How families find joy in seeing a black Santa at Christmas

[Dennis Donovan]

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/24/us/finding-black-santas-trnd/index.html



By Anna Sturla, CNN

Updated 0104 GMT (0904 HKT) December 25, 2019

(CNN)The first time Vivian Walker met a Santa the same color as she is, she was 41.

"My first time, in the flesh," Walker said. "I'd seen him in pictures, but I'd never in the flesh seen a black Santa."

Walker grew up seeing a photo of a black Santa at her little brother's day care, and wishing she could meet him. When she had a baby in early 2012, Walker said she wanted to make sure her little boy got his chance.

She drove eight hours round-trip from Cleveland to Detroit so she and her baby could meet their first black Santa.

"Oh my God, it felt empowering," Walker said. "We both got to see it at the same time. It was unbelievable."

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Love this story!

[Baitball Blogger]

1. I was at Michaels and saw a white woman laughing when she saw a black santa.

She picked it up and showed it to her friend and put it back. As she turned I was walking by. She was still smiling like she expected me to share her sense of humor. I gave her an angry side glance and kept walking.

And I have always had a dark skinned angel tree topper. One of our college friends was taken aback when she saw it, but nodded in approval. "Good for you."

Yeah, something tells me that as we all find our place in this society, we are going to leave people with a gated community mentality behind.

[blm]

2. ✔️

[PatrickforO]

5. Well, in terms of the season, Jesus was likely brown skinned.

And quite possibly black.

[Clash City Rocker]

7. The original St. Nicholas was Turkish, I believe

[Drahthaardogs]

14. Yes, but it was a Greek holding at the time

He is usually depicted as darker skinned, but not black.

He was NOT the blue eyed Santa they portray. He was a Mediterranean person.

[Ilsa]

3. A friend had to research how far she needed to drive to

take her black daughter to see a black Santa. It was important to her, and I don't blame her one bit. I'm sorry there wasn't a local black Santa at least one night closer to her home.

[demosincebirth]

4. It doesn't matter to me - white, black, brown...

[MurrayDelph]

10. Years ago, my wife made me a Santa suit

(Originally for a Halloween party with a Mars theme, later for a Doctor Who convention)

I made a point of telling any kid who might think I was Santa that I was a deputy Santa, which was want I wore the uniform.

[lunatica]

6. What a precious little baby!

Good on his mom!

[Goodheart]

8. What a great picture!

[abqtommy]

9. It just makes sense to me that if Jesus can be white then Santa can be black. As the French say,

Vive le Difference! (Of course they pronounce "difference" differently than "we" do, the scamps!)

[demosincebirth]

15. Agree.

[Skittles]

12. I am surprised there's no black Sanatas in Cleveland

WTF

[smirkymonkey]

13. K&R

[StarfishSaver]

16. That's not the real Santa. Santa's white.

See?