Children's 'body positivity' TV show slammed for adult nudity in front of kids

Danish television series Ultra Strips Down has recieved backlash for adult nudity in front of children.

The award-winning Danish series sees naked adults shown to 11 to 13-year-old children to "promote body positivity and combat body-shaming", according to the New York Times.

Airing on Danish channel DR Ultra, the show seeks to break down ideas surrounding conventional body types and processes.

In a recent episode, five adults disrobed to show their naked bodies to the children in a bid to answer questions surrounding skin and hair on the body.

One child asked: "At what age did you grow hair on the lower part of your body?"

"Do you consider removing your tattoos?," questions another.

Meanwhile, another child asks: "Are you pleased with your private parts?"

The show won Best Children's Programme at the Danish TV Festival, with Denmark carrying much less cultural taboos surrounding nudity and the human body compared to other western countries.

However, after a clip of the series went viral on Facebook , a backlash has come about due to the show's content.

One person wrote on Twitter: "The Danish "children's" show, "Ultra Strips Down", claims it teaches kids about body types by having ADULTS STRIP NAKED right before their eyes! The assault on children is real, it's global and it's intentional. #ProtectChildren ".

A different Twitter user wrote: "sure sounds depraved."

Activist Obianuju Ekeocha tweeted: "The show claims to teach kids about different body types by exposing them to naked adults.

"Why? Why are there now so many pushing to destroy children?"

However, one person praised the show, noting: "Although a bit shocking for many, the premise that this is what normal bodies look like is awesome. #bodypositive #UltraStripsDown #DanishTelevision ".

In one translated comment on DR Ultra' page, however, one person complained: "F**k this is disgusting!

"Would you please remove that s**t? … you’re out in deep water."

The channel DR Ultra responded to the criticism on the page by writing: "What a comment … It’s educational TV for kids and families who can have healthy talk about what bodies look like."

The network has already commissioned a second season of the award-winning series.

Host Jannik Schow, 29, told the New York Times of the series: "Perhaps some people are like, 'Oh, my God, they are combining nakedness and kids', but this has nothing to do with sex, it’s about seeing the body as natural, the way kids do."

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Source: mirror