Do you think Santa's belly is a bad influence to children?

And if they slim him down, other people will complain that he's a bad influence and sending the message that people have to be thin to be accepted. There will be outcries from people who will think that this will lead children (and adults probably) to have eating disorders and over exercise to lose weight "like Santa did". There is no way to make both sides happy. People just need to accept that every person is different and has a different opinion on what 'healthy' is...and that certain traditions should be left alone!

I think everyone should leave Santa alone!!! How can he be a bad influence on kids? Yeah he is fat but that's Santa, he wears a red suit to but it doesn't make kids have a bad dress sense now does it!!? lol Over here in Australia they also want to stop him from saying 'ho ho ho' as it could be seen as an insult to women! They want him to say 'ha ha ha'!! I mean everytime I hear him say 'ho ho ho' I always think hey is he having a go at me, and give him daggers?! NOT!!!!!!!lol Now instead I will think he is laughing at me!!lol I don't think it will end up changing I hope cos the response it got was mostly let him say ho ho ho, I mean why not go the whole hog and make him skinny, say ha ha ha and wear a suit and tie, and while he is at it have a shave!!! Those who think Santa is a bad influence on children need to take a good look around at the rest of society, geez, leave Santa the way he is I say!!! I'm with you girlgonefishing I think it's insane!!

i agree with you that is way to insane i think his belly is what grabs the kids intention.i dont think they should slimhim down at all.the kids love santa the way he is & i think thats all thats gonna matter really.

okay..this officially made me mad. It seems like the world is coming to an end with all this controversy over NOTHING. It seems like no matter what it is..theres always something wrong with everything. Whats next.. old people are bad influences? Healthy skinny people are bad influences..people of different races are bad influences? Its getting rediculous and going way to far. It seems like these days no matter what you do..your doing something wrong.. and its pretty sad that something so little and trivial like santas BELLY is causing up trouble. Common.

Some people just need to get a life seriously. I saw this and I thought to myself, oh come on now. This is just getting more and more ridiculous. I don't see how he's such a bad influence on kids. I never saw it as that at all. Whoever complains about stuff like this needs to get out in the sun and quit getting so bitter because they never had a good life at all.

I think its a crazy idea. It is like saying lets make a statue of liberty that is male to prevent sexiests. Santa should be fat because the cookies kids put out is eaten by him. Of course santa's belly is gonna get big.

Its funny that there is country thinking in a wrong way about santa......He is a sybmol for love,passion,goodluck and soooo.How can he will have badeffect on children and how come the belly going to spoil the minds of children?

Ok. So what are they gonna change The Night Before Christmas around too? Because: "He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;" If they thin him down that poem won't really work will it? And I think Santa's belly is a good lesson to children. The lessoned learned is: "If all you do is go around eating cookies, you'll get a big belly like Santa!" ha ha.

i think its not a very good news that you saw... that news was the bad influence for children... santa claus is one the reason why children love christmas.. santa is really cute when he was dancing :)

no i dont think santas belly is a bad influence because if he didnt have that belly he wouldn't be santa now would he.i feel if he lost that belly all the little kids wouldnt believe that it is santa.santa is suppose to be that way and only that way.

What?! Hahaha! If Santa slims down, no one will like him. His image should not be changed.

I personally don't think that "children" are thinking this up on their own. I think that people just come up with this stuff and say children say it or believe it cause if you use "children" as a "call sign" you'll get more attention. I am sorry, but I don't think to many children say "I want to be fat like Santa". I don't think kids think to much about Santa other than November till christmas day. After 12/25 I don't think they think much him through the year. Adults do and ones that just want to stur up stuff. Let the kids with an imagination!

Haha i think this is the funniest thing ive herd all week.. slimming down santa clause..okay me i have never met anyone in my life that is like oh well she is fat so i wanna be fat too.have you? No i dont think santa being unfit is a bad influence on kids..Mabey they should just promote the night before christmas guy.. lol hes stick skinny.. but wait then they'll prob have a prob with that to..I hope this is not america talking in doing this.lol

because they cannot control their children, they are blaming Santa. well children are also nasty, if their parents will ask them to go to gym they would say, Santa is also fat. but slim Santa will not look that great and belly, its really insane.

This is insanity and nothing else. Its a way to gain some cheap popularity. I don't think that Santa could leave a bad shadow on the kids only because he is not in shape. There are some people in this world who do not have any job at all and search for the black cat in a dark room which is not there!!

Some people are just to into worrying about nothing. I can see Santa saying something like "it's okay if I eat lots of cookies because I'm magic, but if you want to end up on the good list- and I know you do- be sure to eat your fruits and veggies." That's how you get Santa to influence kids to eat better, not by putting him on a diet.

i dont think santa want to influence children ...here are few questions for your ...have you ever met anyone who gives you gift to influence you...i think nobody gives gift just to influec people but some people think so....as far as santa is concerned he never want to influence any one specially children ....its old times story which states that santa loves children thats why he gives gift to children..this is the only thing not more that that. what do you think m i right or wrong ?