Reality profile Cristian Brennhovd (22) guested last week on the podcast “The Office” with Oskar Westerlin (24) and partner Snorre Klanderud (28). Subsequently, several clips from the podcast have been posted on “Kontoret”‘s TikTok profile, and one clip in particular has caused violent reactions on social media.
The clip is by Brennhovd, who talks about the appearance of boys and girls.
– I have realized that no boys are ugly. The only thing you have to do: Start training. Then you have done everything. So, I don’t fuck. Be fit, eat healthy, lose body fat. Girls are ugly. Boys are not ugly. It’s not meat, like! says Brennhovd in the clip.
When asked what girls have to do to be pretty, the reality profile answers the following:
– No, they just have to go to Turkey, then it’s fine. I know all about that.
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In recent years, Turkey has attracted a number of Norwegians who want to carry out cosmetic surgery, including Brennhovd himself.
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The statements in the podcast cause SV politician Kari Elisabeth Kaski (35) to rage.
– Reprehensible
In a post on Facebook the politician comes out hard against Brennhovd and links to the article in TV 2 where the podcast was first mentioned.
“Strictly, I shouldn’t get worked up about what some random guy who’s been on some TV series manages to pull off to maintain interest around himself after the TV cameras are off and he’s going to make a living being a former contestant on a TV series, but today it flows to me.” Kaski begins the post.
Nor does the SV politician hide from Nettavisen what she thinks about Brennhovd’s statement.
Read the entire post here.
– The statements themselves are reprehensible, they are simply completely unacceptable. It contributes to an overly strong appearance pressure and I believe that as a society we close our eyes to what is being said by the influencers around us, she believes.
The SV politician points out that for far too long society has allowed reality profiles and influencers to have free rein in their spheres without being “caught”.
– They can say almost anything, they also reach an incredible number of young people without it being taken seriously. And it is difficult to take such statements seriously, but we have to do it because there are so many people who receive that message, says Kaski.
The politician believes that Brennhovd has an immaturity and a lack of understanding of his impact, and points out that many reality profiles reach a much larger audience than we perhaps understand. She therefore thinks the former reality star should think carefully before he makes a statement about, among other things, cosmetic operations.
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– Maybe I should become a politician
Brennhovd has not commented on TV 2’s article, but is undoubtedly aware that it has been published.
In several posts on Instagram’s story function, the 22-year-old posts several screenshots of the case, and writes, among other things, that you should take things with a pinch of salt.
“Not everything you hear or read is equally serious. And if someone continues to be offended, I would recommend talking to someone or getting a hobby,” he writes, among other things.
However, the reality star admits to Nettavisen that he has not read Kaski’s post, but says he disagrees with the politician’s views on the matter.
– That is, if she doesn’t understand the essence of the fact that we are a bunch of boys and there is alcohol in the picture. Much of what we say is in jest, especially that comment. I don’t know if she should be a politician at all if she doesn’t get it, says the 22-year-old.
Despite the fact that he disagrees with the politician, he takes self-criticism on what he says in the podcast.
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– I take full self-criticism that it was a bit of a jokey comment on my part, but when you are a politician and have to start writing down what an “Ex on the Beach” participant says and make such a big deal out of it. I don’t know, maybe I should become a politician if my voice has such a big role in society that even a politician gets annoyed by it, he says to Nettavisen and adds:
– My parents are adults, and they didn’t care for a second about what I’m talking about. And I don’t think she should either, maybe she should spend her time on slightly more important things.
No significance
Kaski believes that despite the fact that the comments in the podcast were said with a twinkle in the eye or with a smile on the face, they still reach young people and contribute to body pressure and create insecurity. To say afterwards that you have to “take them with a grain of salt” is a disclaimer, the politician believes.
– It is a sign of a certain immaturity, a lack of understanding of his own impact, and he should think about that thoroughly. He is actually a grown man, you understand that words have something to say and the meaning of it. He has a responsibility, definitely for the kind of message he brings, says Kaski.
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The SV politician emphasizes that she believes that many young people understand that the statements in the podcast are extreme, but she still believes that many become insecure about them.
– It is all these large and small drips that reinforce an image that you should be dissatisfied with your body and your appearance. There is a type of standard on how you should look, and that appearance pressure is extremely strong for young people today, says Kaski and continues:
– No matter what kind of tone it’s created in, it doesn’t matter. The point is that it nevertheless contributes to body pressure and creates uncertainty. It is this awareness and understanding that he shows he does not have, and he has to get it.
Brennhovd, for his part, is adamant that the comment was nonsense, and that it must be allowed to have a bit of humour.
– I take full responsibility for what I said, and I don’t regret it for a second. Again, it was bullshit. You have to be allowed to have a bit of humour, says Brennhovd.
Screening people too much
In the post on Facebook, Kaski also points out that a survey carried out by NOVA from 2022 shows that 43 percent of Norwegian girls aged 16 are dissatisfied with their own bodies, and that walking around thinking that you are not good enough as you are make people sick.
“This so-called reality profile should be ashamed. And shut up if he doesn’t have better things to say. We have no use for little “Andrew Tate – wannabees” in the Norwegian public. And to those of you who go around thinking that you are not good enough. Whether you are a boy or a girl. You are good enough as you are. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise,” she concludes the post.
The SV politician believes that the statistics on how many people are dissatisfied with their own appearance is linked to the growth of eating disorders.
– This contributes to massive body pressure, claims Kaski.
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Brennhovd strongly disagrees with this, and believes that it is not connected with his statements.
– I think you shield people far too much, and build up something that is really just nonsense. We sit and have a podcast and really just joke, people also go “five on” and don’t understand that it’s nonsense at all. Kind of like Kaski. And I think it’s actually worse, when adults say that this is not legal, says Brennhovd and continues:
– Of course, I don’t mean that everyone should go to Turkey if they are ugly.
– Do you think your statements can influence young people to have surgery?
– It was a bit of a sly comment, but I think we can’t shield children and young people all the time. I honestly don’t think that my voice has that much to say about children’s insecurities and looks.
