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22. Only 600 years?

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Thu Dec 3, 2020, 10:48 PM

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A family got a racist note after putting up a Black Santa. Soon, neighbors began displaying their [View all] FSogol Dec 2020 OP

Bravo! BLM forever. fearnobush Dec 2020 #1

Thank God Dorian Gray Dec 2020 #2

Imagine if a creche depicted the true ethnicities of the principals Trumpdumper Dec 2020 #3

The Magi-- Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior-- are nearly always depicted as brown and black... Hekate Dec 2020 #19

it's been said that, if you removed all the Jews, Arabs, and people of color, soldierant Dec 2020 #44

There's a fine example in Atchison, Kansas. ChazInAz Dec 2020 #48

So many neighbors have ordered Black Santas that many retailers are apparently running low on supply tblue37 Dec 2020 #4

They also started getting donations that they are giving FSogol Dec 2020 #5

letter writer will be from the house without the black santa Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #36

good for them, what a great neighborhood !!! trueblue2007 Dec 2020 #6

I love it when stories like this end happily. crickets Dec 2020 #7

Good news from Arkansas! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #8

I grew up in that neighborhood! From the time I was 10 till I graduated high school! GulfCoast66 Dec 2020 #9

Wow, some people are so petty. So glad the neighbors all joined together in solidarity. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #10

The original St. Nick was born in Greece and buried in Turkey, I believe Clash City Rocker Dec 2020 #11

St. Nicholas. Wait till them vangelicalists see Christ up front and personal. sprinkleeninow Dec 2020 #17

I see Racist MAGAt doesn't know the proper form of you're: catbyte Dec 2020 #12

Actually, if you are referring to "your being", the form is correct as the sentence is written. niyad Dec 2020 #26

What a great story. Obviously trump hasn't poisoned the brains of ALL Americans. George II Dec 2020 #13

Well that's progress bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #14

Was that note written by Megyn Kelly? It's right up her alley amuse bouche Dec 2020 #15

font comic sans looks like to me Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #23

o this - dude - says he's been white for 600 years? Really? soldierant Dec 2020 #45

Both Jesus and Santa Claus were actually brown and not white AmericanCanuck Dec 2020 #16

Aren't they both twodogsbarking Dec 2020 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Oneironaut Dec 2020 #18

wow. Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #20

Years ago, I moved into a solid black middle class neighborhood jmbar2 Dec 2020 #21

Only 600 years? LiberalFighter Dec 2020 #22

To want to steal a family's Xmas joy! That note is a sick, vicious piece of hate speech that should emmaverybo Dec 2020 #25

If we put everyone in jail who says LuvNewcastle Dec 2020 #37

👍 Joinfortmill Dec 2020 #27

It apparently was not written by an old neighbor, since the display has been done for years. I niyad Dec 2020 #28

I wouldn't want a female Santa Claus. Aristus Dec 2020 #29

Tsk! Tsk! You might read the piece about why Santa is female. niyad Dec 2020 #30

From a post of mine in 2018: when women became Santa FSogol Dec 2020 #31

Thank you so much for sharing this. I missed it the first time! niyad Dec 2020 #32

Anytime. N/t FSogol Dec 2020 #34

Looking into this a little more vercetti2021 Dec 2020 #33

more of shean hannitys war on chirstmas . in some places he is called father christmas. AllaN01Bear Dec 2020 #35

It gets even more interesting... The Conductor Dec 2020 #38

Enough of this bullshit lonely bird Dec 2020 #39

I am always charmed by the reasons given for having chosen December 25. soldierant Dec 2020 #47

Our children remember Santa twodogsbarking Dec 2020 #41

Bravissimo To The Neighbors! ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #42

BEST outcome one could hope for. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #43

Humanity Justice4JFK Dec 2020 #46

Major kudos to all the supportive neighbors. 3catwoman3 Dec 2020 #49

Have you been good little boys and girls? keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #50