What was meant to be a fun safe sex campaign to spread information about STDs has been branded "banal and idiotic"
People are outraged after a student launched a controversial ad campaign by dressing up as a giant penis.
Philip van Eck was hired by a charity who works with sex education in the city of Sandefjord, Norway, to promote the use of condoms.The 19-year-old student's bizarre stunt including sneaking up on people and spraying them with golden confetti.
The tagline “Tiss kan overraske” means either "Penis" or "urine" "can surprise you".
People over 30 were offended by the outrageous campaign, despite younger consumers finding it amusing.
Philip, who got the job because he is 6ft 4in and fitted the suit perfectly said: "I thought it was hilarious. If I can do a good thing for others, just by being a d***, there is nothing better.
"The filming was not unproblematic, as passers-by wanted selfies with the giant penis.
"Suddenly, lots of people wanted to touch the penis and take pictures with the penis. I almost felt harassed."
The campaign for sex education charity RFSU was launched after statistics revealed that almost 23,000 Norwegians contract chlamydia every year.
Yet despite the high STD infection rate Norwegians use fewer condoms than lovers in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
Pernille Berg of the Involve! advertising agency, who produced a video for the campaign, said: "Sex should be fun, exciting and a little naughty. We wanted the campaign to reflect that.
"The campaign mostly found favour, and people understood the humour in our message, although many, especially those over 30, thought the campaign was pointless and some went so far as to brand it banal and idiotic."
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