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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:32:12 -0500
From: Our Leb
Subject: BLAGUES-L: Is Santa a Man or a Woman?


De: Claudia De Angelis
De: Eric Desfonds


She-Santa
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I hate to be the one to defy sacred myth, but I believe Santa's a she. 
Think about it. Christmas is a big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing, 
social deal, and I have a tough time believing a guy could possibly pull 
it all off!

For starters, the vast majority of men don't even think about selecting 
gifts until Christmas Eve. Once at the mall, they always seem surprised 
to find only Ronco products, socket wrench sets, and mood rings left on 
the shelves. On this count alone, I'm convinced Santa is a woman.

Surely, if he were a man, everyone in the universe would wake up 
Christmas morning to find a rotating musical Chia Pet under the tree, 
still in the bag.

Another problem for a he-Santa would be getting there. First of all, 
there would be no reindeer because they would all be dead, gutted, and 
strapped on to the rear bumper of the sleigh amid wide-eyed, desperate 
claims that buck season had been extended. Blitzen's rack would already 
be on the way to the taxidermist.

Even if the male Santa DID have reindeer, he'd still have transportation 
problems because he would inevitably get lost up there in the snow and 
clouds and then refuse to stop and ask for directions.

Other reasons why Santa can't possibly be a man:

     *^* Men can't pack a bag.
     *^* Men would rather be dead than caught wearing red velvet.
     *^* Men would feel their masculinity is threatened having to be 
seen with all those elves.
     *^* Men don't answer their mail.
     *^* Men would refuse to allow their physique to be described, even 
in jest, as anything remotely resembling a "bowlful of jelly."
     *^* Men aren't interested in stockings unless somebody's wearing them.
     *^* Having to do the Ho Ho Ho thing would seriously inhibit their 
ability to pick up women.
     *^* Finally, being responsible for Christmas would require a 
commitment.

I can buy the fact that other mythical holiday characters are men:

     *^* Father Time shows up once a year unshaven and looking ominous. 
Definite guy.
     *^* Cupid flies around exposing himself and carrying weapons.
     *^* Uncle Sam is a politician who likes to point fingers.

Any one of these individuals could pass the testosterone screening test.
But not Santa - not a chance


He-Santa
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Is Santa a Woman - The Rebuttal (one of many by the way).....

In rebuttal to "Is Santa a woman?"  Don't be ridiculous, Santa is a man.

It is precisely because Christmas is an "organized, warm, fuzzy, 
nurturing social deal" that Santa has to be a man.  Delegation... that's 
the key. Just imagine if a woman was trying to delegate all of those 
tasks and obligations to her underlings. Christmas would be as ambiguous 
as the spring equinox. Nobody would know what day of the year we were 
going to celebrate it on.

It takes a man to organize a commercial event as huge as Christmas. What 
with the ads, the parades, the football, and (usually) the basketball, 
the sheer immensity of the task would overwhelm most females. We'd have 
to plan football schedules around lunch instead of the other way around. 
Or worse yet... there might not be any football at all. (Shudder) That's 
a scary thought.

If Santa was a female, the toys might never be delivered. It would take 
a she Santa until New Year's Eve to get dressed (for the third time) and 
out of the bathroom. And just try harnessing those reindeer with freshly 
painted nails. Never happen. Once she got underway, she'd be too busy 
talking on the cell phone to her girl friends to get all the way around 
the world to every girl and boy's house in a single year, let alone a 
single night.

If Santa was female, the whole idea of gift giving would be 
unrecognizable. Everybody would get socks, or ties, or aftershave, or 
fuzzy slippers every year. There would be none of the noise making, 
shoot 'em up, battery operated windfalls that kids love. Bicycles would 
all come complete with helmets and knee pads. And training wheels so 
nobody could get hurt. Toy soldiers would be replaced by books on 
improving one's self esteem. Christmas just wouldn't be the same.

I'll tell you another reason why Santa has to be a man (AND a football 
fan). Look at the names of his reindeer... Dasher, Comet, Blitzen...  If 
those aren't male names for football players, than I'm an elf.

And if that isn't enough, consider this, Santa Claus could never have be 
a woman!  Who else but a man would:

Be really generous once a year,
Be totally uninvolved the other 11 months,
(And 29 days, we'll give him Christmas Eve & Day),
And yet think he was a saint?
No woman is going to wear the same outfit, year after year.

Santa is a man.



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