I want a left-handed, Scandinavian Lutheran Santa who only wears natural fibers and does not use animal products. Disclaimers must be offered as to the probability of wishes actually being granted and any candy given must be free trade, cruelty-free, gluten-free, no GMO, and produced by Bhutanese women operating under a microfinancing grant to benefit their community.

If Macy's refuses to provide me with an "appropriate" Santa, I will sue them for emotional pain and suffering, not to mention discrimination and anything else I can think of.

The whole "Santa" mythos is a European creation, so the odd notion that the character should have a multiracial occurrence is strictly a production of modern political correctness, just like a black Christ.

Black Santa looks perfect with his rosy cheeks. Macy 's can do what it likes but I don't think it matters what race Santa is as long as he stays in character.

JFK Democrat weighing in.

For a store - let it be - their choice - natural selection due to competition factors will decide.
For any private production, let it be.
For any of your own productions, YOU choose, not our choice.
For public funds used for it, that is an inappropriate use of public funds. If private citizens want to chip in and share their Santa, let them, even if there are a dozen multicolored Santas and if wise, get all the Santa's together for a photoshoot and in the spirit of the season give them all a hug and a thanks.

Ideologically, it seems silly to have a Santa that doesn't reflect the roots of Saint Nicholas.

Spiritually, every child needs to remake such figures in their own image.

Let us hope that in the future, we see this kind of situation:

"What are drawing, honey?" Her mother asked.
Seven-year-old Helen answered: "I am drawing Santa."
Her mother hesitated, then decided to ask her to describe Santa.
Helen's description followed with, "He's wearing a red traditional suit today, but with those new Google glasses to better track his deliveries, and a warmer hat due to the cold, the kind that goes over his ears. His mouth twists up in a grin that hides great joy, and his eye twinkles."

Helen's mother paused, the question barely remembered from her youth, and asked, "But, should his face be...green?"

Helen paused in her drawing, and looking up with eyes free of centuries of foolish ideas, she says, "Why? Does it matter?"

"The Great Santa War" is the result of the downtrodden 'Laimstream' Media networks, both on the air and on the net, trying any offense they can mount on the Murdock Media Companies, Fox, FNC, FBN & etc.

Two (or more) entrances, each with a picture of "Santa" over it so customers can make a free-market choice... White, Black, Yellow, Tan... Green... whatever. And Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

"special Santa"? Anything else is...UNspecial?? We've lost our minds with this hoop jumping... special hoop jumping, that is.

Next year: Black Santa, Homosexual Santa, Chinese Santa, Wetback Santa, and the list goes on. Ya Ya YA, I am a racist.