trapin
12-02-2004, 08:10 AM
Yes.....it was a heart-warming story.
........but is it a finished story? I think not.
It's funny how once Santa Claus and the other pompous reindeer saw that Rudolph's nose could serve a purpose was he finally accepted into North Pole society. If you remember, there were some pretty harsh things done and said to him by the other reindeer, none of which were ever apologized for. Such as Comet, who barred Rudolph from any Reindeer games. Why? Because his nose was red? Even Santa himself was vicious in his comments, telling Donner how disappointed he was with him that he had the audacity to father a fawn who was different. What kind of human being says stuff like that? Apparently the likes of Comet and Santa and everyone else in the North Pole have been practicing a lifetime of bigotry and prejudice. Do we expect everything to change as the result of one reindeer with a nose that glows? Sorry......I’m not buying it. I think these people will continue in their ways regardless of what Rudolph was able to do for them. It’s a case of good ole fashioned "What have you done for me lately".
So now Rudolph has been accepted and apparently all is forgiven. But I don’t think this story is over.....not until we take issue with the behavior of Santa’s reindeer and especially the behavior of Ole Saint Nick himself. The story makes no attempt to suggest that this ordeal has changed the North Pole in any way. A simple apology will not suffice here. What these people did was terrible, and only time can heal the wounds that were cut so deep. What happens if next year Blitzen and his doe give birth to a three-legged fawn that can’t fly? What then? Obviously without the ability to fly the fawn can’t help out in any way. Will he be doomed to a lifetime of confinement in his home and the subsequent ridicule of the other reindeer because he couldn’t pull off what Rudolph did? Remember....Rudolph was only accepted because they discovered that he could actually DO something for them. Apparently if you have a handicap in the North Pole, you better have some special trick up your sleeve or you might as well jump in front of a Kenworth on I-94 and be done with it.
So I ask you....what’s changed in the North Pole?
(Yes, it's a joke...you can laugh now) :santa3:
........but is it a finished story? I think not.
It's funny how once Santa Claus and the other pompous reindeer saw that Rudolph's nose could serve a purpose was he finally accepted into North Pole society. If you remember, there were some pretty harsh things done and said to him by the other reindeer, none of which were ever apologized for. Such as Comet, who barred Rudolph from any Reindeer games. Why? Because his nose was red? Even Santa himself was vicious in his comments, telling Donner how disappointed he was with him that he had the audacity to father a fawn who was different. What kind of human being says stuff like that? Apparently the likes of Comet and Santa and everyone else in the North Pole have been practicing a lifetime of bigotry and prejudice. Do we expect everything to change as the result of one reindeer with a nose that glows? Sorry......I’m not buying it. I think these people will continue in their ways regardless of what Rudolph was able to do for them. It’s a case of good ole fashioned "What have you done for me lately".
So now Rudolph has been accepted and apparently all is forgiven. But I don’t think this story is over.....not until we take issue with the behavior of Santa’s reindeer and especially the behavior of Ole Saint Nick himself. The story makes no attempt to suggest that this ordeal has changed the North Pole in any way. A simple apology will not suffice here. What these people did was terrible, and only time can heal the wounds that were cut so deep. What happens if next year Blitzen and his doe give birth to a three-legged fawn that can’t fly? What then? Obviously without the ability to fly the fawn can’t help out in any way. Will he be doomed to a lifetime of confinement in his home and the subsequent ridicule of the other reindeer because he couldn’t pull off what Rudolph did? Remember....Rudolph was only accepted because they discovered that he could actually DO something for them. Apparently if you have a handicap in the North Pole, you better have some special trick up your sleeve or you might as well jump in front of a Kenworth on I-94 and be done with it.
So I ask you....what’s changed in the North Pole?
(Yes, it's a joke...you can laugh now) :santa3: