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The North Pole is a very different world in Jeff Goode’s imagination. Mrs. Claus is an alcoholic, Cupid is an openly gay reindeer, and Santa Claus is accused of raping Vixen.
His Christmas play, “The Eight: Reindeer Monologues,” is being performed in theatres across the country – from New York and Philadelphia to Atlanta and San Diego. Most reviewers call it good-natured holiday fun – but some critics don’t see the humor in a show that portrays Santa Claus as an alleged pedophile with a penchant for bestiality.
Here’s the plot: a sex scandal rocks the North Pole. Santa is arrested and charged with sexual harassment. The show has been described as the darker side of Christmas – and definitely not for boys and girls.
“There is a subculture of Americans who are driven by hate,” said Bill Donohue of the Catholic League. Donohue has not seen the production but said he’s noticed a trend in holiday productions that seem to re-invent or deconstruct the traditions of the season.
“We’ve tracked it since the early 90s and it seems to become a little more popular, which is not a very good sign for our culture,” he said.
Goode’s play has been around for years – and typically has drawn high praise from reviewers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the upcoming producing in their city a “smart comedy.” A “must-see” production is how the South Florida Blade described the show.
Tony Moore is an actor in the version being staged in Wilmington, NC. He told The Star News the play has “a good moral message encased in a ball of comedy.”
Donohue wonders why Christians seems to be the only religious group attacked by the entertainment industry. “It’s only Catholics, only Christians, that tend to be the target of these people’s venoms,” he said. “We know there’s more than irreverent humor involved. We know that it’s mean-spirited and rank hypocrisy.”
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More hypocritical than "reviewing" something you haven't actually seen?
Also, you neglected to mention The Blade was a gay publication:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/11/so…
as most publications called The Blade are… you are a reporter right?
I am not a Christian but I thought Christmas, Christ-mass, was uspposed to be about the Birth of Jesus, not Santa Claus. I know he is also called Saint Nicholas but I think Santa Claus is more pagan and about the Yuletide than Christian. However, Christians, like all Americans have the God given right to get upset about anything they desire. I have to agree with those upset about this – leave Santa Claus alone – after all it is the Spirit of Giving we are talking about here.
So could you alter the show to include, gays, lesbians, people of color and say it was just another version of the darker side of christmas? Hey I got an idea, lets do something like that with Buddism, or maybe something with the Muslims.. what…… not so funny anymore?? Get a life…. Dumbass..
Re Tim: Leave Santa alone? What about Rudolf the Made-up-by-greedy-songwriters Reindeer and 50+ years of Santa's helper lingerie, naughty songs (Santa Baby? Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?), etc etc etc. The famous saying that if you scramble the letters it spells SATAN? Years of all sorts of ads depicting Santa in all manner of silly ways… but no THIS play is SPECIAL and an ATTACK on Christmas. No… leave SANTA alone… I'm sure if Todd visited some strip clubs he could find some "war on Christmas" material that REALLY disrespects Santa. But then he wouldn't be able to just post the Catholic League's press releases as if it was "news."
SOUTH PARK has been "bashing" the precious big guy with impunity for years (he even wrestles JESUS!). In fact Christmas has been a REGULAR theme of ridicule (including making fun of Christ). Where's the outrage over that?? I'm sure many press outlets (and not just the gay ones) have called SP "brilliant", etc… it's certainly seen by more people than this obscure play. But the South Park guys can defend themselves better… so this semi-obscure play is what the fake cultural critics go after.
There is no there there. Are you guys too stupid to know better?
My comments are now automatically deleted! Good thing I made screen shots this time!
Todd read the plot synopsis of this SP episode. Where's the outrage?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_Critter_Chr…
Peace… enjoy deleting this one.
Ship all those homosexual liberals over to Iran. See how they like it there! We need to start sweeping out the trash. Deport 'em. Keep America strong!
Dumbass.
Out of the minds of sick people do these things show up, this is the "holiday" they want and are embracing. Frank, and to all the "fish from the right side" patriotic Americans- Merry Christmas.
Yawn…this is news?