National poll asks if Santa can be gay and frankly, we’re all confused

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YouGov asked Brits whether Santa can be gay after an advert showed a queer Father Christmas.

The Christmas ad, made by the Norwegian postal service Posten, received waves of positive feedback after it went viral last month. The four-minute film told the beautiful story of Santa Claus finding a boyfriend, who he visits each year, and culminated in the pair sharing a kiss on Christmas Eve.

In response, YouGov polling conducted in December asked Britons a wide range of questions related to depictions of figures including Santa and Jesus Christ.

Despite the positive response to the Norwegian advert, respondents to the poll were split on whether or not it would be acceptable to depict Santa as gay.

Of the 2,737 respondents, only 39 per cent deemed such depictions “acceptable”, while 41 per cent believed gay Santa was “unacceptable”.

Can Santa be gay?

A Norwegian advert recently ruffled some people's feathers for showing Father Christmas with a boyfriend, and Britons are divided:

Acceptable: 39%
Unacceptable: 41%https://t.co/QDz5rLkIfJ pic.twitter.com/bqPmyZNNfT

— YouGov (@YouGov) December 23, 2021

After the results were shared on Twitter Thursday (23 December), the overwhelming response was: Why?

Why is this a question?: 100% https://t.co/OMtEhcYcj4

— Chris Allen (@chris_allen) December 23, 2021

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The only valid opinion https://t.co/T5h1m55bp3 pic.twitter.com/nyhIiQZZPv

— Marcel