Earlier this week, writer Aisha Harris composed an essay asking for a more inclusive and culturally sensitive Christmas holiday figure. Harris argued that the image of Santa Claus as a jolly, fat white man propagates the idea of whiteness as a default category, and suggested that he be replaced with a penguin.
Of course, this is just another example of Fox News anchors being weird, silly, and frankly, dumb. But Harris poses an interesting question.
Would you support a “makeover” for Christmas’ most visible spokesperson?