[Al Arabiya] Want to immigrate to Denmark? Then you need to be able to handle to look at a pair of naked women's breasts, at least if Peter Skaarup, foreign policy spokesman of the far-right Danish People's party has his way.
According to Skaarup, a documentary film about Denmark that will be shown as part of an upcoming immigration test for foreigners needs to have a pair of breasts in it, to intimidate any extremists from attempting to enter the tiny Scandinavian country.
Because a topless woman on a beach would be a good example of the Danish open-mindedness, Skaarup points out. Topless bathing probably isn't a common sight on Pakistani beaches, but in Denmark it is still considered quite normal. I honestly believe that by including a couple of bare breasts in the movie, extremists may have to think twice before deciding to come to Denmark
Peter Skaarup |
This, he said, is mainly relevant for immigrants coming from fundamentalist societies where women are oppressed and are not allowed to display their sexuality or even their hair. On the other hand Danish women are allowed to wear ---or not wear-- what they please, underlining that he is not trying to provoke anyone with his statements.
"If you're coming from a strict, religious society that might make you stop and think, oh no, I don't want to be a part of that", Skaarup told Danish daily, Jyllandsposten.
"Topless bathing probably isn't a common sight on Pakistani beaches, but in Denmark it is still considered quite normal. I honestly believe that by including a couple of bare breasts in the movie, extremists may have to think twice before deciding to come to Denmark," he said.
A similar film has been made in Holland, and it includes scenes of two men kissing as well as women bathing topless on the beach. An example that Skaarup feels Denmark should follow since the Dutch film was the original inspiration for the Danish documentary.
However not everyone is excited about Skaarup's idea.
Integration spokesman for the Conservative Party, one of two government parties, Naser Khader says "a pair of naked breasts is no protection against extremism."
"It's quite the opposite, fundamentalists are so obsessed with sex that they will be pouring in over the borders. Maybe we should try with naked pigs," Khader writes on his page on social networking site Facebook. |
