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"Ridiculous and disrespectful": Groom goes viral for working on wedding day

<p>A wedding photo has gone viral for the wrong reasons after a groom was pictured working on his own wedding day. </p> <p>Torrey Leonard, the founder of US-based start-up company, Thoughtly, shared a photo of his co-founder, Casey Mackrell, pulling out a laptop at his own wedding to get some work done.</p> <p>“My co-founder Casey has built a reputation for himself as ‘the guy who sits on his laptop in bars’ from SF to NYC,”  he wrote in the post. </p> <p>“Last week Thoughtly brought on a customer that needed to launch within 2 weeks. He just so happened to be getting married within that 2 week window.</p> <p>“So, here he is wrapping up a pull request. At his own wedding. Congrats Casey – now please, go take some time off.”</p> <p>Hundreds of people were quick to comment on the post, labelling it “one of the most depressing LinkedIn posts to exist” and it was even shared to other social media pages. </p> <p>The groom himself eventually had to clarify saying:  “Don’t worry I got back to dancing and champagne 2 seconds later.” </p> <p>But that wasn't enough to appease fellow LinkedIn users. </p> <p>“So your company has such terrible work/life balance that you can’t have a WEDDING without having to work? That’s just sad as hell," one wrote. </p> <p>Another commenter quipped that it was "really sad" the groom didn't call off the wedding to focus on work, saying: “Someone who actually knows how to grind would have called it off the second the contract was signed." </p> <p>A few others questioned the authenticity of the post, saying that it had to be staged as they couldn’t believe that someone would be “that ridiculous and disrespectful to his bride and family”.</p> <p>“Aside from the fact that this is probably staged, pushing people to sacrifice their private life and mental health is not the flex you think it is," another added. </p> <p>In an interview with <em>news.com.au</em> Leonard defended his co-founder's decision and explained the situation. </p> <p>“As a company, what we do is very high-stakes. Every single one of our customers, they depend on us to function perfectly, 24-7, around the clock, no questions asked,”  he told the publication. </p> <p>“We work with many publicly traded companies across the globe, and we spend long hours of the night, early mornings awake, monitoring these calls, proactively fixing issues, fixing problems, building new features.</p> <p>“The context of this post, he had to solve a problem, and it was really only something that he could solve. It was a three- to five-minute task.</p> <p>“We understand that this lifestyle is not for everybody. It’s obviously something that is a lot of work, but it’s something that we love.”</p> <p>He also clarified that Mackrell's bride, Grace, did not have a problem with the brief interruption on their happy day. </p> <p>“They were dating for many years, so she’s seen him pull a laptop out at a restaurant dinner table. I mean, it looks crazy, but that’s just who Casey is. She’s obviously fine with it.”</p> <p><em>Images: LinkedIn</em></p> <p> </p>

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"Disrespectful and frustrating": Publicists call out Kyle and Jackie O

<p>A group of publicists have called out Kyle and Jackie O's "disrespectful" behaviour on their radio show, while explaining why celebrities keep appearing on their program. </p> <p>The claims against the radio duo were first brought to light in an episode of the <em><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/game-changers-radio/playlists/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Game Changers Radio: Melbourne Radio Wars</a></em> podcast, with the hosts reading out an email they had received from an anonymous publicist who regularly books their "talent" to appear on the popular KIIS FM radio show.</p> <p>“We are feeding the beast as we are giving Kyle and Jackie O access to artists and stars when they do terrible interviews and are always late,” the publicist complained in the email.</p> <p>“I had one TV publicist have to wait 45 minutes with their A-grade talent. They do it to everyone. It’s disrespectful and frustrating.”</p> <p>The publicist went on to explain why they have no choice but to book celebrities on the show, given the huge audience that listens to the show. </p> <p>“From a music point of view, the big dogs say we have to support them for the bigger picture and airplay, but artists don’t want to talk to them,” they wrote in the email.</p> <p>After the claims were first aired, <em><a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/publicists-expose-kyle-and-jackie-os-disrespectful-behaviour/news-story/e67f5c062dc85ff1a8e6c06e7c395fee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a></em> reached out to other publicists to share their own stories of dealing with the radio hosts. </p> <p>One publicist shared, “They’re a nightmare, always have been."</p> <p>“Normally you get talent for a day or two to do some promo, so you’ve got to micromanage that day within an inch of its life so you can do as many interviews as possible."</p> <p>“But every single time you go to them, they always leave you waiting,” the publicist said. “You will wait an hour (in the green room) and it just stuffs up your morning."</p> <p>“I think it’s a power play for Kyle who thinks, ‘I’m the king of radio and you will all sit back and wait for me until I say you can come in.’”</p> <p>Another publicist called out the recent dip in quality of the show, criticising the "smutty" nature of the radio program, saying, “They’ve lost it.”</p> <p>“I don’t know if they’ve decided to double down on the smut because somebody has said something about it, but they talk to guests for 30 seconds and then they’ve got nothing and so they start asking them if they’ve done an*l. It’s like, really? You haven’t got anything more than this?"</p> <p>“They went through a phase where they were one of the better interviews,” the same publicist said. “When Kyle is on song, nobody is a better broadcaster and he gives a really generous plug. But it just feels like they’ve lost their way a little bit lately."</p> <p>“I think everybody walks away from them now going, ‘that was just weird,’” they said.</p> <p>Despite all the problems encountered with the show, all the publicists said they were still willing to book their talent on the radio show. </p> <p>“Nowadays I’m very selective about which talent I put up for chats,” one said.</p> <p>“I only pick talent who I think can handle it, who are open to being asked about everything, including their sex lives. I find the interviews often run better if you don’t set parameters, because if you tell Kyle that certain topics are off limits, you can be guaranteed he will ask about them on air.”</p> <p>Another added, “I always factor in delays when booking guests on Kyle and Jackie. Those delays often impact interviews we have lined up with other radio stations, but it’s usually worth it because their audience is so much bigger than all those other stations combined.”</p> <p>News.com.au also reached out to KIIS FM to comment on the controversies, with a rep saying, “There is no issue, and the show continues to enjoy huge stars”.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram / KIIS FM </em></p>

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"No disrespect": Home and Away star's swipe at Robert Irwin's Logie nomination

