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by orcadk 5150 days ago
Just to give a short recap of who this Mads Christensen guy is, coming from a Dane:

His tag line is "Denmarks big show-off" and he basically markets himself as a provocative bragging show-off, always with the rolexes, sports cars, slick hair and better-than-thy appearance.

He's not perceived as a comedian but rather as an entertainer hired for various corporate events - some obviously less successful than others.

Unless this was booked by Dell US without doing any kind of checkup, they would've been aware what would be coming. He's knowing for his provocative presentations and I have a hard time seeing exactly how a Danish Dell branch would find it appropriate or interesting to book Mads Christensen. If they wanted stand-up comedy we've got lots of skilled comedians. Mads Christensen is not in that line of work.

To be fair I don't think Mads Christensen personally believes what he presents on stage. It's the persona he's built up. Not that that makes it better in this scenario, just so flak is directed where it's most appropriate - Dell, and especially whoever made the decision to book him.

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So this would be the equivalent of someone complaining about a popular US comedian well known for making racist jokes?
He is not a comedian, more like a fashion, lifestyle and relationship expert. When he says that men should learn to say "shut up, bitch" it is not intended as a joke but as legitimate relationship advice. His viewpoints are well known, and Dell got exactly what they could expect. What is surprising is that Dell thinks this kind of relationship-advice is appropriate entertainment for a business conference.
Sounds like he's basically a professional douchebag-for-hire.
I wouldn't go as far as saying he's explicitly known for making racist jokes. He is however known for (and markets himself as) being politically incorrect - which may very well include both racism and chauvinism.
He did get into trouble for saying that "some negroes do look like monkeys" on national radio. But generally he is more known for controversial relationship advice and armchair heroics.
There was also that controversy last year when he said Breivik would've killed fewer people if Scandinavians weren't so passive, and were more willing to fight like Americans. I'm surprised that after that kind of press, corporations wouldn't steer clear...
Rumor has it that Rickles is still doing the occasional corporate gig...
Sounds some what like a corporate Tucker Max. (Well, before his recent repentance.)
Are we talking about the same Mads who created BlogEngine.Net?

Just curious? I would hope not, but if so, my entire image of him got thrown out the door.

We are not, completely unrelated. The surnames are spelled differently too - Christensen (show-off) vs. Kristensen (BlogEngine).
Thanks for that.
Most likely not.

Mads Christensen is kinda the danish equivalent of John Smith

Thank you, I was wondering where I had heard the name before.
So he's basically the Danish Tucker Max?
Like a non-political Rush Limbaugh?
More like Glenn Beck.
So he's a Danish Sacha Baren Cohen? (Borat, etc)
No, Borat etc. are clearly acts separate from Cohen. Christensen is not an actor, he believes what he says, although he uses exaggeration to get his point across.