Haven't the brightest minds in Britain got anything better to do?
Cambridge students copy Kim Kardashian with 'best bums' competition
논란이 야기되고 있는 영국의 캠브리지 학생들의 '올해의 뒷태' 사진 행사는
3년째 진행 중이다.
남학생 6명, 여학생 6명 등 12명의 재학생들이 벌거벗은 뒷 모습을 교내를
배경으로 촬영했다.
사람들은 킴 카다시안의 저질스런 잡지의 사진들을 흉내 낸 것일 뿐이라고들 말한다.
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Third year the controversial competition has taken place Previously called 'Rear Of The Year' Had to change name following complaint 12 students - six male, six female - posed from behind to enter One mimics Kim Kardashian's infamous Paper cover Another poses in front of a surprised bull
By Lucy Waterlow for MailOnline
Cambridge University students are renowned for their intelligence so you would think they'd have more sense than to emulate Kim Kardashian.
But that's exactly what 12 undergraduates have done by volunteering to take part in a competition called 'Cambridge's Best Bums'.
One of the entrants uses Kim Kardashian as his muse as he replicates her infamous Paper cover by wearing long black gloves, a pearl necklace and little else.
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Keeping up with the Kardashians: A Cambridge students mimics Kim's infamous pose in their bid to win the 'Cambridge's Best Bums' competition
Bum note: Six men and six women are in the running for the title, including Natasha who is reading music
Time to reflect: Politics student Thomas from Trinity takes a break from his books to pose by the water
Vying for the prize: Lauren reading History of Art also picked the river to feature in her photo
Others stripped naked on rooftops or beside the River Cam while one male undergraduate posed for his picture next to a confused bull.
The six male and six female contestants are vying for the title of 'Cambridge's Best Bum' with their cheeky shots.
Each candidate appears on the student newspaper The Tab website which encourages their peers to vote on their favourite bottom.
The 12 finalists were chosen by The Tab Cambridge editorial team from a pool of entries.
Those in the running include Katie - who reads English at Sidney Sussex - who appears posing on the roof of her college dressed in just blue stockings.
High jinx: Katie took to the rooftops to strip off
Modest: Maths student Vivienne kept her pants on
Cow boy: Marc from Pembroke reading Zoology posed in front of a confused bull
Rear view: Rower Rob also posed by the River Cam holding an oar
Another girl called Lauren, who is reading History of Art at Pembroke, is pictured next to the river gazing at the iconic King's College chapel.
Each photo is accompanied by a tongue-in-the-cheek comment playing up to their brainy reputation such as: 'Lauren supports the hypothesis that Goya was indeed a necrophiliac, and that the eroticism of his mutilated muse has been significantly understated in all recent scholarship – or indeed in any scholarship.'
Cheeky: Nick from Girton reading Classics posed on the chair of the president of the Cambridge Union
Hold the front page: Alice from Downing reading Computer Sciences reads a paper in her picture
Feminist statement: Clara from Jesus holds a copy of The Female Mystique while baring all
Organisers said all the entrants had 'volunteered' their services and both male and female students were participating in the same competition.
While reality star Kim has put bottoms firmly in the spotlight recently, the Cambridge students can actually lay claim to starting the trend.
This is the third time they have run their controversial competition - which has received opposition from women's groups and has been forced to change its name.
It was originally dubbed 'Rear of the Year', but had to change the title last year after being contacted by the annual competition who claimed they had stolen their name.
Bottoms up: Stanley from Fitz reading English on the steps of the college chapel
Previous winners of the official Rear of the Year, first awarded in 1976, include singers Rachel Stevens and Charlotte Church and BBC's Fiona Bruce.
This year's winners were singer Olly Murs and TV presenter Carol Vorderman who won the gong for the second time.
The University of Cambridge declined to comment on the 'best bums' competition.
