Upon glancing at this story, you’re probably thinking, “Santa should be the last person talking about bodies.” 9-year old Anthony Mayse says he was body-shamed by a local Santa.
When you think of holiday season, you think about gifts, festive lights, and of course, Santa Clause. Many of us sat on this character’s lap once (I never did) before anything, you wouldn’t think that you would get fitness tips from Santa. Who would’ve thought that Santa turned into a fitness guru much like some Instagram models? Here’s what happened, according the Anthony Mayse.
Anthony Mayse’s trip to a high street grotto turned from excitement from heartbreak when the mean Saint Nick told him: “Lay off the hamburgers and French fries”.
The youngster said he tore up his photo with Father Christmas afterwards and spent the rest of the day in tears.
The boy, from Forest City, North Carolina , had been taken to the grotto by his mum Ashley.
Mayse asked for an iPod and instead got disrespect.
“And that really just disrespected me, and I felt awful.
“It affected me so bad that I was crying until I went to bed that night.
“And I want to say to him, ‘you don’t want to disrespect a nine-year-old. Even though what shape and size you are, it doesn’t matter.”
Mayse’s mom wants Santa to be fired, which will probably happen.