{"id":1056697,"date":"2021-11-26T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T13:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1056697"},"modified":"2021-11-26T08:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T13:29:10","slug":"goodbye-mrs-claus-norway-postal-company-makes-santa-gay-in-new-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goodbye-mrs-claus-norway-postal-company-makes-santa-gay-in-new-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Mrs. Claus: Norway Postal Company Makes Santa Gay In New Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoodbye-mrs-claus-norway-postal-company-makes-santa-gay-in-new-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1056697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new ad for the postal service in Norway portrays the story of a man falling in love with Santa over the years and ends with them kissing to celebrate the decriminalization of homosexuality in Norway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/santa-finds-gay-love-in-heartwarming-new-holiday-ad-in-norway-204356039.html\">four-<\/a>minute long ad, entitled \u201cWhen Harry Met Santa,\u201d begins with a shirtless man wandering downstairs and discovering Santa dropping off gifts before vanishing up the chimney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the ad it is apparent that the two become friends as they are seen sharing cups of tea, talking, and even feeding each other chocolate. At one point the man writes a letter to Santa saying, \u201cAll I want for Christmas is you.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At another junction, Harry falls asleep on his couch and wakes up to Santa looking fondly at him telling him \u201cYou\u2019re snoring,\u201d before saying \u201cI\u2019ll be back next year.\u201d The two also fashion Christmas tree ornaments for each other.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the two are only able to meet up briefly once a year as Santa makes his annual toy run leading Harry to become increasingly sad and lonely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the end, a postal worker knocks on Harry\u2019s door to drop off mail and wishes him a Merry Christmas. He walks back inside and finds Santa who tells him, \u201cWell, I arranged some help this year, so I can be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then taking a new twist on the song \u201cI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,\u201d Harry and Santa proceed to kiss multiple times before zooming out to the words \u201cIn 2022, Norway marks 50 years of being able to love whoever we want.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ad, for Norway\u2019s postal service \u201cPosten\u201d was celebrated by LGBT activists and the media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPosten is an inclusive workplace with great diversity, and we would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary with this fine love story,\u201d Monica Solberg, Posten\u2019s marketing director told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2021\/11\/norwegian-postal-services-gay-themed-christmas-ad-going-viral\/\">LGBTQ Nation<\/a>, \u201cIn addition to showing the flexibility of our services, we want to put it in a socially relevant setting, with themes that are important for the society around us and for us at Norway Post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed that the \u201cright to love whoever you want\u201d was a \u201cfundamental human right\u201d that shouldn\u2019t be political, especially in democracies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorway Post has connected people for 375 years, and will continue to do so regardless of orientation or gender identity,\u201d Solberg continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/video\/2021\/nov\/24\/norwegian-christmas-advert-goes-viral-as-santa-claus-gets-a-boyfriend-video\">reported<\/a>, \u201cHeartwarming Christmas advert featuring Santa getting a boyfriend goes viral.\u201d Adweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/creativity\/santa-is-gay-in-this-heartfelt-christmas-ad-from-the-norwegian-postal-service\/\">proclaimed<\/a>, \u201cSanta Is Gay in This Heartfelt Christmas Ad From the Norwegian Postal Service,\u201d with subheading \u201cPosten continues tradition of subverting classic festive tales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Controversial ads are not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/creativity\/santa-is-gay-in-this-heartfelt-christmas-ad-from-the-norwegian-postal-service\/\">new<\/a> for Posten, which in previous years has in one made Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, a mailman, and in another entitled \u201cMake Christmas Great Again,\u201d had an angry Santa supposed to be like former President Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ads have become increasingly more political with everything from candy bars to life insurance ads making not-so-subtle political messages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month an ad for the U.K. based John Lewis Company, featured a young boy wearing makeup, jewelry, women\u2019s shoes, and a dress he took from his mother\u2019s closet causing mayhem in his house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese latest attempts by woke companies to normalize gender confusion and the destruction of innocence in young children is perversely wrong; indeed, it\u2019s nothing short of child abuse,\u201d Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project told The Daily Wire at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new ad for the postal service in Norway portrays the story of a man falling in love with Santa over the years and ends with them kissing to celebrate the decriminalization of homosexuality in Norway.\u00a0The nearly four-minute long ad, entitled \u201cWhen Harry Met Santa,\u201d begins with a shirtless man wandering downstairs and discovering Santa dropping off gifts before vanishing up the chimney.\u00a0Throughout the ad it is apparent that the two become friends as they are seen sharing cups of tea, talking, and even feeding each other chocolate. At one point the man writes a letter to Santa saying, \u201cAll I want for Christmas is you.\u201d\u00a0At another junction, Harry falls asleep on his couch and wakes up to Santa looking fondly at him telling him \u201cYou\u2019re snoring,\u201d before saying \u201cI\u2019ll be back next year.\u201d The two also fashion Christmas tree ornaments for each other.Apparently, the two are only able to meet up briefly once a year as Santa makes his annual toy run leading Harry to become increasingly sad and lonely.\u00a0At the end, a postal worker knocks on Harry\u2019s door to drop off mail and wishes him a Merry Christmas. He walks back inside and finds Santa who tells him, \u201cWell, I arranged some help this year, so I can be with you.\u201dThen taking a new twist on the song \u201cI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,\u201d Harry and Santa proceed to kiss multiple times before zooming out to the words \u201cIn 2022, Norway marks 50 years of being able to love whoever we want.\u201d\u00a0The ad, for Norway\u2019s postal service \u201cPosten\u201d was celebrated by LGBT activists and the media.\u00a0\u201cPosten is an inclusive workplace with great diversity, and we would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary with this fine love story,\u201d Monica Solberg, Posten\u2019s marketing director told LGBTQ Nation, \u201cIn addition to showing the flexibility of our services, we want to put it in a socially relevant setting, with themes that are important for the society around us and for us at Norway Post.\u201dShe also claimed that the \u201cright to love whoever you want\u201d was a \u201cfundamental human right\u201d that shouldn\u2019t be political, especially in democracies.\u201cNorway Post has connected people for 375 years, and will continue to do so regardless of orientation or gender identity,\u201d Solberg continued.\u00a0The Guardian reported, \u201cHeartwarming Christmas advert featuring Santa getting a boyfriend goes viral.\u201d Adweek proclaimed, \u201cSanta Is Gay in This Heartfelt Christmas Ad From the Norwegian Postal Service,\u201d with subheading \u201cPosten continues tradition of subverting classic festive tales.\u201dControversial ads are not new for Posten, which in previous years has in one made Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, a mailman, and in another entitled \u201cMake Christmas Great Again,\u201d had an angry Santa supposed to be like former President Trump.\u00a0Ads have become increasingly more political with everything from candy bars to life insurance ads making not-so-subtle political messages.\u00a0Last month an ad for the U.K. based John Lewis Company, featured a young boy wearing makeup, jewelry, women\u2019s shoes, and a dress he took from his mother\u2019s closet causing mayhem in his house.\u00a0\u201cThese latest attempts by woke companies to normalize gender confusion and the destruction of innocence in young children is perversely wrong; indeed, it\u2019s nothing short of child abuse,\u201d Terry Schilling of the American Principles Project told The Daily Wire at the time.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1056697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1056697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}