<p><em>Home and Away</em> veteran Lynne McGranger has taken a savage swipe at Robert Irwin, who has earned his first Gold Logie nomination. </p> <p>The young wildlife warrior is among a group of Aussie TV old-hands in the running for the 2024 Gold Logie, with the 20-year-old being the youngest male ever nominated for the award. </p> <p>Also battling it out for the Gold is Larry Emdur, Andy Lee, Asher Keddie, Julia Morris, Sonia Kruger, and ABC's Tony Armstrong.</p> <p>The nomination comes hot on the heels of Irwin's TV debut as co-host of <em>I'm A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!</em> alongside Julia Morris, as he took over from Dr Chris Brown for the 2024 season. </p> <p>After Robert's nomination was announced, despite how well the new season of <em>I'm A Celeb</em> was received, many wondered how someone with so little TV experience could find himself in the running for the award. </p> <p>One of those skeptics was <em>Home and Away</em> actress Lynne McGranger, who made a cheeky swipe towards Robert when commenting in support of her Channel Seven colleague Larry Emdur who is up for the award for the first time.</p> <p>"I'm sorry but ol'mate Irwin has been on telly for a bloody minute!! No disrespect intended. #Lazforgold 🫶🏾🥇😍" she wrote on Larry's Instagram post, with over 300 people liking the comment.</p> <p>The comment came after Larry shared a screenshot of a message he was sent, with someone congratulating him on the nomination but telling him they'd be voting for Irwin.</p> <p>Lynne's rogue comment was met with mainly support from people.</p> <p>"You said what everyone is thinking," one person said. "I agree 💯 #Lazforgold all the way! No disrespect intended for Irwin … Larry has my vote 🙌 he truly deserves to win 🥇," another commented.</p> <p>"You have my first vote ever today, only for you Larry, for the laughter that lights up my life!" another dedicated fan said.</p> <p>Lynne's comments weren't the first time someone called out Robert's nomination, after sister Bindi Irwin was quick to <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/family-pets/it-just-got-real-bindi-irwin-s-cheeky-swipe-at-brother" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tease</a> on Instagram. </p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">Bindi took to social media to share a cheeky throwback post of her clutching her own Silver Logie in 2008, for Most Popular New Female Talent for her work in <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bindi the Jungle Girl</em>. </p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">“Hey Australia, vote for my awesome brother so he can catch up to me 16 years later …” she captioned the post.</p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">"At least mine's gold," Robert teased, to which Bindi replied "You haven't won it yet..." alongside a laughing emoji. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram </em></p> <p> </p>

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“How is this funny?”: Tourist slammed over “disrespectful” act at Graceland

<p dir="ltr">An arrogant traveller has been slammed online after blatantly disregarding signage at Graceland, and taking a dip in the pool. </p> <p dir="ltr">A woman posted a video from the late Elvis Presley’s iconic property in Memphis, Tennessee, as she travelled to the area with her husband.</p> <p dir="ltr">Capturing the moment and sharing it online as a joke, a video posted to the woman’s TikTok account shows her husband, dressed in shorts, shoes and socks climbing over a pool fence, marked 'RESTRICTED AREA'.</p> <p dir="ltr">The man is then seen walking towards the diving board as a security guard rushes towards him.</p> <p dir="ltr">After wobbling a bit on the diving board, he jumps into the water before the guard can stop him.</p> <p dir="ltr">The woman captured the video, "My husband jumped into Elvis pool", adding a laughing emoji.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the couple’s jovial nature over the stunt, many people were quick to condemn the tourists and their video, which has been viewed over 14 million times. </p> <p dir="ltr">"How is this funny? People are so disrespectful and I hope he got arrested," one person commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">"As someone who has solid respect for Elvis Presley this is very disrespectful to him and his family," another agreed.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Travellers doing whatever they want as usual. Shame," another person commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the overwhelming condemnation, there were some who defended the man’s actions, with one person writing, "I think Elvis would have done the same thing lol."</p> <p dir="ltr">The woman also responded to the accusations that her husband's actions were disrespectful in another video, saying, "Elvis caught someone jumping into his pool once and he never stopped them. He never got them arrested. Told them to stay in the pool. That's what a pool is meant for is to jump into."</p> <p dir="ltr">One person quickly responded, "Whether people think 'Elvis would be laughing' or not it's all down to respect. There's a reason as to why certain areas are roped off."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: TikTok</em></p>

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"Willfully clueless": Tourists slammed for disrespectful Auschwitz selfies

<p>In a move that has been slammed as disgusting and disrespectful, a tourist has used her time visiting Auschwitz as an opportunity to pad out her social media feeds. </p> <p>In a picture shared by GB News producer Maria Murphy, a man and a woman can be seen on the railway tracks outside of the main Auschwitz structure. He is crouched with a camera angled towards her, while she is posing on the tracks, hand in her hair with her face turned to the sky. </p> <p>“Today I had one of the most harrowing experiences of my life,” Maria wrote on Twitter alongside the image. “Regrettably it didn’t seem [like] everyone there found it quite so poignant.”</p> <p>She went on to explain that the tour had been going for a couple of hours by that point, so the tourists had no excuse for their ignorance and disrespect - especially as they were all “asked repeatedly to be mindful and respectful.” </p> <p>And as Maria pointed out, “you would think this sort of thing wouldn’t need to be specified as a no-go for that criteria.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today I had one of the most harrowing experiences of my life. Regrettably it didn’t seem everyone there found it quite so poignant. <a href="https://t.co/3OdWavqC4P">pic.twitter.com/3OdWavqC4P</a></p> <p>— Maria 🇬🇧 (@MariaRMGBNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/MariaRMGBNews/status/1647325872720949249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>Unfortunately, it seems that Maria was far from the first to witness such an act at the historic site, with thousands of irate commenters flocking to her post to share their experiences with disrespectful souls, and even more stopping by to condemn the thoughtless act. </p> <p>“We saw the same when we were there just a few months ago. Total disregard,” wrote one.</p> <p>“I visited in 2005 and every single person in my tour group had cried over the course of the tour,” one shared. </p> <p>“Absolutely disgusting,” another declared. “When I went, people were taking selfies. So disrespectful.” </p> <p>“Some people are really just willfully clueless and beyond ignorant,” came one hard truth.</p> <p>And when one tried to suggest that everyone shouldn’t be so quick to judge, that they weren’t sure “we should police people’s facial expressions in reaction to almost incomprehensible experiences”, the rest were quick to disagree.</p> <p>“This woman is posing on a railroad track that brought hundreds of thousands to their murders,” someone responded, to over 23,000 likes. “There is no nuance here.”</p> <p>Another simply wanted to point out that “@AuschwitzMuseum asks people not to do this. It's so horrifying that it continues to happen.”</p> <p>But the Auschwitz Museum’s official Twitter account perhaps put it best when they said, “Pictures can hold immense emotional &amp; documentation value for visitors. Images help us remember. </p> <p>“When coming to @AuschwitzMuseum visitors should bear in mind that they enter the authentic site of the former camp where over 1 million people were murdered. </p> <p>“Respect their memory.”</p> <p><em>Images: Twitter</em></p>

