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FOUR: There are four such cardboard figures in Amfi Eidsvoll, a shopping center with around 50 stores in the center of the constitutional district. Photo: Private
The local Eidsvoll mall uses a cardboard cutout with the slogan ‘Make Eidsvoll Great Again! Stay safe! “for customers to wear face masks.
But not everyone has the same sense of humor.
The figure of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, of which there are four editions in Amfi Eidsvoll, stands with his thumbs up and his face covered by a black bandage.
-I found it uncomfortable and I do not understand why a man who undermines democracy in the constitutional village is put in. It’s very strange that you should inspire people to wear masks, you haven’t exactly encouraged it, says Eline Vistven (49) to VG.
On Saturday night, he shared the photo on Facebook and says that most of the reactions are negative.
In the United States, the use of masks has been heavily politicized, and President Trump has repeatedly said that he does not want to wear them.
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The center’s director, Nina Kristengård, explains that they have been working with corona information for a long time, but that people get bored and no longer see all the posters and daily information. For this reason, they chose to make the four cardboard figures together with an advertising agency.
– We are a small community center with few employees and we do not have guards at the entrances. The municipality did not send information to the inhabitants when the decision of the bandage came, and we needed to raise awareness, he tells VG.
Kristengård says that most of the feedback has been positive and that people have appreciated the humor in an otherwise sad everyday life.
– It was what we expected, but there are also some who don’t like it and we respect that. Humor is not easy to play with, it can be lost quickly, says Kristengård, who emphasizes that the intention was not to offend anyone at all.
– We may have to find another figure. Perhaps Donald Duck would have been more fun, says the center manager.
She says they have also hired Russ, who distributes free bandages and Antibac, all to make the action as safe as possible.
