hide the kids, mom and dad. spoiler alert. apparently we ignited a controversy the other night in a segment about an essay that argues santa should no longer be portrayed as a white man. the african-american author of the piece, aisha harris, was upset about the commercial depiction of santa claus as white and argued that a, quote, fat old white man who is, quote, melanin deficient, made her feel ashamed as a child. thus necessitating an image makeover. in kicking off the light-hearted segment, i offered a tongue in cheek message for any kids watching saying that santa, who i joked is a real person whose race is identifiable, is white just as harris claimed in her piece but that we were debating whether that should somehow change. they have a piece that santa claus shouldn't be a white man anymore.

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