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Shane Warne’s daughter blasts Channel Nine for “disrespect”

<p dir="ltr">Shane Warne’s daughter has blasted Channel Nine for their disrespectful advertising of a telemovie just six months after the cricketer’s death.</p> <p dir="ltr">Brooke Warne slammed Channel Nine's announcement of a telemovie about her father as “disrespectful” after his dedication and support for the network.</p> <p dir="ltr">On September 14, she took to Instagram calling them out writing: “Do any of you have any respect for Dad? Or his family? Who did so much for Channel 9 and now you want to dramatise his life and our families life 6 months after he passed away?</p> <p dir="ltr">“You are beyond disrespectful.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The network is advertising the biopic <em>Warnie</em> as a “must-see drama event” that will be aired over two nights.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiFG8BGoLM5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CiFG8BGoLM5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by B R O O K E 🍿 W A R N E (@brookewarne)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“This will be the fitting tribute to one of the greatest Australians of all time, the Aussie larrikin who lived and loved large,'' the network wrote about the show.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Shane Warne was an Aussie legend, a cultural icon, a cricketing genius, a charmer and a rogue. ‘Warnie’ transcended cricket.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Like all great characters, he inspired extreme reactions from people from all walks of life, in Australia and around the world.”</p> <p dir="ltr">It is unclear whether or not Channel Nine sought permission from Warnie’s family but it is understood that filming will begin in Melbourne later in the year.</p> <p dir="ltr">The legendary cricketer, 52, died of natural causes on March 4 in a luxury villa on the Thailand holiday island of Koh Samui.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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"Do better": Project hosts roasted over "disrespectful" questions

<p>Fans of musician Louis Tomlinson have slammed an "awkward" and "disrespectful" interview conducted by the hosts of The Project. </p> <p>The former member of One Direction accused Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar of "stirring s***" during the tense appearance on Wednesday night, after they brought up a recent interview with Louis' former bandmate Liam Payne. </p> <p>In the interview, Liam spoke of difficult relationships within the band before they split up in 2015, prompting Helliar to ask if there was any "beef" between the five former members of the band. </p> <p>Helliar asked, “There’s been a bit of 1D beef recently thanks to Liam who’s been speaking out about the band a little bit. When you look back on your experience about the band, how do you feel about your experience of those days?”</p> <p>Louis replied, “Oh, so the fishing’s begun already. Yeah, I see what you’re doing... No, listen, I’m immensely proud, as I know Liam is, I’m immensely proud of those days, obviously. It was an incredible thing to do, especially at such a young age and I have amazing memories, amazing memories.”</p> <p>Bickmore chimed in, “When you say the fishing has begun - I imagine it is annoying have to answer retrospective questions like that. I am interested, how much do you want to talk about that time of your life to the media, versus how you don‘t want the talk about it again?” she asked. </p> <p>“I’m more than happy to talk about it in every interview,” Louis replied. </p> <p>“It’s something I’m immensely proud of, as I’d already said, it’s just when you mentioned the beef before, it sounded like you were getting ready to stir some s**t up, that’s all I’m saying.”</p> <div id="indie-campaign-rHsIzpAmAj7xkA4llYlH-2" data-campaign-name="NCA ENTERTAINMENT newsletter" data-campaign-indie="newsletter-signup" data-jira="TSN-268" data-from="1640955600000" data-to="1677502800000"></div> <p>Helliar quickly jumped in to say, “No, I’m not a s**t stirrer Louis, do I look like a s**t stirrer?”</p> <p>After more uncomfortable jabs from the hosts to the pop star, the interview wrapped politely, but Tomlinson's fans online were less than impressed. </p> <p>“You had in your hands such an interesting and kind person and you wasted it completely (and wasted everyone‘s time),” wrote one. </p> <p>“You should‘ve ask him for his WORLD tour, album, new album and all that stuff. But you made him uncomfortable with annoying questions of 1D. Stop relating him to that man or any of his ex bandmates, he’s a solo artist now, RESPECT HIM,” said another fan. </p> <p>“Don’t ever waste his time like this again. If you want to ask questions completely unrelated to him, interview the people involved and leave Louis out of it. The man is busy on his first solo tour and yet makes the time to talk to you and you treat him like this. Do better,” wrote another.</p> <p><em>Image credits: The Project</em></p>

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Aquaman in hot water after disrespecting artworks

<p dir="ltr">Jason Mamoa has landed himself in hot water after taking photos inside Apostolic Palace.</p> <p dir="ltr">The <em>Aquaman</em> star shared several photographs of himself and others inside the Palace on Instagram with the caption: I LOVE YOU ITALY what a beautiful start to our day off enjoying ROMA.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 42-year-old however was called out by fans who claimed he was given special treatment by being allowed to take photos.</p> <p dir="ltr">Photographs are banned inside the Apostolic Palace because the flash from cameras can harm and destroy the beautiful artworks. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Omg of course they let you take pictures (I thought it wasn’t allowed for preservation purposes),” someone commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You cannot touch any of our masterpieces!!!” another exclaimed.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We, regular people, are not allowed to film inside the Sistine Chapel,” another added.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We can’t take pics but ofc  celebrities can. Nothing against Jason (I adore him) but it’s not fair,” someone else commented.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVJaeLOv4y/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdVJaeLOv4y/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“I thought it was forbidden to take pictures at the Sistine Chapel. It WAS two weeks ago, when we visited. So disrespectful,” someone else wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Wow! You got a private viewing of the Vatican AND you were allowed to take pictures?!” another pointed out.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mamoa has since issued a video in which he apologised for disrespecting the historic artwork and culture. He however has not removed the photos off Instagram. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I just also wanted to say, if you ever felt that I disrespected your culture, it wasn’t my intention,” Momoa said in the video shared by <a href="https://www.justjared.com/2022/05/14/jason-momoa-apologizes-to-fans-offended-by-his-sistine-chapel-visit-exclusive-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just Jared</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I came here when I was 19 or 20 to experience the Sistine Chapel. I’ve always wanted to and now that I can, I gave a wonderful donation to bring my friends and crew because we only had a couple days off to experience these places.</p> <p dir="ltr">“And then I found people wanted to take pictures with me, which is very odd, during a trip to the Vatican with all this wonder and they want to take pictures with me, which I don’t get, but regardless, I did.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I was very respectful and I asked for permission from what I thought, would be okay. I would never want to do anything to disrespect someone’s culture. If I did, I apologise. It was not my intention. I paid to have that private moment and gave a nice donation to the church. I love you. I’m sorry if I offended you.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Black women’s hair: History of disrespect leads to the CROWN Act

