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Playboy playmate Jaylene Cook has p*ssed off a lot of people.。
The model from New Zealand (or 。 Aotearoa)。uploaded an Instagram post that was not very sensitive to the Maōri people of her home country. And the internet noticed. 。
SEE ALSO:Katy Perry's picture of Hindu goddess on Instagram offends Indians。The model summited Mount Taranaki -- a 8,000-foot tall peak on the country's North Island -- last weekend. To celebrate the achievement after 12 hours of hiking, she had her partner, filmmaker Josh Shaw, take a picture of her butt-naked, save for her sneakers, gloves and a hat.。
WE DID IT!
A post shared by Jaylene Cook (jaylenecook_) on 。
Apr 28, 2017 at 4:48pm PDT 。
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BBC。 interview, a local Maōri academic, Dennis Ngawhare, said, "It's like someone went into St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and took a nude photo."。A similar situation with tourists stripping down for an Instagram photo disrespected the local religion at a sacred spot in Borneo, back in 2015.。
A local New Zealand mayor told the 。
A local New Zealand mayor told the 。
BBC 。
the photo of Cook itself is not the issue -- it's where it was taken. "It is just inappropriate to take on top of Mount Taranaki because it is a place with great deal of importance for the Maori community," Neil Volzke said. 。
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It's not clear if Cook understands how inappropriate her photo is or the spiritual and cultural importance behind the mountain.。