Jaunted - Tag: Bullfights http://www.jaunted.com/ The Pop Culture Travel Guide en-us Copyright 2006 - SFO MEDIA 2008-11-23T18:35:05Z Jaunted Jaunted Jaunted http://www.jaunted.com/images/jauntedw.jpg http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Bullfights Breasts Against Bullfighting http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/6/3/161048/8425

Alaska, a Spanish pop singer from the 80s, is posing nude for a new ad campaign to protest bullfighting. The ads show the musical MILF naked with her back pierced by three spears along with the slogan "The Naked Truth." In retaliation, Spanish bullfighters will be hosting an exhibition at the EU Parliament in Brussels June 4 and 5 to showcase their sport for lawmakers.

Polls show that young people in Spain are losing interest in the violent sport. Alaska must be hoping that her nude pictures can persuade older Spaniards to join the cause.

Meanwhile, this weekend the Daily Mail released a series of awesome pictures showing matador Jose Tomas--the "David Beckham of Spanish bullfighting"--being gored by a bull. Even if you find bullfighting morally reprehensible, these pictures are worth a look. Animal activist types should even be able to enjoy them since they show the bullfighter getting hurt instead of the bull.

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· Spanish Pop Star Poses Nude to Protest Bullfighting [AFP, via Google]
· Alaska Gets Naked to Protest Bullfighting [Animanaturalis, in Spanish]
· Mess with the Bull, Get the Gore [Jaunted]]]> Hunter Walker 2008-06-03T16:30:01-05:00 Sincelejo: Mess With the Bull, Get the Gore http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/1/25/11343/4836

Imagine Pamplona's running with the bulls. Now turn it up about 75 notches. Colombia's amateur bullfighting competitions--called corralejas--put rodeos, cage fighting and most military combat to shame.

Corralejas go back centuries in Colombia's Sucre Province, a poor, rural area kept afloat by cattle ranching. Of course, today's corralejas have a decidedly contemporary twist--and a lot more booze on hand to give fighters liquid courage.

The New York Times managed to find 26-year-old Adrian Manzano at the first aid station at one event. He's from Queens and went down to Colombia to see the fights firsthand. His reason?

"I've run with the bulls in Pamplona, but this is riskier," he said, pointing to the place on his head where a horse's hoof had trampled him. "It felt like my brains were coming through my ears."

Sounds... fun?

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· At Amateur Bullfights in Colombia, Alcohol and Blood Flow Freely [NYT]
· More Corralejas Videos [YouTube]
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