There will be a vote soon about branding.
Orange bird with flames = phoenix
I guess so...just seems that a phoenix is more of a mascot.
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FPTWPBXr.png&t=663&c=3woOf7hjM6Csaw)
A mascot is cliche as it is associated with Doge.
Myself I would rather see new things tried, even if it might be a rehash of real world application. NEM | MEN is a satire; but in some ways, it reinforces the demographic reality here of the current user base and trying to overlap blockchain with other male hobbies isn't the worst idea (one of the better ones) as guys already spend a disproportionate income on their hobbies like weight lifting, sport vehicles, beer, camping, et cetera.
Even a website like Facebook started as a very male centric website (it was originally a place where classmates were rating who was the hottest girl on campus).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Facebook#FacemashMakoto1337 has expressed interest in starting a
NEMrewery (brewery). Very
NEMly