The holiday’s are a time of great food, telling stories with family and friends, and lots of goodwill toward all. It is also a time of tradition including caroling, presents, cookies, and of course Santa Claus.

This year, Santa Claus is under fire by some Millennials. They say children are forced to sit on a man’s lap, without their consent.

“The notion of consent may seem like a very adult thing and something that doesn’t pertain to children,” According to Hannah, a 20 year old sociology major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“Parents should give their kids space to decide if they want to sit there or not. They should not feel forced to do something they do not want to do,” Hannah continued.

Some millennials argue the children feel as if they do not comply, they will not get nice presents Christmas morning.

“It’s like prostitution,” Taylor a 20 year old from Austin, Texas told snickersee, “Go sit on Santa’s lap. Tell him what you want for Christmas. It’s sick, like the only way your kid is going to get a Nintendo Switch is if you sit on some dude’s lap.”

Millennials say that parents should be giving their kids space to decide whether or not they want to sit on Santa’s lap. Of course, many children will want to participate in the Christmas tradition, but many may be reticent. It’s suggested that children be given the option to choose what to do when visiting Santa.

“You don’t have to sit in Santa’s lap to get a good photo. Why not have Santa stand, and kids could take selfies with him, it is 2019 after all, ” Hannah added, “I’d like to see that on instagram. It would be very cute.”



