Why Does the YMCA Hate Santa Claus?

[meegbear]

The Post has uncovered an evil, stealthy assault on Christmas and it's coming from a place you'd least expect it — the YMCA! Yes, Manhattan's McBurney Y is snubbing Santa Claus for Frosty the Snowman at this year's kids luncheon.

Today in an "EXCLUSIVE," New York's favorite litter box liner attacks the "politically correct West Village YMCA" on 14th Street for replacing a fat white man in a red suit with a fat white man in a snowman suit. What's the lefty Y's excuse? "We realized that change is sometimes good, and that Frosty is a great winter character who would appeal to a broader number of kids," according to the McBurney Y's executive director, John Rappaport. What a... non-controversy.

But the Post also spoke with the Catholic League's Bill Donohue, who's pretty pissed off: "Christmas is not about Jack Frost; it's not about snowmen. We're not talking about some secular organization that has no religious roots. If they can't celebrate Christmas, then they should check out. What a bunch of cowards." Yes, grown men are angry that Santa Claus has been replaced at a community center by an equally fictional character.

Spoiler alert, Bill: SANTA ISN'T REAL.

http://gawker.com/5712469/why-does-the-ymca-hate-santa-claus

[nxylas]

1. The Catholic League: Putting the "Santa" back into CHRISTmas

This move by the YMCA is an insult to the man whose birth all those many years ago is at the very heart of this festive season: Santa Claus. :sarcasm:

[JoePhilly]

3. Some one needs to tell Bill that one person in his mom's basement ...

does not constitute a "League".

[WinkyDink]

6. So you'd prefer a Nativity scene, correct?

Mmm-hmmmm.

[nxylas]

8. I couldn't care less what the YMCA chooses to put in its Christmas display

Just pointing out the idiocy of the Catholic League wheeling out its usual "War on Christmas" rhetoric over one secular character being replaced with another.

[JoePhilly]

2. This spring, Bill will be pissed if the Y doesn't include an Easter Bunny

[DrDan]

4. this past Saturday my Granddaughter went to "Breakfast with Santa" at our local Y

Santa has not been replaced at all Y's.

[WinkyDink]

5. You DO know what the "C" stands for? And that St. Nicholas existed? Thank you.

[nxylas]

9. I think any resemblance between the Archbishop of Myra and Santa is largely coincidental

I know all about St. Nicholas, as he's my patron saint, but he's only one ingredient in the Santa mix, along with Germanic folk legends and Coca-Cola ads.

[Stevenmarc]

7. Sounds more like someone at the Y screwed up and all they had left were Frosty suits

[xfundy]

10. Ah, but remember the perennial "Frosty" tv cartoon--

Remember when he said "Happy Birthday?" He was RIGHT!!1! But the dadburn libruls cut out the rest of his sentence, when he said, "Baby Jeebus!"

How dare anyone take Satan Claws out of XMAS!?!?!1!!/?

[LLStarks]

11. Since when is Santa a Christian icon? I thought Christmas was about Jebus.