<p>The fallout from “the slap” at this year’s Oscars continues. Last week, Will Smith <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-smith-resigns-from-the-academy-slapped-chris-rock-at-oscars/">resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>, after the academy issued a statement <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars-academy-formal-review/">condemning</a> Smith’s actions.</p> <p>There have been innumerable media stories about “the slap,” including <a href="https://theconversation.com/will-smiths-oscar-slap-reveals-fault-lines-as-he-defends-jada-pinkett-smith-against-chris-rock-podcast-180280">an episode of <em>Don’t Call Me Resilient</em></a>. “The joke,” however, has received less attention. <a href="https://www.capitalfm.com/news/chris-rock-will-smith-jada-pinkett-slap-oscars-gi-jane-joke/">“Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2 can’t wait to see you</a>,” is what Rock said to Jada Pinkett Smith and the Oscar night audience before Smith got up and slapped him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/"><em>G.I. Jane</em></a> is a 1997 fictional drama starring Demi Moore about the first woman to undergo training in the United States Navy Seals. Moore’s “feminine” character, Jane O'Neil, is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/fgijane.htm">chosen</a> by a female politician attempting to make a point in her battle against the <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2021/04/22/the-hidden-masculinization-and-militarization-of-the-canadian-citizenship-guide/">inherent sexism in the military</a>. To “keep hanging,” O'Neil “divests herself of any trace of femininity” and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_mJDOB7ZM">shaves her head</a>.</p> <p>Although a shaven head for a woman should not signify anything but a <a href="https://www.etalk.ca/celebrity/celebrities-who-shaved-their-heads-and-looked-absolutely-amazing.html">style choice</a>, Pinkett Smith’s shaven head is also due to alopecia. In 2021, she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a93q1We4E0">shared a video on Instagram</a> explaining <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hair-loss/symptoms-causes/syc-20372926">the disorder</a>.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYB7dMppvjk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYB7dMppvjk/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Regardless of the reasons for Pinkett Smith’s hairstyle, Rock’s joke was yet <a href="https://screencrush.com/g-i-jane-oscars-joke/">another jab at a Black woman’s hair</a>. We Black women have learned to love our hair, despite a wider culture that has, historically, not accepted its diversity.</p> <p>In fact, Black women have been fighting the court system for 40 years to get protection from hair discrimination.</p> <p><strong>Alopecia disproportionately affects Black women</strong></p> <p>In my 2019 book, <a href="https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/B/Beauty-in-a-Box2"><em>Beauty in a Box</em></a> I examined the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5163">dermatological research on hair loss</a>. Two U.S. studies, from 2009 and 2017, found that <a href="https://dermnetnz.org/topics/central-centrifugal-cicatricial-alopecia">central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia</a> (CCCA) is often underdiagnosed; some estimates report that 17 per cent of Black women have this condition.</p> <p>Some of the reasons why Black women are more adversely affected by CCCA are due to tight braiding hairstyles, long-term use of hair weaves, lace-front wigs and chemical relaxers.</p> <p>While Rock might not have known of Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, in his 2009 documentary <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213585/"><em>Good Hair</em></a> he spoke to Black women about their hair, especially about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCEX34-1o6M">chemical relaxers</a>.</p> <p><em>Good Hair</em> was a successful film for Rock, but that does not mean he grew from the project.</p> <p><strong>Black hair discrimination and the CROWN Act</strong></p> <p><em>Glamour</em>’s <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/the-crown-act-september-2020-cover-story">September 2020 cover story</a> was dedicated to six Black women who endured discrimination at work because of their hair. The feature explained how curly, “kinky” or big hair carries meaning for Black women.</p> <p>For example, a <a href="https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/hair/how-to-style-a-messy-topknot-so-it-looks-chic-not-just-out-of-bed">messy topknot is considered chic</a> on a white woman, while a Black woman with natural hair such as large Afro or locs would be considered unkempt and has <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2513893/Florida-girl-threatened-expulsion-afro-hair.html">led to workplace reprimand</a>.</p> <p>On March 18, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087661765/house-votes-crown-act-discrimination-hair-style">CROWN Act</a>, banning hair discrimination at private places of work, federal programs and public accommodations. CROWN stands for <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2116">Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edc69fd622c36173f56651f/t/5edeaa2fe5ddef345e087361/1591650865168/Dove_research_brochure2020_FINAL3.pdf">A 2019 Dove study</a> found that Black women were 80 per cent more likely to feel pressure to change their hairstyles to fit in at the office. Black women were also 83 per cent more likely to report being judged on her looks than other women.</p> <figure><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3VPvBmkIA-g?wmode=transparent&amp;start=0" width="440" height="260" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><figcaption><span class="caption">‘Subjects of Desire’ by Jennifer Holeness delves into issues of race, power and beauty.</span></figcaption></figure> <p>The CROWN Act is not yet an official law. Despite <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/598757-house-passes-crown-act-banning-race-based-hair-discrimination/">President Joe Biden expressing strong support for the bill</a>, there may not be enough votes to pass it.</p> <p><strong>Rogers vs. American Airlines</strong></p> <p>In 1981, American Airlines fired ticket agent Renee Rogers for wearing cornrows. She <a href="https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_case?case=6092364812619612919&amp;q=Rogers+v.+American+Airlines&amp;hl=en&amp;as_sdt=2006&amp;as_vis=1">filed a discrimination suit</a> challenging the airline’s policy prohibiting employees from wearing an all-braided hairstyle, claiming that such a policy violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and discriminated against her as a woman, and also as a Black person.</p> <p>Legal scholar <a href="https://doi.org/10.2307/1372731">Paulette Cladwell</a> explained how and why the U.S. Federal District Court of New York rejected Rogers’s claim that the style evoked her African heritage.</p> <p>The court said her hairstyle was a result of having seen the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078721/">1979 film <em>10</em></a>, starring <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au0Pp_9oQbo">Bo Derek who makes an appearance wearing long braids</a> with beads at the ends. It became known as the “<a href="https://law.fiu.edu/2019/10/11/the-unnatural-treatment-of-natural-hair-courts-failure-to-recognize-hairstyle-discrimination-as-race-discrimination-the-need-for-state-legislature-action/">Bo Derek defence</a>.” <em>Rogers vs. American Airlines</em> was a landmark case because it set a precedent that sanctioned the firing of Black women on the basis of their hair.</p> <p>In 2016, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a lawsuit filed by the <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17242788/chastity-jones-dreadlock-job-discrimination">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Catastrophe Management Solutions (CMS) for firing Chastity Jones, a Black woman</a>, because she wore her hair in locs. The lawsuit shared much in common with <em>Rogers vs. American Airlines</em>. Lawyers for Jones also argued that her termination was in violation of the Civil Rights Act.</p> <p>The court of appeals ruled that <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/u-s-court-rules-dreadlock-ban-during-hiring-process-legal-n652211">CMS’s “race-neutral grooming policy” was not discriminatory</a> because while hairstyles are “culturally associated with race” they are “not immutable physical characteristics.” The court ruled that a hairstyle might be closely associated with one’s culture but because it is changeable, it is not protectable under the law and an employer is within its rights to use it as a reason to deny employment.</p> <figure class="align-center "><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip" sizes="(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px" srcset="https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/456215/original/file-20220404-12538-fk7qau.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w" alt="Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown smiles." /><figcaption><span class="caption">Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson smiles in Washington on March 31, 2022.</span> <span class="attribution"><span class="source">(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</span></span></figcaption></figure> <p>Hair has also come up in discussions on <a href="https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a39520244/judge-ketanji-brown-jacksons-locs/">Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings</a> because the legal profession has often discouraged natural hairdos. In 2007, an editor from <em>Glamour</em> in a “do’s and don'ts” fashion event at a New York law firm <a href="https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/almID/1188161099761/?slreturn=20220304144452">called locs “truly dreadful.” </a></p> <p><strong>Why Black hair jokes aren’t funny</strong></p> <p>When Black women are in legal and cultural battles for the right to wear their hair as they choose, jokes about our hair just aren’t funny. The <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/06/685506578/is-beauty-in-the-eyes-of-the-colonizer">straight hair standard of beauty has been called toxic</a> not only to Black women but women in general for the ways it valorizes white, western beauty ideals.</p> <p>One may argue that public figures should be open to criticism. For example, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson often shows up with his hair in disarray <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/how-boris-johnsons-hair-defined-britain/">which gets poked fun at by media</a>. The difference is that there is no threat to his livelihood.</p> <p>Until Black women can wear their hair how they want without risk of ridicule, reprimand or termination, a joke targeting Black hair is no laughing matter.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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Aussies divided over "disrespectful" Scott Morrison booing

