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Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' video Denmark pulls 'promiscuous' video
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A video promoting tourism in Denmark has been removed from YouTube after complaints it promoted promiscuity.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". 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".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". 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".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 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. "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.""I don't remember where you're from or even your name."
'Tasteless''Tasteless'
Critics says the video implied that along with traditional tourism, Denmark was a place to go to have unprotected sex with strangers, with one Danish newspaper, Ekstra Bladet, labelling it "grotesque" and a "waste of tax payers money". Critics says the video implied that along with traditional tourism, Denmark was a place to go to have unprotected sex with strangers.
The video also prompted a slew of angry comments, with one user saying it was a "tasteless, tactless way of attracting attention." 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".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.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.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.