Politically Correct Santa

[MaggieRedwings]

Hi All,

Someone sent me this from the UK and I thought you might enjoy it. The times we live in!

Politically Correct

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves".
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the north pole
Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops
When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."

And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.

So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,
Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.

And as for the gifts, why, he'd never had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.
Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacific.

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passé;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.
He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth."


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Love, Maggie

[CAMary]

Maggie-

Love it! I'm printing it out!!

Love,

Mary

[Peggy]

I work in a highly politically correct entity. We're not supposed to say "Merry Christmas" if you can believe it.

I recently sold some raffle tickets for the Chrohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada and third prize was a "ghetto blaster". A few people wouldn't buy a ticket because of the language...it should have read "portable music player". whatever!

Love
Peg

[Mars]

It would be nice to have simplicity back in our lives. People make things sooooo difficult!

[Liz]

I am still saying Merry Christmas no matter what. I think all this political corrctness is for the birds. People who don't believe in Christmas can say what they like.









I love that poem too.

Love

Liz

[starfire]

I'm with you Liz.

Love, Shirley

[Polly]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Maggie, I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Love,

Polly

[barbaranoela]

It is such a shame the way this wonderful holiday is so torn apart with each word U say/shouldnt say!!!

Someone said,on TV news, now its HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! What happened to Merry Christmas~~~~~God Forbid U say that---

The joy of this season has been diminshed-----

And Liz----also political correction is a lotta bull shi*~~~~

and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

luve twinee1

[Liz]

And a Merry Christmas to you too Twinnie



Love

Twinnie 2