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A children’s TV show in Denmark has raised eyebrows after asking adults to pose naked in front of school pupils in a bid to promote body positivity.
On Ultra Strips Down, a live studio of 11 to 13-year-olds watch as five adult guests undress. The children are then encouraged to ask questions about their bodies.
The adult guests are a range of ages, shapes and sizes as the show aims to debunk the myth of the “perfect body”.
Ultra Strips Down is already an award-winning show but it has been criticised by some, with right-wing Danish politician Peter Skaarup accusing the programme-makers of choosing a "vulgar way" to educate [...]
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