Modern people joke that the concept of Santa Claus is creepy. Did people find this creepy when the tradition first came about? What has changed in society since then? Would a man be an appropriate gender now for such a person?
Santa is creepy enough - the common description making him a stalker and a hacker.But what about Krampus, who was a demonic figure in the Scandinavia. Bad children were abducted and brutally punished.The sweet wholesome (and commercial) image of Christmas in the US is not the same worldwide. For a really different take on Christmas, check out the movie ‘RARE EXPORTS”, which explores the brutal punishing side of Christmas, AND is also a fun Christmas movie. TRAILER:
Is it only me or is Santa Claus creepy?
I have a Santa Claus phobia Every one else is like "yayyy Santa" and I'm like omg A fat old man going into your chimney at night. How is that not scary? When I was a kid I wasn't able to sleep because of Santa. When my parents took me to get my picture with Santa, I started crying and kicked Santa and ran away. I just really don't like Santa. He scares me like really bad So is it just me or he like creepy?
Does anyone realize that the Santa Claus song is creepy; “He sees you when you’re sleeping, He knows when you’re awake”?
I never thought it was creepy. “Awake” conveniently rhymes with “Sake.”What I thought was creepy was the special “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” An old man walks up to a playground, befriends some kids to get them to trust this stranger, manages to get invited to one of their homes, and lies about his identity (pseudonym was “Clows”). A kid wouldn’t notice, but an adult would think the incognito Santa a molester.For those not recalling that plot line, it was the one where Mother Nature’s sons, Heat Miser and Cold Miser, battled.
Does anyone find the whole idea of 'Santa Claus' creepy?
Lets see if I've got this straight... An old, quiet recluse who is preternaturally attracted to children (manifested through his association with scores of vertically challenged elves) keeps tabs on your kids 24/7, both when they are sleeping and awake. He is not a close member of the family but knows their names and how they behave, as indicated on a list he maintains for that purpose. And you bring your children to him so he can sit them on his lap while you photograph the ritual. And while perched up on his knee the kids whisper into his ear what they want him to bring as he sneaks into the house at night, and he lies and says he will, but as they walk away he mocks them with a booming "HO, HO, HO".
Why am I attracted to the "weight gain" belly scene from the movie The Santa Clause?
You're attracted apparently to people being humiliated and mortified by the weight gain. In that scene, Tim Allen is meant to be shocked and upset which is what you find attractive for whatever reason. It doesn't mean that you're gay in any way. What it does mean is that you find people being upset at their fat to be sexually arousing. It's like them being upset and feeling emotionally wounded or something gives you a sense of power or joy or Something. Only you know why or can discover why you find some type of pleasure in it and it doesn't really make you weird for any of it because all sorts of people find all sort of things arousing. It's not about the feminity of the idea that you find sexy and that's why you are aroused by that scene. It's about the idea itself for you and that doesn't mean anything more than that you know what you like.
Should you ever introduce the idea of Santa Claus to your child, if so how do you deal with the concept at different ages of a child's life, including when they find out he's not real?
It is always nice to have stories, imagination, and the related fantasies when you are a child. I was an ardent reader of 'Arabian nights and Vikramaditya stories' in India. Also, the Hindu mythological stories. My blog is an 'after thought' from that.That makes a childhood very imaginative and fantastic. Let the kids enjoy a beautiful childhood. Later they would find that spark of creation in their imagination. It would be a lovely place to escape 'once a while' in their own mind, when they are adults and reality hits.But, then when they are old, it can be slowly introduced around 9–12 years, that it was all the artwork of their loved ones. They would be blessed in their imagination.Even today, I go to the land of the Jinns and the mysteries of Arabia in my mind, when I am in a relaxed state. Let that be a beautiful present to the kids from the parents.All the very best! Regards,Swaroopa Blog.
How did your child react the first time he saw Santa Claus in person?
It was a terrifying sight! They had never seen so much facial hair, that long red hat, and they had never heard the spooky and loud voice of this creature singing/yelling “HO, HO, HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS”. My two sons reacted pretty much the same.I took them back for pictures with santa when they were almost 18 or 19 years old, we all got a laugh and of course, the have each ONLY one photo with Santa.
Why don’t people dress as Santa Claus for Halloween?
As a professional Santa portrayer for well over 20 years, I always portray Santa on Halloween. I visit one or two Halloween parties in full (depending on the weather) Santa regalia. When I am asked why, I usually answer with, “HoHoHO! Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday!” When others say they thought Christmas would be, I answer, “No, I have to work on Christmas! hoHoHO!!!”Also, every Halloween I do not greet the children at my door, I sit in my sleigh at the bottom of my driveway and hand out sweet treats to all the children in the neighborhood.Everybody knows where Santa’s house is. You can hear them chanting as they come down the street.
My 7-year-old daughter asked Santa Claus to send her proof of his existence as her Christmas gift so she can show her friends who tell her to stop believing. What would you say?
When one of my sons was 11, the other kids would tease him about believing, so we told him at the worst possible time - the day before he was going on a Santa Train with his grandmother. We knew he was already questioning the Santa idea because of his friends, and we didn’t want him to point out to his younger brother that the man wasn’t Santa, so we told him. He was hurt - he really believed and I felt terrible about taking away the little bit of magic he had. A few days later, the grandmother who took him on the Santa Train died suddenly. He tells me that was the worst Christmas of his life - first, we ‘took away his friend, Santa,’ then his grandmother died.We decided not to make the same mistake with our youngest son. We kept mum and told him not to discuss Santa with kids in school because not everyone is visited by Santa - many children don’t share our beliefs, and talking about Santa might make them feel bad. We waited for him to figure it out on his own. He is Autistic and he takes everything 100% at face value so if he sees Santa, there is a Santa, and he never dug any further. I finally had to tell him when he was 18 - I told my husband, “We’re not always going to be here. What happens when he is 40 and Santa stops coming because we are not there to put the gifts out on Christmas morning? It will be worse than when we told our other son - it is terrible to be a child who finds out there is no Santa at the same time you lose your grandma, but imagine losing your parents and then not understanding why you have no Christmas gifts.” So I sat him down and explained it to him - he took it hard, but at least now he knows.So it is a tough call when to tell them. Perhaps take some of the pressure off the Santa idea by stressing that Christmas is about giving and caring. Maybe if you play Santa to someone else, your child will make the connection that Santa is in your heart, not an actual person.