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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.。