First the Baby Jesus and Now Santa Claus Removed from Christmas

First it was the baby Jesus who was controversial. References to the birth of the savior soon enraged upset liberals and atheist everywhere claiming there was a separation of church and state, which there isn't, in the Constitution to drive Jesus off courthouse steps and other public property in any type of seasonal display for the Christmas holiday. This soon entered the private sector as stores hoping not to offend atheists who want to celebrate Christmas (yes, they even make atheist Christmas cards--talk about an oxymoron) began using the words happy holidays over Merry Christmas.

Now this political correctness madness is attacking Santa Claus. The New York City YMCA will no longer have a Santa Claus for children to enjoy. Rather, they are placing kids on the lap of a snowman in hopes of not offending some people. I'm not kidding.

The New York Post writes:

Kids who once thrilled at sitting on Santa‘s lap at the 14th Street McBurney YMCA’s wildly popular annual holiday luncheon will now suffer the icy embrace of a talking snowman and his sidekick, an anonymous penguin, at today’s event.

Forget about bringing a list or checking it twice — Frosty doesn’t take gift requests, and doesn‘t care if you’re naughty or nice. …

“It wasn’t replacing; it was transitioning,” said John Rappaport, executive director of the McBurney YMCA. “We realized that change is sometimes good, and that Frosty is a great winter character who would appeal to a broader number of kids.”

The decision to ditch Father Christmas came down from McBurney branch administration, not the Y’s Chicago headquarters.

The sad thing is, the YMCA stands for Young Man's Christian Association--it's not just a catchy Village People song with gay sexual innuendo. It actually had a good purpose at one time, but apparently it too thinks it has to be politically correct despite its name.