Charles Barkley is one of the personalities in the media that has never been afraid to speak his mind regardless of how his comments may be taken. Going back to his playing days in the NBA to now as analyst for TNT, he remains as unfiltered as ever. Barkley recently made an appearance on ESPN‘s Mike And Mike and gave his thoughts on the holiday season and his viewpoint was very candid, sharing that he is not a fan of Christmas because of the responsibility that it brings.
Man, ya know, Christmas is not a lot of fun for me. It’s just a big waste of money,” he said. “When you’re black and rich, everybody thinks they’re a part of your family. Everybody is a relative. Everybody wants a really nice gift. It’s like your family members, one year you buy them a house, the next year you buy them a car, the next year you buy them a sweater. They look at you like, ‘You only got me a sweater?’
“They always want the gifts to escalate, so you can’t ever get them a sweater if you bought them a house the year before because they get pissed. I’m not a big Christmas fan. I’m a firm believer that Santa Claus should only bring kids gifts. I think Santa Claus should bring everybody gifts until the get out of high school, and then that’s it. That’s my personal opinion.
Surely it is understandable to see his predicament.