<p>Australians have condemned the actions of those at Shane Warne's memorial who booed Scott Morrison when he arrived. </p> <p>When he sat at the emotionally-charged service on Wednesday night in Melbourne, the PM was greeted with a frosty reception from mourners. </p> <p>As host Eddie McGuire welcome the prime minister at the beginning of the memorial, the packed-out MCG erupted into boos. </p> <p>Social media users have been divided on the moment, with many asking whether it was appropriate to boo the PM during a service, with some slamming it as "disrespectful".</p> <p>"You had the privilege of being there but had no respect. Not the time or place. Shame on you!" one furious viewer commented. </p> <p>Another Facebook user wrote, "How disrespectful, regardless if you like or hate the man, this was not the bloody time or place!"</p> <p>A third person said, "No matter what, a memorial is not the time for this behaviour. Politics and people's opinion should not distract from a celebration of someone's life." </p> <p>"Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Either way he will get criticised. I thought it was about Warnie, not who was there. RIP Warnie," another wrote. </p> <p>The Prime Minister wore a black suit and tie for the sombre occasion, as he walked through the stadium to say goodbye to the iconic Australian for the final time. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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World champion surfer unleashes on “disrespectful” kids

<p dir="ltr">World champion surfer Joel Parkinson has unleashed fury at a pair of vloggers he claimed were disrespecting victims of the floods.</p> <p dir="ltr">Vloggers Paton and Steeze shared a video of themselves to Instagram sliding down a muddy hill near Duranbah Beach at Tweed Heads.</p> <p dir="ltr">The video, which has since been viewed more than 10,000 times, shows the pair being angrily approached by the surfing legend telling them to show respect to the victims of the floods.</p> <p dir="ltr">“That’s enough. Hey you f***ing idiots. Get the f*** off. People have lost their houses,” Parkinson yells.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You should be more responsible you f***wits. You know people lost everything in these floods.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“Oh settle down mate. Don’t bring that into it. This is not someone losing their house in the floods bro, so don’t do that,” one of the men responded.</p> <p dir="ltr">The man continued to say that they knew people who had lost their homes.</p> <p dir="ltr">Parkinson asked the young men where they live, before the filmer interjected telling his mate to let it go.</p> <p dir="ltr">The video then cuts to the boys back at the top of the hill when Parkinson once again yells at them saying “they can’t do that’.</p> <p dir="ltr">The older man behind the camera jumps in telling Parkinson “that’s enough”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Settle down. They’re having their fun alright. You’ve had your fun, you try to stop them from having their fun. We've had a gutful.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Have fun boys, live.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Mate we're here to have fun, they’re all having fun, no one’s hurting anyone or oppressing anyone except for you.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The boys agree to sliding down one more time before heading home, when another man jumps at the cameraman prompting the boys to get up and defend him.</p> <p dir="ltr">Parkinson attempts to calm the situation as the men all swear at each other.</p> <p dir="ltr">'Have some respect,' the surfing legend says.</p> <p dir="ltr">'You have some f***ing respect, look at my camera,' one of the vloggers replies, before</p> <p dir="ltr">Parkinson calls it a 'piece of s***'.</p> <p dir="ltr">Some viewers sided with the vloggers calling out Parkinson’s for allegedly doing the same thing last week.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Floor was already f***ed. Parko he was doing the same thing last week I don’t see what the problem is,’ one wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“With everything going on at the moment.. covid lockdowns floods this is nothing to get upset about! The kids are just having some fun.. the grass will grow back the first week the sun's out. He is just an entitled w***er assaulting kids for living a little is all I see in the clip!’ another commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Hahahah Parko was sliding down that last week and he posted it on his story,” another wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Didn't I see him sliding down it last week? Now he decides it's disrespectful? GTFO. What a hero picking on some young guys having fun during a sh*t time,” someone else commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">View the video <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca1zIMLB9F4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Warning: explicit language used.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Medvedev "hurt" by "disrespectful" Aussie Open crowd

