January 7, 20214 yr Quote John Dillermand has an extraordinary penis. So extraordinary, in fact, that it can perform rescue operations, etch murals, hoist a flag and even steal ice-cream from children. The Danish equivalent of the BBC, DR, has a new animated series aimed at four- to eight-year-olds about John Dillermand, the man with the world’s longest penis who overcomes hardships and challenges with his record-breaking genitals. Unsurprisingly, the series has provoked debate about what good children’s television should – and should not – contain. Since premiering on Saturday, opponents have condemned the idea of a man who cannot control his penis. “Is this really the message we want to send to children while we are in the middle of a huge #MeToo wave?” wrote the Danish author Anne Lise Marstrand-Jørgensen. The show comes just months after the TV presenter Sofie Linde kickstarted Denmark’s #MeToo movement. Christian Groes, an associate professor and gender researcher at Roskilde University, said he believed the programme’s celebration of the power of male genitalia could only set equality back. “It’s perpetuating the standard idea of a patriarchal society and normalising ‘locker room culture’ … that’s been used to excuse a lot of bad behaviour from men. It’s meant to be funny – so it’s seen as harmless. But it’s not. And we’re teaching this to our kids.” Erla Heinesen Højsted, a clinical psychologist who works with families and children, said she believed the show’s opponents may be overthinking things. “John Dillermand talks to children and shares their way of thinking – and kids do find genitals funny,” she said. “The show depicts a man who is impulsive and not always in control, who makes mistakes – like kids do, but crucially, Dillermand always makes it right. He takes responsibility for his actions. When a woman in the show tells him that he should keep his penis in his pants, for instance, he listens. Which is nice. He is accountable.” Højsted conceded the timing was poor and that a show about bodies might have considered depicting “difference and diversity” beyond an oversized diller (Danish slang for penis; dillermand literally means “penis-man”). “But this is categorically not a show about sex,” she said. “To pretend it is projects adult ideas on it.” DR, the Danish public service broadcaster, has a reputation for pushing boundaries – especially for children. Another stalwart of children’s scheduling is Onkel Reje, a popular figure who curses, smokes a pipe and eschews baths – think Mr Tumble meets Father Jack. A character in Gepetto News made conservatives bristle in 2012 when he revealed a love of cross-dressing. And Ultra Smider Tøjet (Ultra Strips Down) caused outrage in 2020 for presenting children aged 11-13 with a panel of nude adults, but, argues Højsted, such criticism was unjustified. “What kind of culture are we creating for our children if it’s OK for them to see ‘perfect’ bodies on Instagram – enhanced, digitally or cosmetically – but not ‘real bodies’?” she said. DR responded to the latest criticism by saying it could just as easily have made a programme “about a woman with no control over her vagina” and that the most important thing was that children enjoyed John Dillermand. https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/john-dillermand_-john-dillermand_227290
January 7, 20214 yr To be honest, the only hang up in the negotiations for royalties was the conversion rate.
January 7, 20214 yr Is the name "Danish Anus" already taken? If not, I call dibs for a spin-off series aimed an older demographic. Edited January 7, 20214 yr by Lobo
January 7, 20214 yr Gotdamned. Even Denmark is whitewashing cartoon characters! Won't someone think of the black actors!!!!!
January 7, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Beau Vine said: DR responded to the latest criticism by saying it could just as easily have made a programme “about a woman with no control over her vagina” PM South Austin’s mom
January 7, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Lobo said: Is the name "Danish Anus" already taken? If not, I call dibs for a spin-off series aimed an older demographic. And I call dibs on "Anus Danish" for my breakfast café for perverted cannibals.
January 7, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Beau Vine said: https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/john-dillermand_-john-dillermand_227290 Why is he using his giant Waldo cock to spray lighter fluid all over his salmon? The Danes have some strange dietary preferences.
January 7, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: Hans Christian Anderson has met his match. Glans Christian Anderson?
January 7, 20214 yr Lol. I overheard guys on the driving range today (loudly) talking about this. They sounded pretty for it.
January 8, 20214 yr I never signed those release papers. They'll be hearing from my attorney, pronto.
January 8, 20214 yr On 1/7/2021 at 11:54 AM, Prepuce of Doom said: And I call dibs on "Anus Danish" for my breakfast café for perverted cannibals. Fine, but we're splitting the royalties with "Famous Amos Danish Anus" breakfast cookies. "Famous Amos Danish Anus: Breakfast Cookies with Chocolate Copenhagen Chips that Surprise."
January 9, 20214 yr Well, now we know why that tramp the little l mermaid keeps hanging around the harbor and won’t leave.
January 10, 20214 yr On 1/7/2021 at 8:44 AM, Beau Vine said: “ The Danish equivalent of the BBC” Intentional, or nah?
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