Santa Claus, with his distinct characteristics, is a subversive tool of our society. His appearance conveys a subliminal message of his powerful standing in our economic caste system. The behavior he displays encourages a white male-dominated society. With his popularity and name association, he has become the high priest of materialism. Because of his characteristics, Santa Claus is no longer a viable role model for today's children. Santa Claus, a false idol, must be modified to meet the times.

Santa Claus is an overweight, aged white man who is excessively prone to wearing red clothing. In past times, the size of a person reflected his wealth; thus, a fat belly meant the money necessary to attain one. Santa, by his bulk, represents great wealth that few can reasonably attain and engenders envy. Santa, because he is very old, has supposedly earned the right to judge whether a child's behavior is proper or not. Age alone should not give one this power to praise or condemn others. This dangerous practice is particularly true of a stranger inflicting his value judgments on others.

In Santa's case, he not only reinforces the idea that judging others is the right of a man of his social position, but also that this judgment should be followed by punishment and public scorn of a child and threats of withholding toys or gifts if some unprescribed standard is not reached. His threats include leaving them lumps of coal or switches, not-too-subtle hints that physical abuse would improve their future. This causes children to look upon the  "Jolly man" with a mixture of fear and submissiveness. They want to please him for the rewards they might receive, but they are unable to decipher exactly what separates "good" from "bad" children. Parents apparently have no power over Santa. Even they join in the conspiracy of spying on their children and reporting their findings to Santa. This judgmental action is no less than a socially sanctioned form of child abuse.

翻译：

圣诞老人其人其事

具有鲜明特点的圣诞老人已经沦为一种社会的破坏工具。在我们这个等级森严的经济社会体系中，他的形象无声地表明他的显赫地位。他的行为，则助长了一个白人男性主宰的社会。由于他的名望家喻户晓，他已经成为实利主义社会的最高布道者。鉴之于此，圣诞老人已不再是有利于当今孩子们的行为楷模。圣诞老人这个错误的偶像必须加以修正以适应当今之时代。

圣诞老人体格肥硕，年事已高，白色人种，喜着红装。在过去，人的体形肥瘦表明他的财富的多少；大腹便便意味着他有足够的钱财来获此尊容。圣诞老人硕大的块头代表着巨大的财富。而这种财富很少有人能通过正当手段获取，因而只能招人眼红。寿高位尊的圣诞老人被认为有权来判断一个孩子的行为正确与否。但年龄本身，并不足以使他具有褒贬他人的能力。在与并不熟识的人的交往过程中，将自己的价值判断强加与人尤其危险。

对于圣诞老人来说，他不仅强化了这样一种观念，即：拥有一定社会地位的人才有权利评价他人，而且他还认为这种评定应该伴随着对孩子的惩罚和公开的嘲讽。当孩子们不能达到某种不明确的标准时，就要面对得不到玩具或礼物的惩罚威胁。这种威胁包括留给他们一大堆煤或其它什么替代物，这种做法并不十分隐晦地暗示了物质上的滥用将有利于孩子们的未来。这就使得孩子们带着既敬畏又顺从的眼光来注视这个“快乐的老人"，为了得到自己想要的报酬而取悦于他，但是他们又不能确切地区分出“好孩子”和“坏孩子”的标准。显然父母亲没有超越圣诞老人的权利，即使他们与圣诞老人合谋，负责监视汇报孩子们的行动。而这种评判的行为不亚于一种社会认可的对儿童的虐待。