A publicly funded British museum group has called for Father Christmas to be “decolonised,” arguing that the traditional image of Santa Claus reinforces “colonial, hierarchical and patriarchal ideas”.
The proposal appeared in a blog post published by Brighton and Hove Museums, which claims the familiar depiction of a white, Western Santa who judges children’s behaviour promotes assumptions of “cultural superiority”. The post argues that the “naughty or nice” list reflects a rigid Western moral framework that may marginalise non-Western and Indigenous cultural traditions.
Written by the museum group’s joint head of culture change, Simone LaCorbiniere, the article questions Santa’s role as a universal moral authority and suggests he would be ill-equipped to judge children who follow different cultural practices. It also criticises portrayals of Santa overseeing elves, saying they reinforce power imbalances and ideas of domination.
The blog urges parents to challenge what it describes as a “colonial gaze” by abandoning the naughty-and-nice narrative and reimagining Santa as a more “inclusive figure” who embraces cultural exchange. Suggestions include depicting Santa as working alongside elves as equals, diversifying his workshop to include people from around the world, and introducing a “Mother Christmas” to counter male-dominated leadership tropes.
Although first published in 2023, the post has resurfaced online and prompted renewed criticism from politicians and commentators. Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, dismissed the museum’s approach as overly earnest, while Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin said it reflected a wider trend of “woke” activism.
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert of ‘Don’t Divide Us’ told The Telegraph (UK) the proposals were an attempt to undermine shared cultural traditions and questioned whether publicly funded museums should promote such ideas.
A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove Museums said readers were free to agree or disagree with the blog post, stressing that it represented a viewpoint rather than official policy.
Next they will be complaining that Tinkerbell should be trans
Trannybell…has a certain creepy “ring” to it…….
Yes and the tooth fairy is a crippled black lesbian with only one wing…
Who Murdered Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUxv5jN1QBw
Rebuttal to Brighton & Hove Museums’ “Decolonising Santa” Proposal
The call to “decolonise” Father Christmas represents a disproportionate and ideologically driven reinterpretation of a benign cultural tradition. Santa Claus is a folkloric figure whose modern form has evolved through centuries of storytelling, not a political instrument designed to impose hierarchy or cultural dominance. Recasting him as a symbol of colonial oppression stretches the concept of “decolonisation” far beyond any meaningful or historically grounded application.
The suggestion that Santa’s familiar traits — being white, Western, or male — inherently reinforce “cultural superiority” misunderstands how shared traditions function. Santa is not a universal moral authority but a festive character embedded in European winter folklore. Cultures around the world already maintain their own seasonal figures, from Sinterklaas to Ded Moroz to the Three Kings. None of these traditions require ideological revision to justify their existence.
Similarly, the criticism of the “naughty or nice” list as a rigid Western moral framework is misplaced. Parents are perfectly capable of interpreting the story in ways that suit their own values, and many already do. The idea that Santa’s relationship with elves promotes “domination” is an example of reading political theory into a children’s myth where it was never intended.
More importantly, the intervention raises legitimate questions about the role of publicly funded institutions. Museums are entrusted with preserving cultural heritage, not reframing it through contemporary ideological lenses. When taxpayer‑funded bodies promote niche activist interpretations as though they are necessary correctives, they risk alienating the very public they are meant to serve.
The museum’s later clarification — that the blog represents only one viewpoint — underscores the problem. If the institution recognises that the argument is speculative and subjective, it is unclear why it was presented under the authority of a public cultural body in the first place.
In the end, the attempt to “decolonise” Santa does not broaden inclusion; it narrows cultural space by pathologising harmless traditions. Rather than fostering understanding, it encourages people to view ordinary customs through a lens of suspicion and division. A more constructive approach would be to celebrate the diversity of global festive traditions without rewriting or politicising those that already exist.
When I visited Brighton a few years ago I found it to be a Woke hellhole full of trannies and pooftahs measuring their carbon footprints and literally having compulsory ‘diversity’ ratings for almost every facet of their lives.
Doesn’t surprise me at all that they want to attack the Christmas tradition in this way.
The original St Nicholas was a Turkish bishop, so the St Nicholas we see everywhere today, the product of an American cartoonist, is not very authentic.
Meantime the UK government, who are behind all this secular religion of fascist woke indoctrination, have been busy little elves themselves, delivering military gear, to the likes of Israel, to blow up diverse groups of innocent people.
“Decolonise”, the new woke word that now means nothing.
After whinging about Europeans colonising the world, they are expected to ‘DEcolonise’.
Shove your useless wokeism RIGHT UP YOUR COLON!!!