• godlessworm [comrade/them]
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    11 hours ago

    real santa clause is black and his santa suit is made by phat farm. but the government wont tell you that.

  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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    15 hours ago

    Modern Santa emerged in the early 1900s, before Coca-Cola adopted him in the 1930's, but the Coke advertising really solidified that specific image of him. This comic is from 1903, with all the modern features.

  • HiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]
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    15 hours ago

    Nah, there are red/white Santas that pre-date his appearances in Coca-Cola advertising. They did a hell of a lot to standardize red/white Santa.

    • propter_hog [any, any]
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      12 hours ago

      This is the key. They didn't invent it, but they definitely helped standardize it.