Danish PM Hits Back at Unsolicited Job Offer in Türkiye

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has had enough of unsolicited comments about her appearance, particularly from men, and is urging women to embrace self-acceptance. The trigger was a message she received from a male plastic surgeon shortly after returning to Denmark from a visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The message read: "Hey Mette, shouldn't we fix that little spot on your nose?

Regards. Frederiksen published a screenshot of the comment and her response on Instagram, writing: "I am satisfied with my body and don't necessarily need a male plastic surgeon to have an opinion about it. In an accompanying post, she reacted with irritation: "The last thing I heard when we left Kyiv yesterday was the air-raid siren.

The war is still raging in Europe. One of the first messages I got when I was back in Denmark was this. Come on." She added that over the years she has received countless messages about her appearance, "especially that I have ugly teeth and thin hair, an ugly wart on my nose, and advice for a Botox treatment.

Frederiksen, who has been prime minister since 2019 and is in her third term, making her one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, hopes the surgeon — whose name she blurred in the screenshot — will "spend his time on something more important" the next time he writes to her. She called on women who receive unsolicited beauty tips to practice self-acceptance and embrace their "perfect imperfections.