As if it isn\u2019t difficult enough for us to navigate through the intricate web of differences of opinions and to sort through clashing perspectives about those things in life which are readily observable, apparently we also feel an overwhelming desire to declare our rightness even in relation to the people, places and things we have simply made up and created as figments of our imagination \u2013 the most recent and glaring example being a nationwide debate over the color of Santa Claus\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n
Apparently this mysterious and beloved Christmastime character can only be \u201cmade up\u201d in one way according to Fox News correspondent Megyn Kelly, whose recent comments during \u201cThe Kelly File\u201d have ignited a racial firestorm across the internet.\u00a0 Responding to an essay hosted on Slate.com by blogger Aisha Harris entitled \u201cSanta Claus Should Not Be a White Man Anymore. It\u2019s time to give St. Nick his long overdue makeover<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u201d Megyn Kelly stated the following:<\/p>\n \u201cSo, in Slate, they have a piece, .com, \u2018Santa Claus Shouldn’t be a White Man Anymore.\u2019 And when I saw this headline, I kind of laugh and so I said, this is so ridiculous yet another person claiming it’s racist to have a white Santa. You know? And by the way, for all the kids watching at home, Santa just is white but this person is just arguing that maybe we should also have a black Santa. But you know, Santa is what he is and just so, you know, we are just debating this because someone wrote about it kids. OK. I want to get that straight.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly went on further to say, “Jesus was a white man, too. It’s like we have, he’s a\u00a0historical figure that’s a verifiable fact, as is Santa, I just want kids to know that. How do you revise it in the\u00a0middle of the legacy in the\u00a0story and\u00a0change Santa from white to black?”<\/p>\n