Black Atheists, White Santas, And A Feast For The Deceased

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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We're answering your holiday race questions: Why do we still think of Santa as white? Are POCs responsible for calling-out the racism at holiday parties? How do you tell your black family you're a non-believer? And, can you resurrect a dead family tradition?

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0:00.0	You love to listen to your shows, your stories,
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0:12.5	by tweeting or posting on Facebook
0:14.4	with hashtag why public radio.
0:16.5	And by the way for all you kids watching at home,
0:21.1	Santa just is white.
0:22.6	You know, I mean, Jesus, it was a white man too.
0:25.5	But you know, it's like, we have,
0:27.6	he was a historical figure.
0:28.6	I mean, that's a verifiable fact as is Santa.
0:31.1	I just want the kids watching to know that.
0:32.8	But my point is, how do you just revise it?
0:35.3	You know, in the middle of the legacy of the story
0:38.9	and change Santa from white to black?
0:41.0	Yeah, I mean, you can't.
0:44.0	Megan Kelly is setting the record straight
0:45.8	about Santa Claus and Jesus Christ on Fox News in 2013.
0:50.2	Both white, verifiable fact, verifiable, 100%.
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