loquitur

There is a video circulating on the net of a very pretty blond Danish woman who says she slept with a tourist 18 mo ago and got pregnant, and is now looking for the father of the child. She's very pretty. Extremely pretty. Stunning.

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It turns out she is an actress, the child is not hers, and the video was created by the tourism authority in Denmark to try to attract tourists. Apparently the thought is that men will go to Denmark as tourists in the hope of getting laid by some stunning Danish blondes.

I'm having trouble figuring out whether this is an act of diabolical marketing genius or a herald of the end of civilization, brought to ruin by utter cynicism.

What do you think?

DaniGirl

Well if it works it is brilliant. I think it is disgusting.

Halx

I find it more funny than anything. Maybe not brilliant, but definitely original and creative. They are capitalizing on their reputation as the world's most sexual country.

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thirdsun

Even if I didn't know it was a hoax, I would be disinclined to believe it. A woman this pretty meets a guy (a tourist no less) and immediatly sleeps with him, yet she hasn't slept with anyone since (presumably 18 months). Right.

I'd vote it disgusting, but I might also be inclined to hop on a plane to Denmark anyway....

SecretMethod70

Definitely brilliant.

When's the next flight?

It does go on too long though. If it were half the length it would be better.

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Glory's Sun

yes. let's all hop on the next plane to Denmark and father children!

original, but not that diabolical.

FuglyStick

I'd hit it

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Vigilante

She doesn't look that pretty to me.

Just saying.

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roachboy

i think it's hilarious.
plus you'll remember it.
so brilliant.
no question.

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Daniel_

Hell - that's been the basis of the Danish tourist industry since the German tourist boom of the late thirties...

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jnthnlllshprd

I give it 2.5/4 canines.

wooÐs

omg I think I'm the father

thirdsun

Unless she was breast-feeding the baby...then it would be just about right.

freeload

For the "oldtimers" Nancy was the best commercial for danish girls ever....It's all about the but...in color <3

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GreyWolf

In terms of Psychological Engineering... it's brilliant. Find a human attribute (the male desire for sex with a gorgeous young woman), and find a way to exploit it (make it appear that this is something that could happen to you).

In terms of ethics, it's disgusting, ranking right down there with internet 419 scams... an outright malicious ploy to manipulate an unsuspecting person into doing something he normally wouldn't.

In terms of advertising and tourism, it's to be expected.

In practical terms... it likely means Denmark is going to be overrun with drunken men trying to fuck every female they can catch up with.

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BadNick

That little kid is REALLY a cute baby. Too bad he was taken advantage of for such a low-down, commercial purpose. If I was that little boy, I'd hire me a good lawyer and sue the Danes responsible for this stinkin' plot. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!

Vigilante

Nah. If he has any sense he'll use this event to get laid later on.

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Willravel

Best condom commercial ever.

kutulu

I think you are being a little dramatic here. People get hurt in scams, there is no victim here. It is just a silly ad trying to get men to come there and try to score with their loose women.

Just because someone hooked up one night doesn't mean they do it often.

The_Jazz

I know a bunch of Danes. The women tend to be insanely hot and remarkably unslutty. But that's just my personal experience, and I have a friend who's married to one (although sometimes I like her more than the friend).

I didn't catch this until after the big reveal, but I've got to say "mission accomplished" (and not in a From the Flight Deck of the "Enterprise" sort-of way either). When was the last time YOU thought about Denmark? It kind of makes me want to go visit since it confirms that they've got a pretty good sense of humor, if nothing else.

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Esoteric

I think it's brilliant. Unfortunately I don't find her very attractive.

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Xerxys

Brilliant, I swear if it wasn't for the thread I would have hopped on the next plane!

Disgusting preying on my greatest weakness like that.

mixedmedia

actually, I have to say...this is true.

After all, thirdsun, some ladies hook up in the most unlikeliest of places...most unexpected like, don't you know.

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KellyC

I heard on NPR Danish women aren't so happy with this ad. One can see why. Regardless of the ad, I make it a life goal to travel around the Scandinavian countries.

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thirdsun

I s'pose that's true, but, sheesh, 18 months seems like a really long time to go without after giving it up so easily and so casually. Just saying it's a factor that would cause me to seriously doubt the video's veracity if I didn't know otherwise from reading this thread.

ametc

If I were a dude, I'd want to stay away from Danish women after seeing this. I wouldn't want to father some child with some tramp! Fuck that!

wmmrwmmr

brilliant