PC strikes again - This time at Santa!

[Jamesy]

This is more for the americans however usually we copy the PC crap anyway.

America’s top doc told the Herald yesterday that Santa Claus should slim down, in the latest blow struck in a global politically correct crusade against the jolly fat man.
“It is really important that the people who kids look up to as role models are in good shape, eating well and getting exercise. It is absolutely critical,” acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven K. Galson said in an interview after a presentation on obesity at the Boston Children’s Museum.
Touting NFL players who work with kids to promote healthy lifestyles, Galson added: “Santa is no different.”

Santa’s waistline is the most recent casualty in a war which has already taken away his pipe and his ability to scoop children up and sit them on his knee.
Newspapers abroad have been filled with headlines bemoaning the plight of Australian Santas ordered not to say “ho, ho, ho” for fear of offending women or scaring children, and British Santas sent to boot camp to lose weight.
Some American Santas are taught not to greet people with “Merry Christmas” in case it offends people of different faiths, according to Tim Connaghan, founder of the International University of Santa Claus.
And the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas agrees with the acting surgeon general that Santa is just too fat. The organization has suggested its 800 members lose weight in time for its July convention to “set an example.”
“We think it is a health issue for Santa and for children and that Santa should be setting an example,” said Nicholas Trolli, president of Philadelphia-based AORBS.
Connaghan carried out a survey of more than 300 Santas that found the average weight was 256 pounds.
Some Santas agree that crosses the line from jolly to obese. Wendell Ritchie, a 63-year-old, 6-foot-5, 310-pound Santa from Springfield, said he wants to lose weight next year, although he does not believe Santa should be slim: “I’m an overweight Santa, but he is naturally rotund.”
Santa Rene L. Bureau, 59, of Lowell said he fears for the health of his fellow fat Santas.
“I find that a lot of us who are overweight suffer from health problems, from heart attacks to just having problems getting around,” he said.
Health experts concur.

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This is rubbish. Christmas is the time of year for children and now they are taking that away to make it fit there boring grey box they want us to live in.

It's a sad day for HXF Santa...

[GommeInc]

Urrrgh, what aload of crap. What has the world become?

[DiscoPat]

bull..

[Jamesy]

[Minstrels]

Santa can be as fat as he wants, he can say 'ho ho ho' as many times as he wants and for all I care he can have little kids sat on his flipping knee! Jees, just leave Christmas alone *** end boring people.

[Ezzie.]

[Decapitated!]

not to greet people with “Merry Christmas” in case it offends people of different faiths

if the people with different faiths are living in out country they should respect our faiths aswell

[PlKEY-ARMY]

heard this about 1-2 weeks ago its pathetic

[Virgin Mary]

I don't know any kids who look at Santa and think "wow I want to be fat someday" ;l

[Markness.]

This isn't PC this is just some idiot looking for an arguement.

All my life i've imagained santa to be a fat guy and i don't think anybody would feel the same way about him if he were to have a six-pack and a bike instead of a sleigh.

These fools are trying to ruin christmas for billions of kids all around the world
I know an ethnic family and their kids believe in santa, they celebrate christmas... and they too think this is just a bunch of bull.