Global warming and greenhouse gasses are
not sexy. Puppies are.
For
Blog Action
Day, I was planning a "Top 10
environmental pinups" post. I was
planning on addressing 10 different
environmental issues through pinups.
Well… I just couldn't find them.
Throughout their short history, Pinups have
been recruited for many purposes:
The troops,
advertising,
post-modern
art and many other strange causes.
But when it comes to the environment,
pinups, apparently, only endorse what
looks good on them.
Things That Look Good on Pinups
What looks good on pinups? Puppies and
organic fashion! So we can find:
- The fabulous Pinups For
Pups- An independent association of
animal rescuers.
- The stylish Enamore Boutique- A
UK fashion label that produces retro
fashion from organic and sustainable
fabrics.
- And of course PETA (People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals)- Who's
campaigns against fur are, by now,
legendary. My favorites being the
Anna
Nichole Smith and Charlotte
Ross campaigns, that savor some of
the sweet and humorous attitudes of the
50's.
However, if you take a peak at the
Wikipedia
List of Environmental Issues, you'll
notice that there are so many other
issues to be addressed. It seems that
pinup artists find pinups suitable only
for the light and cute and there is an
obvious shortage of cheesecake in the
"less sexy" sectors of the environmental
conversation.
One Needle in the Whole Hay Stack
I
did manage to find one needle in this hay
stack that deals with global warming:
Ecobabes are a
group of women that care for the
environment, who issued a pinup calendar
with the overall goal "to make climate
protection visible, talked about, and
attractive". And although it's a great
initiative, it doesn't have that retro
look and feel, I'm after.
You Can Make It Better
There are two
good things that came out of this hopeless
search for environmentally aware pinups:
- I got off my ass and did something for
the environment, my way. Check out the
first Tree
hugging pinup at The Pinup
Shop.
- I'm proposing, pinups start lavishing
their appeal on the less sexy issues. So If
you're a pinup artist/ photographer/ model
and you got an environmentally related
pinup to share, post her here, in the
comments section or email
me and feel free to link to your own
site.
For more environmentally aware pinups,
Update: 19.4.08
I posted my new earth day pinup, "I Prefer
Them Alive", at the shop. Check her out
here!
Tags: Environmental issues,
pinups, Top 10, Blog Action Day, Enamore Boutique, pin ups for the troops,
post-modern art, Pinups for Pups, PETA, Tree Hugger, sexy
