does hating christmas really mean I hate baby Jesus?

By lord_beanus_christ

Okay, think about this.
You've got a kid that's a complete and total social reject because of physical deformity with which he was born - nothing he can help (Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose; and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows). The other kids exclude him, make fun of him, and mock him (All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names; they never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games)... that is, until the "poor" reject kid gets thrown into a situation in which, due to the nature of his disability, he's the only person able to perform a certain task (Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say; Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?). All of the sudden, the disabled kid's the 'man of the hour' - and due to his new-found fame, finds himself with all the other kids clinging to his coat-tails (Then all the reindeer loved him, and they shouted out with glee; Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history).
WHAT? Seriously? This is socially acceptable folklore? We've banned Tom Sawyer and closer to the topic at hand taken ALL of the "references to religion" out of a CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY but as a society have the balls to encourage our children to buy into the notion that unless they're inherently USEFUL, it's perfectly acceptable to make a mockery of the disabled members of society? I don't see anything in there about the other reindeer APOLOGIZING to Rudolph, do you?
Then again, I'm the same person that's wildly uncomfortable with the idea of teaching children that there's a fat guy in a red suit that comes down the chimney (have you ever tried to shimmy down a modern chimney, by the by?) and leaves various rewards for good behavior. Bribery at its most disgusting. What of the children who get nothing, through no fault of their own? For years, Tim made up on the spot lists of things that he "got for Christmas" when he returned to elementary school after the holidays to be socially accepted, when the fact was, he got nothing because his parents couldn't afford to provide gifts. HE knew - he knew he wasn't "bad", he knew "Santa Claus" didn't "forget" about him... he simply recognized that it took money to buy gifts, and that money was better used for things like food and fuel to heat the house and their water, and that those kids whose parents had extra money for gifts had the luxury of believing in "Santa Claus". Instead, he had the increasingly unique privilege of focusing at an early age on the miracle that the church says we should be celebrating this time of year instead of worshipping at the altar of "ho-ho-ho" capitalism.
I know, I know. I'm cranky.

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© 2007 lord_beanus_christ
Published on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.     Filed under: "Rant"
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  • A former member wrote: Well written. Wait 'till you see Santa ride shotgun.

  • A former member wrote: I totally know how you feel!!! I wrote a thing on here about how I love christmas when we think of jesus but when it comes to all of these stupid lights trees and whatever else its stupid. thank you for writing this.

  • A former member wrote: :) :) :) You remind me of a Tim I knew in HS. I miss him.

  • A former member wrote: that's why I like the Kink's ... *father xstmas gimme some money, dont mess around with them silly toys, we'll beat cha up if you dont hand it over...* you know the tune.

  • A former member wrote: does christmas really have something to do with a baby jesus?

  • veingo On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, veingo (532)By person wrote:

    This turned out to be pretty much the exact opposite of what I expected, and for that, I love it. ^V^

  • A former member wrote: if you like reading into things so deeply, try out some old mother goose...that's some bad ass shit for kidlets :P

  • Sketso On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Sketso (435)By person wrote:

    Although I think there's a very obvious moral point to songs like 'Rudolph', even if it is badly watered down, I must say... BRAV-frickin'-O! Incredibly well spoken, and I hope you don't mind me sharing this around a bit? You, LBC, are hero of the day!

  • A former member wrote: ...and I was fearing a rant against Christians. It seems like they are one of the few easy targets left anymore so I'm glad you said what you did :)I'm very much in agreement with you... I can't stand "political correctness"

  • A former member wrote: lets make everything really politically correct! that way our children can grow up super happy! then one foggy christmas eve, santa came to say, rudolph you are the same as everyone else, therefore i cannot single you out based on your condition, which REALLY, nobody can even tell, i'm sure its benign, have a fantastic christmas, nice antlers by the way, where did i put my flash light?

  • A former member wrote: by christmas i meant december 25th, day of no consequence. and he didnt mention the flash light in front of rudolph, he walked away first, because that'd hurt his feelings. also, santa isnt necessarily white, he was drawn randomly from an unbiased lottery of who gets to be santa this year, and he calls your house first at a reasonable hour to make sure you know he's coming, when he does, he uses the front door, and politely knocks,and doesnt eat the cookies because those have carbs, and he's trying to get thin, because he doesnt want to send an unhealthy message to the children.

  • A former member wrote: when he drives his hybrid automobile that runs on corn husks and granola, he yells out into the night sky " Hello! Dont be offended! I love you all unless you dont want to be loved, in that case, i'm sorry to cause a ruckus, feel free to press charges, dont everspend money again, thanks!"

  • lord_beanus_christ On Thursday, December 20, 2007, lord_beanus_christ (8)By person wrote:

    that was seriously fucking awesome, king. absolutely hilarious

  • A former member wrote: science h. logic!

  • Alanarchy On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    He's "King" for a reason.

  • thelostmessenger On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, thelostmessenger (112)By person wrote:

    cranky? well jeez you sure made a good point. i enjoyed reading this SOO incredibley much. it was... different, but so enjoyable. i know what your saying though, all to well.

  • Dancing_Monkey On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    I love the baby version best

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