Last weekend, thousands of people flooded the bars — and streets — of Manhattan in the name of Santacon, an annual event that involves bar hopping from the early onset of the day while wearing a Santa suit or other holiday-appropriate attire. (It’s a good thing Megyn Kelly wasn’t there; she may have gone into shock because of all the Santa imitators walking around New York who weren’t white. But I digress.)

I decided not to participate in New York City’s Santacon, and not just ...