My fascination with mas and recycling was fuelled by these remarkable pieces of our Carnival history.Īdmittedly, as an adult I still wanted to pick up abandoned costumes, heartbroken at the throw-away attitude to our Carnival. Although it always shocked me that anyone could so carelessly discard such beautiful items, I was glad they did. Also, as it’s a tiny microplastic particle, it is impossible to collect…and after it drips from people’s bodies, it will end up in our environment, seas and rivers, contaminating our ecosystem and affecting biodiversity, as many animals will confuse it with food and ingest it…”ĪS A CHILD I would dart about the streets picking up discarded costumes. Conventional glitter is made of plastic (crude-oil), contains toxic substances and takes a lifetime to decompose. In the end, this may not have been the kind of support Adam Levine and Maroon 5 were looking for when they made the video for "Animals.Commentary All that glitters is not good for our Carnival Limbaugh claimed that the "reality is that boys chase girls" and that "most women actually are intrigued by sexual objectification." And while no one is arguing that violence against women is wrong, there are some in the entertainment industry recently who have made a case that the fine line between stalking and courtship has become gray.Ĭontroversial right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh for example, recently complained that the Ohio State Student Conduct Policy On Sexual Violence is unfair towards men on a recent broadcast of his syndicated radio show. The irony of it all is that Levine chose his model wife Behati Prinsloo to portray the beautiful object of Adam's character's affection. The statement from RAINN continues, "The trivialization of these serious crimes, like stalking, should have no place in the entertainment industry." In a statement released on RAINN's web site following the release of the video, the organization slams Levine and Maroon 5 as a "dangerous depiction of a stalker's fantasy." As reported by Inquisitr, "Animals" has been blasted by sexual assault support groups including The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). We're all 'Animals,' but anyone upset by the bloody scenes in the video had better opt out of real life violence by choosing to be a compassionate, vegan animal!"Ĭlearly, PETA is viewing the video through its own "animal rights" lenses and not the "glamorization of violence against women" angle that many anti-rape groups have taken. If anything, the video doesn't go far enough in showing the bloody horror of the meat industry and the misery that animals endure before their carcasses end up on a meat hook or butcher's chopping block. "Actually, we think Adam does a very convincing job of making slaughterers look deranged. Their only hang-up? They think Maroon 5's front man didn't go far enough, PETA spokesman Ben Williamson explains. PETA calls Adam's portrayal a "convincing" depiction of the butchery associated with the meat industry. They applaud the scene in which Adam Levine - who plays a crazed meat merchant stalking a beautiful blonde - becomes blood-drenched inside his presumed slaughterhouse.
However, Adam Levine and company have actually found support for the video from an unlikely source: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).Īccording to MSN, PETA has thrown their support behind Maroon 5's controversial new music video. Maroon 5's new video for their single "Animals" has been blasted up and down by women's groups outraged at how the video promotes stalking as a natural part of the courting process.
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