I’ve come to the conclusion that Santa Claus, as portrayed in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is a jerk.
Here’s why:
- Santa’s elves don’t even have a dental plan. One has to wonder in what other ways Santa is exploiting the elves.
- At the very least, Santa tolerates Rudolph’s exclusion from the reindeer games by all of the other reindeer.
- At the first sign of bad weather, Santa’s reaction is to cancel his Christmas ride – why not simply postpone it?
- When it becomes clear Rudolph’s red nose may be useful, Santa lets him join his sleigh team. Why didn’t Santa just accept him unconditionally?
- Santa goes ahead and gives away a bunch of crappy toys nobody wanted in the first place. If anyone wanted those toys, they wouldn’t have been on the Island of Misfit Toys.