Black Santa and White Jesus
In Minnesota, there’s an online outcry about a black Santa at the Mall of America. Apparently, some people are so appalled by a black Santa , they took to trolling. All kinds of crazy are happening in this opposition, because Santa -- as an imaginary character -- can take on any race. He’s imaginary. Made up. Pretend. Doesn’t a little girl or boy have the right to imagine Santa in whatever color his/her little mind can dream up?!? But now, Jesus… Jesus is a different story. Jesus actually is a color. Jesus lived at a certain time, in a certain place. Misrepresenting Jesus’ race is an actual problem. Jesus was a real, live brown person, yet we make him out to be white all the time . Where’s the outrage? When you see a Caucasian nativity scene, how often do you notice it’s wrong or incorrect? For many years, white Jesus didn’t phase me—I was blind to noticing it. In fact, in the past, I probably would have noticed a black Jesus though, becau