We believe that Santa can come in different forms and colors. We all know, though, that the darker-skinned Santas are few and far between. Have you come across one? urbanMamas want to know!
I heard that there is a chocolate Santa some where in Portland during the month of December. I would way prefer to take my son to an unconventional Santa. Anyone know where he is?
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There was a black Santa - who called himself "Chocolate Santa" - last year at a photo place on the corner of MLK and Mason ....he was super-friendly!
I haven't been over there since Santa season began so I don't know if he is back in action this year.
Posted by: Tony at Milagros | December 02, 2008 at 12:17 AM
I think there was a chocolate Santa working out of the strip mall-ish place near the Dittos copy shop around MLK/NE Mason last year.
We missed out on him cause mine is too old now.
Posted by: ProtestMama | December 02, 2008 at 12:41 AM
This article was posted in the Mercury last year:
CHOCOLATE SANTA
Okay, first of all, I'm no racist. "Chocolate Santa" is what HE calls himself. I was driving down MLK, and when I saw the sign for "Photos with Chocolate Santa" on the side of the building, I almost careened onto the sidewalk. Visions of Isaac Hayes (circa 1973) in a Santa Claus suit danced in my head, and if you want to know how excited I was, just take a look at my picture with him. It's on the cover this week. As you can clearly see, I was practically apoplectic. But I had to be fair, right? Chocolate Santa had to pass the same stringent test I had so harshly inflicted on Grandpa Santa and Thigh-Muscle Santa. First of all, I'm pretty sure that beard was not real, and his costume was purchased at Fred Meyer.
But his lap... oh, that marvelous lap! It was strong and supportive, and yet my buttocks sank eagerly into his soft, pillowy thighs. And while I wouldn't jump to call him "jolly," Chocolate Santa was super affable, and gung ho to have his picture taken with Vanilla Steve.
"What would you like for Christmas?" he asked.
"I would like the screaming in my head to stop," I replied. "And an iPhone.
"
"Well!" he exclaimed without missing a beat.
"Let's just see what we can find in Santa's bag!"
There wasn't an iPhone or Zoloft in the bag—but there were KING-SIZE candy bars, toy rings, fake teeth, a Jammin' 95.5 sticker, and a Fantastic Four coloring book. Chocolate Santa was making the Honky Santas look pretty stingy by comparison.
"Tell your friends," I heard him say as I left. "Santa poses with pets, cops... we even had some college kids posing with fake guns and an empty bottle of Tanqueray!"
See? That's what I like about Chocolate Santa. He does "naughty" and "nice.
"
(ADDRESS: 407 NE Mason [corner of MLK & Mason]. HOURS: Sat-Sun 1-6 pm. PHOTO PRICE: One 5" x 7" is $8.
)
Posted by: Mercedes | December 02, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Every year I search and search for a non-white santa. It is so frustrating that a make believe character can only come in white. My children are bi-racial and it's frustrating that their only santa exposure is white santa when in fact santa can be any color. I found that Nordstrom's employed several different santas of different color and ethnic group but that was only in their Seattle stores unfortunately. If you hear of any other santa of color because the possible one on the corner in NE Pdx (it just seems like that may or may not happen each year and who knows whether he has regular hours) please post here. Many of us would like to take our children to a santa of color, not just because it would be "neat" but because it is what represents us.
Posted by: LG | December 02, 2008 at 08:44 AM
We only have one picture with Santa, and it was with this awesome Santa at the Miracles Club in the corner of MLK and Mason.
Posted by: mariax | December 02, 2008 at 03:07 PM
I live in NYC and I can't find a black Santa. I neeeeeeeeeeeeeed to find a black Santa anybody pleeeease help.
Posted by: Tina | December 11, 2008 at 03:02 PM
Black Santa, honky Santa, Asian Santa, I guess that depends who's around next time I fall off the roof. But the list of real black heroes is long. Bruce Lee was Chinese, Marco Polo was Italian, and Santa, as history would have it, was born in about 280 A.D. a man named Nicholas was born in Patara, Lycia — in what is now called Turkey. So I guess he was Turkish? But in this era of Obama Santa is doing his part to not change history, but give real black heroes the recognition they deserve. I think the idea of a black Santa is a cool idea. But check out, for instance http://santa.net/santa-claus-christmas-blog/2009/09/28/unsung-heroes-of-the-north-pole/ Great deeds are done and the black hroes are pushed into the background. Matthew Henson who was probably the first man (Afro-American too) to step foot on the North Pole.
Posted by: Honky santa Claus | September 28, 2009 at 02:36 PM
I'm looking for a Black Santa also. The Nordstrom store in Downtown Seattle will have a Black Santa on Tuesday, Dec. 22 from 5-8pm (unfortunately, I cannot attend during that tiime). Our society has come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. Racism in the form of separate but "equal" and segregation all are still alive and we clearly see it through our children's eyes during the holiday season!
Posted by: Patrice | December 19, 2009 at 09:38 PM
The African American Santa is available every year at the Miracle Club MLK & Mason. He is very good & available for daycares/centers.
Posted by: Deborah R Green | August 12, 2010 at 12:11 PM
On our way to see Santa at the mall my pasty little red headed 3 year old asked me if Santa would be black. I'm not sure where that got in his head, but right then, when I answered "maybe", I really wished I could have meant it.
Posted by: Joie | December 27, 2010 at 04:12 AM