for Santa and only pick the worst parts? I would say it's fair, because there's a lot of proof, from almost every scene in the special.

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Kurtkin Dumplin

Indeed! The proper show would have had Elven counselors to show those associated with Hermey (Hermie, slang for Hermaphrodite?) how to accept his wish to be a 'dentist' and do 'dentistry' with others.

Also, Rudolph's enlarging and excited nose from bumping antlers with his buddy should have prompted immediate sensitivity counseling.

It can't just be about Christmas. It has to be about an Elf and a Reindeer who probably b'fd each other.

January 05 2007 at 11:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dawn

I guess if you really analyze the movie, you can tell that it's about diversity - a big buzzword lately. Well, we have a reindeer that is VERY different and is not accepted because if his difference. In the end, everyone realizes that he's the same as they are and he is accepted.

Um... that's how a lot of people act. So I guess there are a lot of jerks out there that are not able to accept other people because they are different - different skin color, religion, country of origin, the list goes on. I think there is a valuable lesson to be learned here - just don't wait as long as Santa and everyone else did to learn it!

December 17 2006 at 10:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark Sarantos

Very funny video. It's a little sad to see the nitwits that leave comments regarding the political correctness of these things. I'm confident that they're either 30 or younger, or prone to "conspiracy" thoughts and pettiness. Life wasn't always this anal and full of such righteous attitudes.

December 07 2006 at 8:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alicia

People should take this for what it is, something very funny created by someone who has too much time on his hands. I rather enjoied it.

December 06 2006 at 9:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gordy

Santa was really a jerk in The Christmas Story...my favorite Christmas movie.

December 04 2006 at 10:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zippy

Will you people chill. The guy has millions of scheduled deliveries to get off his sleigh in a very short time. We're talking about millions and millions of little children that he's trying so hard to please all in one frickin' nite! Think that might stress you out!

December 04 2006 at 10:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ivette

Funny, As a child I never understood why Santa was so nasty. I always thought that he was stressed out because Christmas was coming. Rudolph's cuteness drove the attention of Santa's nasty attitude away. I guess that's why people watch the movie. Why would anyone depict Santa as such a nasty guy anyhow? The writer probably wasn't a Christian. Was it a subliminal message to Christians?

December 04 2006 at 9:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Crystal

An interesting thought. I guess I never realized how mean Santa was. But still I'd watch it just because I like some parts of the movie.

December 04 2006 at 9:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Susen

Is this Christmas show going to be outlawed now because some clown that has nothing better to do decided that Santa didn't fit his or her ideal of the perfect Santa?
People, it's a cartoonish program that was made back in the day when big brother didn't stick his nose into every aspect of our lives. Ahhhh, I long for the good old days.

December 04 2006 at 9:06 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Penny

"Deer meat"? Could she possibly mean VENISON? [It's like beef (cow meat), pork (pig meat), etc. Red meat seems a lot less appetizing if you have to know the name of the donor species.] The trick to venison is that it is better if it comes from a younger animal and the people who field dress it and later process it needs to know what they are doing. If not, the meat can take on a very strong and gamey taste - not to most people's liking. It will even smell up your house when you cook it!

December 04 2006 at 9:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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