Denmark: Come for the Fjords, Stay for the Moral Chaos

[giza]

It is a little known fact that Denmark was the first country in the world to legalize pornographic movies. This was in 1969. Then, 20 years later in 1989, Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Not "domestic partnerships", but full-blown gay marriage, with all the benefits from derived from such.

Now, it's 2008, and things have degenerated into what can best be described as "moral chaos". This video documents that:

Watch on YouTube

So anyway, I guess the moral of the story here is that if you watch (or sell) porn, you should thank a Dane.

Comments

[ilthuain.livejournal.com]

Funny thing is, Denmark, when you're there, seems so "conservative" by our standards. People are stern-faced and formal, there ain't much to do after dark... most of their entertainment is dry as a cracker... it's just so damn Lutheran.

It really illustrates that what we consider progressive politics aren't so 'radical' elsewhere.

[giza.livejournal.com]

I can't say much on what things are actually like in the country... when I was over there, it was in a small town in the middle of winter. I wish I coulda seen what things were like in say, Copenhagen.

However, some of the Danish stuff I've seen online is downright crazy. Two examples that come to mind are the Wulffmorgenthaler comic strip (http://wulffmorgenthaler.com/) and Dolph the Fascist Hippo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolph) (an offshoot of the comic strip).

Be warned that both of those links lead to some highly offensive material.

[ilthuain.livejournal.com]

Hah, maybe they hide this stuff from the tourists, and only let us see the pipe-smoking old men and pickled herring kolde bord.

Seriously, I can't think of a more quiet country. I'm amazed they produce this stuff.

[mapdark.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised!

Best Example! The USA always try to pass as proper and puritan.

They remove sex ed from schools and try to teach their kids abstinence..

Yet they're the biggest porn producers and consumers..

^^;;

[omnibahumut.livejournal.com]

I think that for as long as I've desired porn, the internet has existed.

[jmkelly.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting that video. It's the best laugh I've had all day.

[cyriljackal.livejournal.com]

The only people who don't want freedoms are the ones who pretend they do. Good fun irony they don't see themselves.

[balinares.livejournal.com]

Fjords?

In Denmark?

... Well, apparently, and much to my surprise, there are indeed two, although somewhat flat ones.

Considering the quantity of much, much less flat things there are to ogle out in Denmark, I'm not sure I'd count fjords as the country's main selling point.

Plus it has beer. (Which kind of helps along the ogling of un-flat things, as far as I can cloudily recall.)

[alexismckee.livejournal.com]

Well, if I have to play argumentbuster, there are actually plenty of fjords here, although, as you say, pretty flat ones. However, if you count the fjords in Greenland, which is a part of Denmark, then you probably have the best selection of fjords there is.

[nemetfox.livejournal.com]

Classic Rick Mercer clip, for sure. We're lucky to have him here, as most successful comedians from Canada end up in the US.

[mapdark.livejournal.com]

Well now gay marriage IS legal in canada .. since 2005 to be precise .. but the conservatives are trying to turn it back ..
(Our version of your republicans.. except they don't get caught in airport bathrooms)

But yeah .. I have yet to see chaos and a Soddom and Gomohra attitude on the streets.

[dhstein.livejournal.com]

mmmm moral chaos

[rexxwolfe.livejournal.com]

I love rick mercer.. Have you seen his talking to Americans segments;)

[giza.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't. Hook a leopard up?

[taral.livejournal.com]

And Amsterdam is going to legalize public park sex.

[wildw0lf.livejournal.com]

That's funny this all happened in 1969!

[tailen.livejournal.com]

Norway? More like Snoreway!