<p>World number two tennis champion Daniil Medvedev has revealed the Australian Open crowd crushed his spirit, making him reconsider his tennis career. </p><p>The Russian was defeated by Rafael Nadal in an epic final at Melbourne Park, in front of a crowd who vocalised their support for Nadal. </p><p>Appearing at an emotional press conference after the match, Medvedev told the media he would share an anecdote about his tennis dreams as a child. </p><p>"It's going to be a little bit of a new press conference," he began. </p><p>He went on to explain his early childhood and dreams for tennis success, and the moments where he doubted if should continue with the sport. </p><p>“I’m just talking about few moments where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was one of them. I’m not going to really tell why,” he said, adding that from now on he would only play for himself and his family.</p><p>“I’m going to say it like this. If there is a tournament on hard courts in Moscow, before Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I’m going to go there even if I miss the Wimbledon or Roland Garros or whatever. “</p><p>"The kid stopped dreaming. The kid is going to play for himself. That’s it. That’s my story.”</p><p>A reporter questioned whether Medvedev was taking issue with the crowd's response, which the tennis champ refused to answer. </p><p>However, he has previously made it clear that he was not disappointed with how he played during the Open, and answered the reporter's question by blasting the crowd. </p><p>“I’m just going to give one small example. Before Rafa serves even in the fifth set, there would be somebody, and I would even be surprised, like one guy screaming, ‘C’mon, Daniil’,” he said.</p><p>“A thousand people would be like, ‘Tsss, tsss, tsss’. That sound. Before my serve, I didn’t hear it. It’s disappointing. It’s disrespectful, it’s disappointing. I’m not sure after 30 years I’m going to want to play tennis."</p><p>“Again, the kid that was dreaming is not anymore in me after today. It will be tougher to continue tennis when it’s like this.”</p><p>When Rafael Nadal was questioned about Medvedev's struggles with the crowd, he spoke fondly of his opponent. </p><p>“Of course it’s better to have the crowd on your side,” Nadal said. “Tonight was crazy for me. But I really believe he has a great future in front and he is going to feel this love of the crowd in the future because he deserves it.”</p><p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Kyrgios fires back at critics who accused him of disrespecting Ash Barty

<p dir="ltr">Nick Kyrgios has hit back at critics who have accused him of disrespecting women’s singles champion Ash Barty in an Instagram post.</p><p dir="ltr">The 26-year-old faced a backlash on Sunday after comments made following his win on Saturday night. After the men’s doubles final that saw Kyrgios take out the title with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios told reporters, “I would say that we’ve created probably the best atmosphere this tournament has ever seen. Ash (Barty’s) father came to us and said the crowd was the best he’s ever seen. Obviously Ash is a hell of a player, but I think the ratings speak for themselves.</p><p dir="ltr">“People watch my matches, everywhere I play around the world the stadiums are full for that reason. So I don’t think those people that are screaming out before points, that’s got nothing to do with us. But there’s a reason why the ratings are the way they are and people are glued to the TV when we play. It speaks for itself really.”</p><p dir="ltr">The backlash from tennis commentators was swift and scathing, with English commentator Catherine Whitaker saying during an appearance on ABC’s Offsiders, “My jaw dropped when I read those quotes and I thought it might have been one of those where the quote is written down and it looks a bit worse than when you see the clip, sometimes that can be the case with press conferences.</p><p dir="ltr">“But it’s not the case in this instance. I mean, on a night that was about Ash Barty, without question, to say that, it is pretty extraordinary.” Offsiders host Kelly Underwood said it was “extremely disrespectful” and told Kyrgios to read the room.</p><p dir="ltr">Both Barty and Kyrgios’ matches on Saturday night smashed records, with Barty’s attracting 4.2 million viewers, the most watched women’s final since the current records system was introduced in 1999. Meanwhile, the men’s doubles final attracted 3.1 million viewers, despite its later time slot.</p><p dir="ltr">In response to the criticism, Kyrgios wrote on Instagram, “F** you media. Honestly, I said nothing disrespectful to @ashbarty. I said that the crowd this year was amazing and I feel as if @the-kokk1 &amp; I were a big part of that.</p><p dir="ltr">“Ash’s father came to me and even said that. All I said was that when people watch me around the world the stadiums are full. I grew up with Ash &amp; always knew her potential.”</p><p dir="ltr">He went on to criticise Max Purcell, after the pair had seemingly been at odds for much of the tournament. Purcell had earlier accused Kyrgios and Kokkinakis of being “disrespectful” to their opponents and agreed with calls for Kyrgios to be disqualified for hitting a ball into the crowd. Kyrgios wrote, “As for @maxpurcell you donut, regarding your comments after the match, you clearly have no idea about entertainment and sport.”</p><p>“Next time you lose another slam final, you should just put your head down and try to figure out how to play the big points better. No need to slate other Aussies in the media cuz people would rather watch paint dry than your S&amp;V game style.”</p><p dir="ltr">Image: TPN/Getty Images</p>

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Woolworths accused of "disrespectful cultural appropriation"

