BBC NEWS | Technology | Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' videoDenmark pulls 'promiscuous' video
AdvertisementDanish actress Ditte Arnth Jorgensen played the role of single mother
A video promoting tourism in Denmark has been removed from YouTube after complaints it promoted promiscuity.
The three-minute clip shows a young blonde woman, trying to find a man whom she had a one night stand with, who fathered her child "August".
VisitDenmark's manager, Dorte Kiilerich said the film was supposed to be a "nice and sweet story of a woman".
But Denmark's Economy Minister, Lene Espersen, said it "was not a very well-thought-out picture of the country".
In the advert, the woman says - in English - that she was "trying to find August's father".
"We met one night a year and a half ago when you were on vacation here in Denmark.
"We met... and then decided to have a drink and, yeah, it's really embarrassing but it's more or less what I remember.
"I don't remember where you're from or even your name."
'Tasteless'
Critics says the video implied that along with traditional tourism, Denmark was a place to go to have unprotected sex with strangers.
One Danish newspaper, Ekstra Bladet, labelled it "grotesque" and a "waste of taxpayers' money".
The video also prompted a slew of angry comments, with one user saying it was a "tasteless, tactless way of attracting attention".
Ms Kiilerich said she regretted any offence the video may have caused, but the intent had been to tell "a nice and sweet story about a grown-up woman who lives in a free society and accepts the consequences of her actions".
The YouTube clip received more than 800,000 hits and although the official video has been removed, copies have been spreading across YouTube.
It has also spawned numerous parodies, with men from across the world saying they were "not bimbos" and trying to find the mother of their child.
Was Denmark right to pull the video? What is the best way to promote a country? You can send us your views using the form below.
September 17, 2009
BBC NEWS | Technology | Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' video
Twitter Digest for Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (GMT)
Twitter Digest for Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (GMT)Twitter Digest for Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (GMT)
'Said Courtney Love on Twitter' Is Coming Like a Car Wreck!
RT - http://j.mp/1XauvW - 'Said Courtney Love on Twitter--Is Coming Like a Car Wreck!' - #YouTube #video -
http://www.youtube.com/nichopoulouzo
Keep up with the broadcast of the first installment and all future episodes by subscribing
TRANSCRIPT FOR TEASER:
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009. THE PLACE? TWITTER. THE ACCOUNT? COURTNEY LOVE @COURTNEYLOVER79 THE SUBJECT? WHO THE FUCK KNOWS . BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE AND SOME FRIENDS OF MINE. PRESENTING THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THIS ANIMATED REENACTMENT, VERBATIM, AS FOUND. ENTITLED? "SAID, COURTNEY LOVE, ON TWITTER." GET A STIFF GLASS OF SOMETHING AND DRINK IT. BECAUSE HERE WE GO..,
Glad you guys like the video. "30-second Guitar Hero 5 vid, 'Courtney Love Gives Kurt Bad Name' video on YouTube is a 30-second 'fan?' compilation of all the most improbable, 'unlocked' performances given by Kurt Cobain from the new Guitar Hero 5 Activision release, including: Flava Flav, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder and David Bowie. Really!" - Here's a link to the video : - http://j.mp/hZMfe
HERE'S A SAMPLE @COURTNEYLOVER79 -
"For the record this Guitar Hero shit is breach of contract on a Bully's part and there will be a proper addressing of this and retraction. WE are going to sue the shit out of ACtivision. activision is fulllof shit they have a a contcrct called a deal memo that said upon approvale they could use an avatar i approved.
i never inteneded to aPPROVE this shit, they are doing a recall you can be sure o fthat. waita ew hours maybe tomorrow press and etc."
"FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT APPROVE KURTS AVATAR FOR GUYITARHERO5. i think Kurt would despise this game alone let alone this avatar..., said Courtney Love, on Twitter.
September 16, 2009
CourtneyLover79 Tweets-A-Lot : Supreme Management Being
CourtneyLover79 Tweets-A-Lot : Supreme Management BeingCourtneyLover79 Tweets-A-Lot
By Supreme in Courtney Love, Kathy Lo, music | 0 comments
Micko Larkin and Courtney Love
According to Courtney’s tweets, “yes this is my genius guitarist MickoLarkin a fucking Wunderkind, I kidnnapped him thanks to @maireadluv at 19 and found my Keef at the age of Bl&^&(9! its an honour to play w him hes fucking sick YOULL HEAR!”
Doll Parts
