User blog comment:KGBSpetsnaz/Pure Good Removal Proposal: Santa Claus/@comment-2059440-20190911022213

to be frank Santa punishing "naughty" children shouldn't be seen as him being harsh or impure - a "pure of heart" character strongly opposes what is wrong, Santa's punishments depend on culture and time period but are rarely seen as terrible : his good nature far exceeds his punishing one and in most stories Santa's punishing side is just, he never goes beyond what a culture or time period deems acceptable and he never does so out of malice.

Santa embodies the spirit of cheer and goodwill towards everyone - that, I feel, should count more than anything.. what a character embodies says a lot about them.. Santa is the "good" that people desire, a happy old elf who brings cheer..

that's just my views though.