tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post7939611019070471047..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Jesus, Santa, and Megyn KellyGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-75673140737718381052013-12-13T16:00:38.488-08:002013-12-13T16:00:38.488-08:00Of course Christ was a white male with northern Eu...Of course Christ was a white male with northern European features and spoke 17th century English just like it's written in the King James Bible don't you know. <br /><br />On the other hand since Santa Claus (as opposed to Saint Nicholas/Father Christmas/Kris Kringle) is largely a creation of mid-19th century American authors one suspects they assumed he was caucasian. DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-9557888955042483752013-12-13T04:15:17.593-08:002013-12-13T04:15:17.593-08:00More than any dispute about the facts, what strike...More than any dispute about the facts, what strikes me about this whole debacle is the sheer baldfaced racism of Ms. Kelly and by extension, of Fox News, in acting as if the color of Jesus' skin was a high-stakes issue and that it would somehow be a problem if he weren't white. It's not that I thought racism was dead; I'm just surprised they would be that overt about it these days.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.com