Posted on 12/02/2016 4:48:57 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
For the first time ever, the Mall of America is hosting an African-American Santa.
Santa's real name is Larry Jefferson, and he hails from Texas. (Don't let your kids read this.)
"It's no big deal, I'm still Santa, I just happen to be a Santa of Color," Jefferson told CNN affiliate WCCO.
Jefferson will spend four days taking pictures with families and listening to Christmas wishes, by appointment only.
"We are looking to have a Santa for everyone," Santa Experience owner Landon Luther told WCCO.
Luther met Jefferson at the Santa Convention in Missouri over the summer, and out of 1,000 Santas, Jefferson was the only black Santa.
Though this is a historic first for the nation's largest mall, Jefferson says... "Santa is still just Santa."
The Mall of America has been open for almost 25 years.
I love black Santas.
I have a friend that posted a picture of his Christmas beard and I told him all he needed was a red suit and cap and a little more grey in the beard and he could be Santa for this year....the guy is black and I think he would make a great Santa because he cares so much about kids and would listen to what ever they said and take them serious no mater what there question or concerns were. unfortunately him and his wife who loves kids her self cant have them though they have talked adoption
There have been black Santas. Why is this a big deal?
Exactly. Children who are young enough to believe in Santa do not even notice race.
+1
yes personality is key for who ever does it.
I would like to read the comments if we had a white MLK.
We’ve had a black Santa in the Whitehouse for 8 years.
I would love that, too! :)
“Children who are young enough to believe in Santa do not even notice race.”
But the Enemy Media needs to make sure that we adults DO! ;)
If that keeps sectors of society more oriented towards Christmas than they would have otherwise, I’m for it!
“We’ve had a black Santa in the White House for 8 years.”
ROFLMAO!
I LOVE Freepers! ;)
Excellent point. :)
Are they going to hire a white MLK on MLK day?
Cultural appropriation, I’m offended, where’s my reparations
And welfare, and obamaphone, and my ...
for sure you do not see many women at that age anymore with a body like that.
Most today would rather indulge in their twinkies, and fried crap,while sitting on their fat a@@@@@ shouting diversity, and tolerance.
why not have one.
Yes. For sure I thought he’d be Somali.
Why did they pick an American? That’s the story.
Good point. The left is obsessed with race and with sex.
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