Christmas Eve: What if Rudolphia Was the Red Nosed Reindeer?

"What if Rudolph had been born a girl?"

"A girl, how silly can you get? Then, we would have had to call her Rudolphia!"

"And she'd have to wear a skirt!"

"Gee, that is time-dated thinking, besides which, reindeer don't wear clothes. Maybe they should?"

"Seriously, you are gender-bending, if you ask me."

"Who asked you for your learned opinion?"

"Gender-defending Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, would seem to be much more appropriate, don't you think?"

"Let see, Rudolphia, the red-nosed reindeer; might work!"

"What a dumb idea! How on earth did you come up with that nonsense?"

"Rudolphia, with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

"Maybe that puts a new light on this children's fantasy? Either that, or someone should put out the light, so you can get more beauty sleep!"

"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, is a gender-biased story."

"And a song loved by children of all ages around the world."

"Santa is just an old geezer who loves kids, for some strange reason."

"To a bunch of old ladies like us at a Christmas Eve party, perhaps."

"In the world of what-ifs, there is still a lot of room for fantasy, adventure and the exploration of new ideas for women."

"Just tell me something. In Santa's bag of books, or sack of Christmas tales, where does Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, still fits in today? Isn't he kind of out-dated? This is a serious question, you know!"

"Serious for some women, perhaps."

"Maybe this is just more finger-food for thought?"

"It is certainly not going to make a psycho-analytic thriller of any kind."

"Let's write a mystery! Maybe Santa gets fleeced, by Rudolphia."

"Seriously, I think this is a call to leadership by women, for women."

"Rudolphia, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

"Santa called Rudolph to action. Do you think that he would call Rudolphia the same way? How would all of the other reindeer have reacted, I wonder?"

"You might be right, but on the other hand, maybe this is going to be a judgment call for Rudolph?"

"He was a primary role model that is entirely outdated now and male, at that!"

"That role is by invitation only."

"Right, for men only?"

"We will have to think about that."

"Hey, what is all that clatter on the roof?"

"Maybe that is Rudolphia, but maybe not?"