The Economist reports on a badly thought-out (and recently withdrawn) tourism-boosting campaign by VisitDenmark:
The film, shot in video-diary style, purports to be the work of a Danish woman with a baby: she says that the child is the result of a one-night stand with a foreign visitor and that she hopes the father will see the video and contact her.
It’s nicely acted, gently affecting, completely fake and unintentionally hilarious. This official advertisement for Denmark, meant to be “a good and sweet story about a mature, responsible woman who lives in a free society and shoulders the responsibility of her actions”, instead conveys the message that if you come to Denmark, you can sleep with attractive locals. Is that really the remit of the tourism agency?
(Glenn Quagmire voice): Allllll riiiiight. Giggity!
Comment by Chris Taylor — September 22, 2009 @ 10:29