Politically (In)Correct Confectionary

If I were a piece of Christmas confectionery I'd have one wish this year... that political correctness be left out of the candy world. A usual train journey became rather unusual the other day when I noticed this tasty snack confined to the back of the counter:



What the fuck?

In this age of political correctness, where "Merry Christmas" is frowned upon and replaced with "Happy Holidays", at what point does correctness circle around and become incorrect again? In what way is this any better than a golliwog toy? It's made even worse by the fact that the word "chocolate" is often used to describe black people derogatorily. Colour aside, there is nothing else about the features of jolly ol' Saint Nick that is characteristically black. It's as if Santa, in a terrible error of misjudged humour, has blacked up and started his own Black & White Minstrels act.

If I were a piece of Christmas confectionery, I'd be desperate to just be a piece of Christmas confectionery, not a company's attempt at showing how racially aware it is.