The Story
The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck (male) who possesses an unusual luminous red nose. Harassed mercilessly and excluded by his peers because of this trait, Rudolph manages to prove himself one Christmas Eve after Santa Claus catches sight of his nose and asks him to lead his sleigh for the evening. Rudolph agrees, and is finally treated better by his fellow reindeer for his heroism. A criticism of the song, and even more so, the TV special, is that it encourages racism, superficiality, opportunism, and general cruelty
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