Gender neutral Santa? Survey says St. Nick is ready for rebranding

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A gender-neutral hipster Santa? That's among the suggestions a logo design company said it received when it asked people how they would update the image of St. Nick, according to CBS Pittsburgh.

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The results said 27 percent of people believe Santa should be a woman or gender neutral. Nearly 11 percent voted for a female Santa, while 17 percent approved of a gender-neutral Kris Kringle. Still, 72 percent said Santa should be a man.

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Among the other suggestions:
22 percent said he should trade the sleigh and reindeer for a flying car.
25 percent said he should turn in his boots and wear trainers.
21 percent said he should go on a diet.
23 percent said he should use Amazon Prime.
20 percent said a tattooed Santa would be cool.
18 percent said he should get a new hairstyle and wear skinny jeans.

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