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Supermarket giant Woolworths has been accused of "disrespectful and unnecessary cultural appropriation" after a customer alerted the supermarket to the name of their chicken wings.</p> <p>Twitter user Bonzamaaate asked the supermarket why their packets of chicken wings were called "Boomerang Wings".</p> <p>“Surely ‘chicken wings’ would suffice?” he joked.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/woolworths?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@woolworths</a>, what’s up with this unnecessary and disrespectful cultural appropriation? Surely “chicken wings” would suffice? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Respect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Respect</a> <a href="https://t.co/nfGzkDJ9GL">pic.twitter.com/nfGzkDJ9GL</a></p> — Doesn't suffer fools gladly. (@Bonzamaaate) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bonzamaaate/status/1370554318789615616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <p>The term is commonly used within the Australian poultry industry to describe full chicken wings that haven't been cut or broken into segments, but the supermarket is considering a name change.</p> <p>“While this is a commonly used term to describe this cut of chicken in the poultry industry, we understand and appreciate the customer’s perspective,” the spokesperson said to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/woolworths-supermarket-accused-of-disrespectful-cultural-appropriation-over-chicken-pack-c-2374320" target="_blank"><em>7NEWS</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>“Our poultry team is reviewing the feedback and will consider the appropriateness of this labelling into the future.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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"How dare you?": ABC reporter slammed for disrespectful act

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Fury continues to grow after ABC reporter Edith Bevin went live during a minute's silence during an Invasion Day protest.</p> <p>Protestors attending the event tried to get Bevin to stop reporting during the minutes silence, but Bevin continued on with her live stream to the ABC office in Hobart.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Oooops ABC 'reporter' ignored the moment and then dopey Ros Child tries to cover it up and says 'we will return after the minute silence' .. umm too late Ros. <a href="https://t.co/VdHS6bkyhL">pic.twitter.com/VdHS6bkyhL</a></p> — Jill❌ (@1Swinging_Voter) <a href="https://twitter.com/1Swinging_Voter/status/1353883666389209088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <p>“It’s been interesting to see how many people have turned up to the rally. Behind me now, they’re engaged in a minute’s silence,” Edith Bevin said.</p> <p>“Obviously this is a day that marks what the Aboriginal community in Tasmania refer to as Invasion Day – the day (of) white settlement of Australia – and certainly there are a lot of placards about calling for that date to be changed, to be more inclusive.”</p> <p>A woman can be seen approaching the camera, asking the camera crew and reporter "How dare you?"</p> <p>Bevin continued with her live reporting, despite a man pushing the angry woman away.</p> <p>“Excuse me, don’t touch me,” she said.</p> <p>Another man blocked the camera and was directly in front of Bevin before being pushed aside.</p> <p>The live link was then cut quickly with anchor Ros Childs saying: “We’ll perhaps go back to Edith when that minute’s silence has been completed.”</p> <p>An official complaint has been made with the ABC over the incident.</p> <p>“I’m writing in to express my deep sadness and concern at the action of your staff today at the Hobart Invasion Day rally,” the letter states.</p> <p>“ … Mid minute of silence, Edith chose to start reporting her prepared script.</p> <p>“Once the silence had concluded and the speeches started again, a lady confronted Edith about her poor choice and timing. The camera man came forward and tried to shove the lady out of the way to try and keep filming.</p> <p>“ … No apology was given to the people who called out this action by either the reporter, camera man, or producer.</p> <p>“I would like to know how such a respected news outlet as ABC lets producers and news teams make such deeply disrespectful and insensitive decisions. Would any member of your team start their talk to camera during the minute of silence for Remembrance Day?”</p> <p>The ABC has not yet responded to the claims.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-action-bar-component-wrapper"> <div class="post-actions-component"> <div class="upper-row"></div> </div> </div>

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Richard Wilkins slams New Idea for "disrespectful" cover story

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Nine entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins has slammed <em>New Idea</em> for a "disrespectful" cover story that links him and Terri Irwin romantically.</p> <p>Wilkins and Irwin feature on the latest cover of the magazine in two photos that have been superimposed together, with the headline blaring "Terri and Dickie GO PUBLIC".</p> <p>The cover implies that the pair are going "public" with a romantic relationship, but the story inside claims that Wilkins will soon "go public" with an announcement of an exclusive interview with Bindi and Chandler Powell after their first child is born.</p> <p>The exclusive interview comes after intense negotiations with Terri, Bindi's mother. </p> <p>Inside, the 320-word story claims, “Terri and Dickie have recently been enjoying working out the details of the exclusive interview in a series of zoom chats,” and that, “Richard can’t wait to invite Terri to Sydney for dinner with him and his mates once restrictions ease”.</p> <p>Wilkins blasted the story on his Instagram.</p> <p>“Really??? Please don’t buy a copy of this trash hoping to learn about ‘Terri and Dickie going public’. Such bulls**t!!! … and so disrespectful to me, my partner Nicola, Terri and our families. Why? Is there not enough stuff going on in the world right now to write about … without having to fabricate total nonsense????” the furious star wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHXORI6h_e6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHXORI6h_e6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Really??? Please don’t buy a copy of this trash hoping to learn about “Terri and Dickie going public”. Such bullshit!!! .... and so disrespectful to me, my partner Nicola, Terri and our families. Why? Is there not enough stuff going on in the world right now to write about ...without having to fabricate total nonsense????... #NoIdea</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/richardwilkins/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Richard Wilkins</a> (@richardwilkins) on Nov 9, 2020 at 12:12am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Wilkins has been in a relationship with flight attendant Nicola Dale since the middle of the year, while Terri is single.</p> <p>His friends chimed in with jokes, much to his annoyance.</p> <p>“I’m buying it just in case,” teased fellow Nine personality Rebecca Maddern.</p> <p>“Does this mean no family trips to Australia Zoo?” asked Wilkins’ son Christian.</p> <p>“I don’t understand … they said it’s true … so …” wrote Guy Sebastian.</p> <p>In the comments, Wilkins confirmed he had not been approached by the magazine for comment.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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“Profoundly disrespectful”: Shock as George Pell supporters are told to write him a Christmas card

