Is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer “problematic?” It would appear that the internet is now angry about the Rankin-Bass Christmas Classic. Is this outrage for real, or are we all being trolled?
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“The holiday season is approaching, which means networks and families alike will peddle out some of the same holiday classics people have enjoyed for decades. One of those, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, ranks among the gold standard for many, which is kind of shocking given how bizarre it is overall. The special gets even weirder the more one thinks about it, so we went ahead and came up with seven disturbing truths we must address about this Christmas classic.
Santa Thought Rudolph Was An Abomination
One of the craziest parts of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in general is that Santa Claus is kind of an asshole. He basically tells Donner he needs to handle Rudolph’s glowing nose shortly after seeing the child for the first time, threatening that Rudolph will have no chance of joining his sleigh team otherwise. Donner, desperate to please Santa and protect his legacy, shoves a prosthetic over his son’s face.
Donner’s plan works relatively well, and Rudolph’s innate flying ability appears to impress even Santa at reindeer practice. Unfortunately, the prosthetic comes off and reveals Rudolph’s nose and all the reindeer begin to mock him for his abnormality. Santa’s opinion turns on a dime and the once impressed “king of jingling” tells Donner he “should be ashamed of himself,” and stomps off. To this day, it’s still unclear exactly what Santa wanted Donner to do to fix the problem.
Hermey The Elf Was A Sadistic Psychopath
Hermey the elf was a misfit, but it was almost certainly for reasons beyond his dissatisfaction in spending his life as a toymaker. Even his wish to become a dentist isn’t all that bad until it became a creepy obsession that consumed his personal life. Has anyone ever wondered where he got all those realistic teeth he put in those dolls?
Here’s a theory: those teeth came from the bodies of animals (or people) he ripped them out of. Let’s remember that despite having read medical books on dentistry, Hermey’s time to shine involves yanking out every tooth of the Bumble. That’s not being a “dentist,” that’s being a sadistic psychopath, and one doesn’t get good at yanking out large teeth without warming up on a few other people, in my opinion.
The Elves May Have Been Inbreeding
There are a lot of elves in the North Pole, although one may have a hard time distinguishing a vast majority of them from the other ones. Several times throughout Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, we see lots of boy and girl elves. Outside of a tall and nerdy elf, a portly elf, Hermey and the head elf, however, they all look the same. It makes one wonder if they might be into some inbreeding.
Granted, this is probably a necessary mode of survival and not because they’re freaky like that. Santa’s workshop is in a remote location, so they presumably don’t get outsiders much. Additionally, Santa has been at this job for a long time, so he’s probably got several generations of elf families working at his shop. That said, he should probably start trying to find some fresh blood before one brother-sister offspring elf comes out like Joffrey Baratheon.
The Job Rate Of Reindeer In The North Pole Is Astronomically Low
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer reveals that all reindeer from the North Pole beginning training at a very young age to one day pull Santa’s sleigh. It’s a tremendous honor, and apparently one with incredibly high standards. After all, has anyone heard of any new additions to the sleigh lineup since Rudolph’s inclusion?
This competitive industry has likely led to a very cutthroat reindeer games and may be why the reindeer go so hard at Rudolph for his red nose. After all, they need any advantage they can get to get Santa’s attention and a coveted spot on his sleigh team. Rudolph prevails, however, and he earned a rightful place on the team.”
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