Children’s TV Show in Denmark Poses Naked Adults In Front of Children to Promote Body Positivity
A Danish children’s TV show in Denmark is promoting “body positivity” in a questionable way.
According to Independent, On Ultra Strips Down, a live studio of 11 to 13 year olds watch as five adult guests undress. The children are then encouraged to ask questions about their bodies.
It’s raised many questions, whether it is appropriate or not. The show does adhere to strict child safeguarding guidelines and parents must consent for their children to appear on it.
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The adults range in ages, shapes, and sizes. The purpose of the show is to explore and debunk the myth of the “perfect body.”
Independent also reported, Ultra Strips Down is already an award-winning show but it has been criticised by some, with right-wing Danish politician Peter Skaarup accusing the programme-makers of choosing a “vulgar way” to educate children about genitalia.
One of the 13 year olds spoke out saying, “I’m not used to seeing volunteers butt-naked and asking them questions. But we learned about the body and about how other people feel about their bodies.”
Reports have stated that this is not the first time Denmark has made progressive pushes for children’s education. In 2014, Copenhagen Zoo allowed children to watch a euthanised giraffe be fed to a pack of lions.