<p>British Deacon Nick Donnelly has asked supporters of convicted paedophile Cardinal George Pell to send him Christmas cards in jail.</p> <p>He asked his followers on Twitter to send Pell letters to his prison cell.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Please show your support for Cardinal Pell by sending him a Christmas card<br /><br />Here's his address<br /><br />DO NOT address his envelope as 'Cardinal Pell' or it will be refused <a href="https://t.co/jsKxvBNofb">pic.twitter.com/jsKxvBNofb</a></p> — Nick Donnelly (@ProtecttheFaith) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProtecttheFaith/status/1201385480178282496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>"Please show your support for Cardinal Pell by sending him a Christmas card," he wrote alongside a screenshot of an address.</p> <p>Donnelly also says that anyone who sends a letter should “NOT address his envelope as ‘Cardinal Pell’ or it will be refused”.</p> <p>Donnelly also said that gifts of $15 would be accepted.</p> <p>The message has drawn criticism from other Twitter users who labelled the move "profoundly disrespectful.</p> <p>It also drew criticism from Melbourne-based victim support group In Good Faith Foundation.</p> <p>Chief Executive Officer Clare Leaney said to<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/news/religion-and-belief/george-pell-supporters-told-to-write-christmas-cards-to-convicted-paedophile-c-587870" target="_blank">7News.com.au</a></em><span> </span>that she hopes no victims of sexual abuse saw the Tweet.</p> <p>"For a lot of survivors of abuse, there is no holiday period," she said.</p> <p>"That's been taken away from them.</p> <p>"These are people that have lost their faith and their connection to the church and I think the festive season reinforces the isolation some people can have."</p> <p>Pell is currently preparing to spend his first Christmas period behind bars after being jailed for six years with a non-parole period of three years and eight months.</p> <p>However, he is waiting to appeal his conviction in the High Court, which is expected to happen sometime next year.</p> <p>Leaney says that the constant rehashing of the case could be stressful for victims.</p> <p>"I think that for everyone, the impact of childhood abuse and particularly in a religious context, it’s unquantifiable," she said.</p> <p>"For all our clients, they identify it as the worst moment of their lives."</p>

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Famous Czech ossuary to clamp down on tourist photographs

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic’s medieval city of Kutna Hora has become the latest tourist attraction to clamp down on photography, with new rules to be enforced starting next year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The chapel, also known as the “Church of Bones”, features bones from nearly 60,000 skeletons as decoration. Some of the most popular include a chandelier made from every bone in the human skeleton.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the parish director Radka Krejčí, many tourists have removed bones from the walls, kissed skeletons, put hats or sunglasses on skulls for photos or committed other disrespectful acts despite signs in many languages asking guests to be polite and mindful.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Under the new rules, visitors will have to request permission to take photos at the parish for at least three days prior to their visit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We believe that our visitors will respect this decision and at the same time understand the reasons that led us to this step,” Krejčí told news agency </span><a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/photos-famous-czech-site-permission-in-advance"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CTK</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Krejčí said in 2017 about half a million guests visited the chapel, a number that is expected to keep rising.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The nearby Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, both managed by the Sedlec parish, will also be subject to the three-day rule.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some popular sites around the world, such as Mexico’s </span><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/sedlec-ossuary-selfie-ban-intl-hk/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Casa Azul</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/famous-mexican-archaeological-site-to-charge-selfie-taking-tourists"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tulum National Park</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, charge a fee for visitors looking to take a snapshot.</span></p>

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Karl Stefanovic: Today show host’s “disrespectful” comments about Prince George and Princess Charlotte

<p>Barely a day seems to pass without news of another on-air gaffe, and Karl Stefanovic is at it again after making a bizarre joke about Prince George and Princess Charlotte.</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DailyMail reports</strong></span></a> The Today Show</em> broadcast footage of Prince William, 35, walking hand-in-hand with his eldest two, this morning, and Karl couldn’t help himself.</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="400" height="400" scrolling="no" id="molvideoplayer" title="MailOnline Embed Player" src="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1675390.html"></iframe></p> <p>“I said earlier as well and a lot of people got very angry at me, but I do think they're fake kids, because I don't think I've ever seen a kid who is this well behaved walk into any kind of establishment,” the 43-year-old added.</p> <p>“I don't want to be disrespectful, but they could be aliens!” Karl joked.</p> <p>Entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins said: “that's disrespectful.”</p> <p>Karl then asked: “Well, who behaves like that?”</p> <p>Deborah Knight said in reply: “Well, people who have an amazing upbringing with multiple nannies perhaps?”</p> <p>What are your thoughts? Did Karl finally go too far? Or are people making a mountain out of a molehill with this one?</p>

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Tourist slammed for “irresponsible” and “disrespectful” video

<p>A tourist has been branded an “idiot” and a “moron” after sharing an “irresponsible” and “disrespectful” video of his trip to Iceland on YouTube.</p> <p>The footage shows an unidentified hiker traversing a narrow ledge above the Fjadrargljufur canyon in the country’s south. It’s outraged not only the internet, but also locals.</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/acyQRI-MQqk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>Why? For two good reasons.</p> <p>Number one, it’s incredibly dangerous. The hiker doesn’t seem to be wearing the proper safety equipment despite walking across a ledge 100m above the Fjaora river that is barely as wide as the tourist's foot in some parts.</p> <p>Number two, it’s highly damaging to Iceland’s delicate ecosystem. “The nature is getting torn up in that area because people don’t respect boundaries,” one local tour operator told <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/iceland-hiker-risks-life-steep-cliff-climb-no-ropes-gear-safety-harness-a8010721.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>The Independent</em></span></strong></a>. “Now this person has made a video of their stupidity and posted it online, it will probably motivate more irresponsible tourists to do stupid things.”</p> <p>YouTube commenters haven’t taken kindly to the footage, either. “It’s people like you that cause the most nature vandalism in Iceland,” one person wrote. “You just motivated thousands of people to ignore ropes put up to protect nature. All the damage caused by those who you inspired is your fault.”</p> <p>According to forecasts, around 2.3 million tourists are expected to visit Iceland this year, almost seven times Iceland’s population of just 335,000.</p> <p>The huge increase in visitors has even prompted the island nation’s official tourism site to create <a href="http://www.inspiredbyiceland.com/icelandicpledge/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">“The Icelandic Pledge”</span></strong></a>, encouraging travellers to be safe, respectful and responsible when exploring the rugged terrain.</p> <p>Have you ever visited Iceland? What do you think of this irresponsible video? Let us know in the comments below.</p>

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