Paganism
Pagan Reflections of Santa; Race, Myths, Beliefs, and Importance
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Controversy hit the airwaves this month when Fox News correspondent Megyn Kelly referred to Santa as being white. She was responding to an article on Slate magazine, by columnist Aisha Harris, about the complications of having a white Santa in a multicultural society, and suggested he should instead be no race, like a penguin. Kelly responded to this by having an on air discussion about the “Attack on Christmas”, and her views of the “facts” that Santa is indeed a white man. “For all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white. But this person is maybe just arguing that we should also have a black Santa.