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Refuses to bring politicians' campaign: 'It gives unfortunate associations' | BT Politik - www.bt.dk The Liberal Party's culture spokesman, Jan E. Jørgensen, recommends a yes when voting on the Danish defense reservation on 1 June. But his campaign has been shot down by Movia, which is responsible for bus operations in Copenhagen. Jan E. Jørgensen had bought advertising space on a scheduled bus in Copenhagen, where in addition to a picture of himself, it said »Throw Putin under the bus. Vote Yes «. The bus also had to drive past the Russian embassy every day so that the Russian representatives could see what Jan E. Jørgensen thought about the Russian president. But Movia refuses to run with the ad. "Throwing someone under the bus" - even Putin - creates "unfortunate associations," Movia writes to Jan E. Jørgensen. This is what Jan E. Jørgensen's advertising should have looked like. This is a manipulated image. Therefore, Jan E. Jørgensen has been forced to rethink his slogan and has come to the slightly more toothless »Pull together in the bus. Vote Yes. For the sake of security, 'which refers to the fact that EU member states must stand together on defense cooperation. "I think it's funny with Putin, precisely because it's on the side of a bus. And then it sharpens the message when the bus drives past the Russian embassy, "says Jan E. Jørgensen, who continues:" Therefore, it was a wet cloth on the face that Movia thinks it gives associations to traffic accidents, "he says. But do they not have a point? After all, it says that Putin should be thrown under the bus? Jan E. Jørgensen has had his bus campaign rejected by Movia. Movia believes that advertising gives 'unfortunate associations'. 'No, I do not mean that. It is a common expression to 'throw someone under the bus', which you media often use when a politician is 'thrown under the bus' in some context. It is a very common expression, "says Jan E. Jørgensen. Movia has agreed in writing to Jan E. Jørgensen that the expression 'to be thrown under the bus' is a completely fixed and well-known part of the Danish language. The problem - Movia explains - arises when the term actually appears on a very specific bus. "The moment the words are put on a particular bus, it ceases to have only a transferred meaning," Movia writes to Jan E. Jørgensen. But the Liberal politician does not buy the explanation. 'I think they're way too delicate. This is not how people want to think. It is an annoying tendency that you always have to take excessive account of whether you offend or offend any individual, "says Jan E. Jørgensen and continues:" It is a campaign. And campaigns are best when they are a little naughty or provocative, "he says. B.T. has attempted to obtain a comment from Movia, who has submitted a written comment. Jan E. Jørgensen has argued that the concept of "throwing someone under the bus" can only be understood in a figurative sense. But when the advertisement must be on a bus, we assess that it can also be perceived concretely, «writes Movia's resource director Eskil Thuesen, who continues:» Movia's advertising rules state that advertisements must respect the interests of Movia's customers, and we do not want that there are some passengers in buses who can have unfortunate associations that the bus is involved in dangerous traffic situations, «he writes. This is how Jan E. Jørgensen's campaign ended up looking because Movia pulled the plug on the first edition. UKRAINE SOURCES THE FIRST 30 DAYS ARE FREE UKRAINE B.T. sets Team of the Year Accused by six women B.T. reveals Tivoli explains Supermarkets confirms Researchers: Apologies Reveals Professor: ABROAD Witness in court: Police: shocking Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13