I was recently struck by the inherently depressing messages of TV Christmas classics:
A mentally disturbed child suffers peer rejection, then kills a plant. (A Charlie Brown Christmas) A community mocks and shuns a deformed youngster until they learn that they can exploit his freakish physical difference for profit. (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) It's okay to steal a hat if it belongs to somebody you don't like. (Frosty the Snowman) A burgler avoids prosecution and is instead feted by his gullible victims. (The Grinch That Stole Christmas)
Hmmmn ... maybe the problem is that I need to go back a bit farther. How 'bout some good, old-fashioned Christmas movies from the good ol' days?
Fiscal irresponsibility and banking irregularities are okay if you seem like a nice guy. (It's a Wonderful Life)A single mother learns that it's okay to lie to your child as long as the lie is backed by powerful corporate interests and corrupt politicians. (A Miracle on 34th Street)Uh-oh. Well, so much for the 20th Century. What does 19th Century literature have to say on the subject?
Miser grows wealthy by exploiting workers, but buys his way out of eternal damnation with a pittance in indulgences. (A Christmas Carol)Dang.
I reckon I'd best go a bit farther back in time. Let's go all the way back.
Men in power don't care if the poor give birth in stables, presumably because they have no health insurance. (Luke, 2.1-8)Okay, so much for going backwards. Maybe it's time to start a new Christmas tradition, a cheery tradition. Let's find a happy Christmas season tale in today's news!
Curtis Granderson Traded from Tigers to New York Yankees.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Detroit.
MD-P's first Tigers Beagle Haiku
ReplyDelete(because if Christmas is looking a little sad maybe it's because there's been a real let-up on the production of Beagle Haiku these last few days. And please DON'T tell me I have to go to FB to get some!)
Katie the Beagle
Hangs her head in shame. Bye-Bye
Curtis Granderson.