Rudy, Rudy, Rudy.

Oh tonight, Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer was on.  This was one of my favorite Christmas Shows when I was growing up.  Actually, I think it was my very favorite.

I watch it every year.  Still.  But tonight, some things “hit” me for the first time.  It is not such a great show for teaching the acceptance of diversity.  Oh sure, in the end… everybody loves Rudolph, and his Red Nose…. because he saves the day with his mad skills.

But up until that point, the community shunned him.  Santa dissed him.  He all out told Donner that his son could NOT be on the team “with a nose like that.”  Heck, the Coach even said… “We’re not going to let Rudolph play in the Reindeer Games any more… right fellas?”  What the heck kind of role-models are THOSE?

So yeah.  It wasn’t until his red nose was useful to them…. that they brought him into their circle of friends.  Same with the little Dentist Elf.

That’s like being against the Gay Community, until you need a wedding planner.  And THEN and only then…… wonder-boy Franc (aka Martin Short) is your guy.

Now Cornelius.  What’s not to like about Yukon Cornelius.   Anybody… who lives by this phrase…. “Oh, well, now I’m off to get my life-sustaining supplies: cornmeal and gun powder and hamhocks and guitar strings.”  What the heck is better than hamhocks, and guitar strings?   This guy is golden.   I mean… the guy gives his dogs a ride on his sled.

Finally… all those toys… that didn’t have a place to live… because they didn’t fit in.  They ended up being sent to the Island of Misfits.  Sort of like a homeless shelter for wayward toys.  I guess the bright side is… at LEAST they had a homeless shelter… an Island of Misfits… where they could be safe.. and warm… and sleep at night.

Unlike Preble County… a place that is still without out a homeless shelter… and also a place where there is very little acceptance of diversity.

And that my friends… is as plain as the nose on your face.  Religions are many and diverse,
but reason and goodness are one.  -Elbert Hubbard

We all live with the objective of being happy;  our lives are all different and yet the same.  -Anne Frank