As infuriating as nightly “die-ins” at Macy’s can be, they’ve found competition with the annual “drunk-in” that is SantaCon. Organizers of SantaCon refer to the event as a charity fundraiser, although it’s awfully hard to distinguish from a drunken pub crawl through the city.
Jingle Bells #santacon #nyc https://t.co/pJz62Qotk1
— Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) December 13, 2014
Crowd just got much larger #SantaCon pic.twitter.com/E5UGu4rk2N
— Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) December 13, 2014
Of course, it was inevitable that the army of drunken Santas would eventually bump up against the #BlackLivesMatter protesters of the #MillionsMarchNYC. Demonstrators are already conflicted over what exactly to do with “white allies” (although they’ve come up with a list of rules), so not too many were pleased to see white allies like these.
https://twitter.com/scottbix/status/543863989210329088
LOLLLL ONE OF THE BEST SIGNS #MillionsMarchNYC #SantaCon pic.twitter.com/QpfSrt5gbA
— Awkward Model (@awkwardmodel) December 14, 2014
The juvenile, drunken, extended adolescence of #SantaCon provides a telling juxtaposition. #MillionsMarchNYC pic.twitter.com/JIzHTgWvm2
— Ted Alexandro (@tedalexandro) December 13, 2014
#MillionsMarchNYC protester weighs in on police, Santacon pic.twitter.com/2FfYkgSxHB
— Matt Sledge (@mgsledge) December 13, 2014
The juxtaposition of the #MillionsMarchNYC + #SantaCon rather perfectly illustrates the divide in NYC and by extension the US.
— @JessieNYC (@JessieNYC) December 13, 2014
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Just weird … and symbolic of the new New York racial divide: #MillionsMarchNYC confined to Dowton Manhattan, #santacon all over.
— mcbc (@mcbc) December 13, 2014
I hope people doing #SantaCon run into #MillionsMarchNYC and just stop what they're doing to take stock of their life choices.
— Logan (@PlagueLovers) December 13, 2014
Will police be at #MillionsMarchNYC where people are struggling for justice? Or at #SantaCon the drunken cornerstone of white privilege?
— Matthew Guariglia (@mguariglia) December 13, 2014
Hoping that both police and protesters at #millionsmarchnyc can agree that #santacon is our common enemy.
— matt lurrie ? (@mattlurrie) December 13, 2014
#MillionsMarchNYC & #SantaCon on the same day. Great way to gain hope for humanity and then lose it again.
— chris laker (@ChrisLaker) December 13, 2014
when the two groups met at 32nd & 6th, not one white #Santacon attendee joined #MillionsMarchNYC, but plenty stood there drunk & slackjawed
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) December 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/NowIKnoEvrythng/status/543930252943056896
Well, here are a few.
That moment when #SantaCon meets #MillionsMarchNYC…. pic.twitter.com/7Owq3GEUMP
— Adam Glanzman (@glanzpiece) December 13, 2014
Much love for the Santas who are now marching w/us ! #SantaCon #MillionsMarchNYC pic.twitter.com/zKWschUvcC
— Amanda Ocasio (@AmandaOcasio1) December 13, 2014
— Daniel José Older (@djolder) December 13, 2014
“Black Santas matter”? It’s a bizarre sign, but one photographer did manage to capture the ultimate SantaCon/#MillionsMarchNYC mashup.
#SantaCon just met with #MillionsMarchNYC many joining #BlackLivesMatter #ThisStopsToday pic.twitter.com/9fRM492Dqp
— Abraham Gutman ? (@abgutman) December 13, 2014
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