Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

My Bloody Santa Claus

The story of a guy that has a bloody Santa on a cross in his front yard.

I was watching CNN this morning. And I saw this house that had all these Christmas lights. A lot more than normal.

Oh, and they had a huge cross in their front yard, with a giant Santa nailed to it.

And I believe it said "Santa died for your credit card sins," or something like that.

Now, a lot of the neighbors are complaining.

Here's the problem. That's kind of clever, but why would you not think about neighbors? Maybe do that as something small, or inside your home. Perhaps a painting, or sculpture.

I have no problem when people do crap like that at art galleries. And the debate is always "Is this art?"

But not enough people think about kids, and the children that will be exposed to this. The guy just said he wants everyone to realize how commercialized Christmas has become.

I'd like to ask him, what he would say to a 3-year-old that sees it and starts crying.

My girlfriend was in Los Angeles recently. And, she went to a church to do this project with her friends child. It was a project where the kid was supposed to bring a parent with them, but this childs parents were both working, so she volunteered to go.

The church has them all doing a project in a room that had a huge Jesus on a cross, all bloody.

One of the kids was scared by it, and crying. And asking "Why did they do that to that man?" I think she said the child was Jewish. I'm not sure how she knew that. I could throw in a joke right here... but I better not.

Anyway, this is the type of stuff that bothers me in regards to kids. Sure, it's a church. Having the Jesus there is fine. But why are they not thinking about this art project in that area?

When kids are involved, you should think about every aspect of your surroundings.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all

Previous article

Second largest yellowfin tuna caught by rod and reel

Excel does it again

I was watching CNN this morning. And I saw this house that had all these Christmas lights. A lot more than normal.

Oh, and they had a huge cross in their front yard, with a giant Santa nailed to it.

And I believe it said "Santa died for your credit card sins," or something like that.

Now, a lot of the neighbors are complaining.

Here's the problem. That's kind of clever, but why would you not think about neighbors? Maybe do that as something small, or inside your home. Perhaps a painting, or sculpture.

I have no problem when people do crap like that at art galleries. And the debate is always "Is this art?"

But not enough people think about kids, and the children that will be exposed to this. The guy just said he wants everyone to realize how commercialized Christmas has become.

I'd like to ask him, what he would say to a 3-year-old that sees it and starts crying.

My girlfriend was in Los Angeles recently. And, she went to a church to do this project with her friends child. It was a project where the kid was supposed to bring a parent with them, but this childs parents were both working, so she volunteered to go.

The church has them all doing a project in a room that had a huge Jesus on a cross, all bloody.

One of the kids was scared by it, and crying. And asking "Why did they do that to that man?" I think she said the child was Jewish. I'm not sure how she knew that. I could throw in a joke right here... but I better not.

Anyway, this is the type of stuff that bothers me in regards to kids. Sure, it's a church. Having the Jesus there is fine. But why are they not thinking about this art project in that area?

When kids are involved, you should think about every aspect of your surroundings.

Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Lies -- and the fat man in the red suit that tells them.

Next Article

San Diego's Mexicans make nacimientos for Christmas

Shepherds, angels, pilgrims, and livestock
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

This Week’s Reader This Week’s Reader