This week, we have learned about the thinly veiled bigotry in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” We’ve also learned about the racism of Charlie Brown and the classism of the Grinch. I am grateful that we are having these conversations, and I certainly cannot imagine a more pertinent subject to be discussing. I find it deeply frustrating that so many people expose their children to these holiday-themed fairy tales without even stopping to consider the problematic ideas and images they contain. It is no surprise that hate crimes skyrocket during the Christmas season, according to statistics that I saw in a dream last night.
It does, however, shock me that no one has yet noticed the most racist, sexist, and transphobic Christmas cartoon of them all: “Frosty the Snowman.” Frosty is so fraught with discriminatory messaging that it makes Rudolph look like an innocent children’s tale by comparison. Indeed, Frosty is straightforward Nazi propaganda, as any clear inspection of the story reveals.
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