“Santa Larry” latest target in racism

Larry Jefferson was hired as the first African-American Santa in the Mall of America. Since retiring from the military after 25 years of service, Larry has been putting on the Santa suit for malls, charities, and all sorts of similar events alike. The children and parents loved him, he was fully booked and could meet about 1,200 kids per job.  He thought that this was just going to be a normal job, but this was not the case.

Sadly, when the story of his hire hit social media, many people wrote racial comments, and it got so bad that the comment sections of local newspapers had to be removed because of the racist feedback that people were sending in.  It is shocking that people are still making racial barriers for fictional characters such as Santa. What matters the most is that the kids have a good time, and the racist adults are ruining the fun for everyone else. How are children going to react when they see the way their parents respond to an African-American Santa?

The most absurd thing about this situation is the fact that the only people that were upset and hateful were people who did not even see him. They are racial bigots that hide behind their computer screens waiting for an opportunity to spread their negativity.

On the bright side, there have been reports of people driving for hours, or even flying from across the country just to meet the first black Santa. Larry stated that all he wants is for everybody to get along. Regardless of what color Santa is, some kids cried, some kids laughed, and it is a magical time of the year for the children.