Who gets to join Santa society? Debate over inclusion divides a bearded brotherhood
For years, there wasn’t much confusion about who could join the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas, the largest membership organization of Santas in the world. It was open only to men with whiskers long enough to be styled like St. Nick’s, which could withstand a firm tug from a formidable toddler.
Santas today are under pressure to adapt to the modern era, whether it be learning how to respond to children’s wishes via video chat or sharing the spotlight with an empowered wife, said Susen Mesco, who manages 2,200 Santas and has worked in the industry since the 1980s. The Santa Brotherhood — or IBRBS, as it is now called in the wake of the vote to admit women — has about 2,250 members scattered across more than 40 chapters.
“There was concern that I had too much clout,” Connaghan said in an interview last week, days after he appeared in Madison Square Garden with Mariah Carey. “Santas are a microcosm of the regular community,” said Stephen Arnold, the current IBRBS president. “They all have different education levels, strong opinions about politics.”
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