{"id":1150834,"date":"2021-12-24T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1150834"},"modified":"2021-12-24T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T20:05:03","slug":"poll-forget-mrs-claus-nearly-4-in-10-britons-think-santa-can-be-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-forget-mrs-claus-nearly-4-in-10-britons-think-santa-can-be-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Forget Mrs. Claus \u2014\u00a0Nearly 4 in 10 Britons Think Santa Can Be Gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fpoll-forget-mrs-claus-nearly-4-in-10-britons-think-santa-can-be-gay%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=1150834&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 class=\"subheading\">Roughly 4 out of 10 Britons \u2014 39 percent \u2014 think Santa Claus can be gay, according to a YouGov poll <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cdn.yougov.com\/b055rawqyg\/Internal_ChristmasDepictions_211215_ExtraCrossbreaks_W.pdf\">released<\/a> the day before Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>The results come after&nbsp;the Norwegian postal service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/25\/norway-makes-santa-gay-for-ad-promoting-postal-service\/\">released<\/a> an annual Christmas video featuring Santa Claus falling in love with another man to mark the 50th anniversary of Norway\u2019s decriminalization of homosexuality. The video, entitled \u201cWhen Harry Met Santa,\u201d is a four-minute short film in which the main character interacts with Santa Claus several times, before writing him a letter stating: \u201cDear Santa, All I want for Christmas is you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18896978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tired-santa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18896978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/tired-santa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Norway Makes Santa Gay for Ad Promoting\u2026 Postal Service? (Norwegian Postal Service \/ Screengrab)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The poll <a href=\"https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/topics\/lifestyle\/articles-reports\/2021\/12\/23\/can-santa-be-gay?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=website_article&amp;utm_campaign=can_santa_be_gay\">report<\/a> stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Scandinavian countries like Norway are known for having socially liberal attitudes, so how might the advert have gone down if aired on these shores? \u2018Divisive\u2019 is perhaps the best description, as a new YouGov poll shows that Britons are split 39 [percent] \/41 [percent] on whether or not it would be acceptable to depict Father Christmas as being homosexual.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Among Britons who identify as LGBT, 76 percent say they think Santa can be gay, and 17 percent are opposed to the idea.&nbsp;By gender, women are more open to a gay Santa, with women accepting such depictions 42 percent to 36 percent. Men are the opposite, saying a gay Santa is unacceptable 46 percent to 36 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can Santa be gay?<\/p>\n<p>A Norwegian advert recently ruffled some people&#8217;s feathers for showing Father Christmas with a boyfriend, and Britons are divided:<\/p>\n<p>Acceptable: 39%<br \/>Unacceptable: 41%<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDz5rLkIfJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/QDz5rLkIfJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bqPmyZNNfT\">pic.twitter.com\/bqPmyZNNfT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YouGov (@YouGov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouGov\/status\/1473968191214862339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Broken down by age groups, younger demographics are more accepting of a gay Santa<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe youngest Britons \u2013 those aged 18-24 \u2013 [support] a gay Santa by 60 percent to 20 percent. Those aged 25-49 are also more in [favor] than not, by 46 percent to 33 percent, but this is flipped among 50-64 year olds who find such a depiction unacceptable by 47 percent to 31 percent,\u201d the survey found. \u201cMost Britons aged 65 and over cannot tolerate a homosexual Father Christmas, by 58 percent to 24 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the public is \u201cfirmly\u201d against a woman portraying Father Christmas, with Britons finding such a switch unacceptable 54 percent to 27 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen are just as likely as men (56 percent and 53 percent) to say no to a Saint Nicola,\u201d the report continues.<\/p>\n<p>Younger people ages 18-24 years old are more open to the idea, with 45 percent saying it would be acceptable for Santa to be a woman.<\/p>\n<p>The poll was conducted December 14-15&nbsp; with 1,714 adults in Great Britain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roughly 4 out of 10 Britons \u2014 39 percent \u2014 think Santa Claus can be gay, according to a YouGov poll released the day before Christmas Eve. 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