09/03/2021 Edson da Graça and some of the cast of Gewoon Bloot. Photo credit: NTR
A television show featuring naked adults answering questions from children is causing outrage in the Netherlands before it even airs.
Gewoon Bloot, which translates to Just Naked, will air its first episode on March 21 - but some of the country s politicians are trying to shut it down.
Tunahan Kuzu, leader of party Politieke Beweging Denk, has urged supporters to write to the NPO - the country s public broadcaster - telling it to scrap the show, reports DutchNews.nl. Another - Thierry Baudet, leader of the far-right Forum for Democracy, has claimed the show comes close to promoting pedophilia .
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Kids tv show featuring nude adults gets politicians hot and bothered
A still from the programme, before the participants disrobe
A children’s television programme to promote body positivity, and which features naked adults answering kids’ questions, has become controversial before it has even aired, with politicians joining in the fray.
The programme is based on the Danish
Ultra smider tøjet (Ultra strips down) which is now in its second season.
The show, called
Gewoon Bloot (simply naked) in the Netherlands, consists of a number of adults of all shapes and sizes answering questions from children aged 10 to12 on subjects like being ashamed of certain body parts or shaving versus waxing.