{"id":3853,"date":"2006-10-10T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T22:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=3853"},"modified":"2006-10-10T17:50:29","modified_gmt":"2006-10-10T22:50:29","slug":"not_taking_it_l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/10\/not_taking_it_l\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty and the beasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two types of ABDs – those who live the daily, 9-to-5 grind, and those who live … on the edge. The punk ones, the ones who scandalize the aunties. Well, I’m sure that aunties across America have been doing some tutting about the actions of Jabeen Akhtar, who joins Ravi Chand<\/a> in the audacious desi animal rights activist hall of fame. [Thanks DJ Drrrty Poonjabi<\/a>]<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Jabeen is an animal rights activist with PETA<\/a> who “painted tiger stripes on her nearly nude body and sat in a cage in downtown Charlotte, N.C.” to protest the way that circuses treat the wild animals in their acts<\/font>:<\/p>\n\n

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In a letter … Akhtar explained she “appeared caged, nude, and painted like a tiger in downtown Charlotte, N.C., to draw attention to the way animals suffer in circuses like the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. <\/p>\n

“Although it was uncomfortable to sit on the pavement exposed to the public, the hour I spent sitting on the sidewalk was nothing compared to what the animals go through every day of their short, miserable lives,” she said. [Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

PETA alleges<\/a> the circus commits numerous violations against the Animal Welfare Act, backing up the claim with case documentation and hidden video footage. Among the grievances: inhumane storage of animals, torture with electric rods and bull hooks, neglect leading to suffering and death, intentional killing of animals afflicted with illnesses<\/font>. [Link<\/a>] <\/blockquote>\n\n

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p>I admire Akhtar. Not only did she take a peaceful yet eye-catching stand for what she believed in, she’s also an employee of the EPA<\/a>. Now that takes chutzpah<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n\n

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p>However, she also selected a demonstration where she was protesting a private organization, not a government policy. Furthermore, she was fully within her first-amendment rights to do so, and didn’t break any laws, even decency ordinances. Explained a PETA spokesman:<\/p>\n\n

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… despite Akhtar’s lack of clothing, “We were well within our First Amendment rights.” Akhtar was wearing “panties and pasties,” he said, and police officers were friendly. [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

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p>I’ll bet they were.`Purring with delight, probably. Of course, some people missed the content of the message for its form:<\/p>\n\n

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Between noon and 1pm, males on their lunch breaks stopped in front of the Bank of America building to snap photos of the half-nude woman. One of them, when asked how he felt about animal treatment in the circus, responded, “I want her to move that sign so I can see her boobs…” [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Still, PETA feels this is an effective way to get their point across, and apparently have a whole campaign of similar acts planned:<\/p>\n\n

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Marta Holmberg, an intern with PETA on the anti-circus nudism tour<\/font>, defended the tactic: “The way society is today, you have to do things like this for people to pay attention…” [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

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p>I guess there are some people who wont take (alleged) mistreatment of animals lion down.<\/p>\n\n

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p>[For those of you who are (ahem) fans of Ms. Akhtar’s, here’s a larger copy of that image<\/a> above]<\/p>\n\n

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p>Related posts: John Abraham strips for PETA<\/a>, Ravi Chand, melon eater<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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