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February 13, 2012
Arvika festival campaign reaches its climax
Published: 4 Dec 09 15:17 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23658/20091204/
In the latest marketing blitz from organizer's of Sweden's Arvika music festival, a twenty-year-old girl is shown masturbating in front of the camera for a short promotional video.
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The video, posted on their homepage, climaxes with the slogan ”7 months left”; the event runs July 15-17, 2010.
”Our festival’s about much more than just music,” says Arvika Festival's Press Manager, Jonas Linné.
”Arvika’s about partying, meeting new people, and, yes, people have sex at our festival so we want to be open about sexuality amongst young people.”
”It’s something everyone does, and it’s perfectly natural,” commented Magnerholt, a part-time student, part-time supermarket worker, on her new ”acting” role, who apparently has no problem showing her face on the camera.
”I think it’s a good thing. I don’t think there’s anything to be ashamed about.”
Magnerholt was not available for further comment today but Arvika marketing boss Emma Finnkvist told the Swedish media industry journal Dagens Media that the film was intended to provoke "the same feeling for others as it does for us: joy".
"She looks so incredibly happy," added Finnkvist.
And now its the men’s turn. To avoid a feminist backlash the festival organizers are looking for a guy to do something similar.
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Well.......I am always "up" to help a good cause.
Look out "two girls and a cup" here comes "one guy and a mug".
....that will get them to flee in droves from the event ;-)
Its an interesting way to advertise, but its better done if it was more realistic :)
http://www.arvikafestivalen.se/
It is 100% possible for a woman to have an orgasim in less than a minute. It's rare, but I can guarantee it happens, probably more than you think.
Your assumption that there has to be something wrong with the women to do this is also very wrong.
All you have to do is know your body, be comfortable in your sexuality, and be able to relax and let go.
http://paktopak.blogspot.com/2009/12/self-indulgence-in-heaven.html
I think she will go on to do her PHD because you are gentlemen and you and the ladies of the western hemisphere will help her and show her right from wrong and she will continue to do be as free as she want without having a hair on her harmed. Because she is free and she is loved by the one who loves and forgives .
I think there is everything to be ashamed about; this invasion of privacy is too far. People wont see anything overlty wrong with it, and thats what you're expected to think. It wont be long until people are completely fine about sexual gratuity and exploitation, until itll all become a permanent fixture of vulgarity immorality, and then the boundary will have been pushed too far by clear stupidity and absent-mindedness.