Greenest crotch in the blogosphere
How's this for fame in the enviro-world: a shot of your crotch, cropped and framed for all to ogle on the popular eco-blog Treehugger.
I ask because my friend Summer's crotch graces the top right corner of Treehugger's fashion+beauty page right now.
How did this happen? Summer runs an eco-boutique called BTC Elements, and she models some of the clothes for it herself, her store basically being a one-woman shop and all. Back in the summer, she modeled one of the bikinis sold on her boutique.
One day, that photo -- cropped to highlight just the crotch -- started showing up on Treehugger's site. "Fashionista?" It asked. Crotch clickers were quickly delivered to Treehugger's fashion page.
The original bikini shot is no longer on the BTC Elements site, because winter is not a great time to be selling swimwear. But below is a pic of Summer taken during the same photo shoot, this time modeling a basket.
Did Treehugger ask if they could use the image of Summer's crotch? No. Did Summer complain? No -- partly because the whole thing is so damn funny. Our friend Traci recognized Summer's crotch at first glance, for ex. We joked about how Summer should get a big © tattooed on her crotch, sort of like those watermarks that stock photo companies use.
Of course, Treehugger -- recently bought by Discovery Channel -- surely has the money to pay for the photo. After all, Summer paid a photographer for that shoot. The big green site would rather freeload, though, it seems....
At least it makes for a good laugh --
Screenshots from Treehugger and BTC Elements
I think you've just set the low bar for L.A. Times headlines with "Greenest Crotch in the Blogosphere."
No where to go from there but up.
Posted by: John | January 08, 2008 at 04:55 PM
What does this have to do with an environmentally-themed blog?
If I want to read about bikini bottoms I'll read Defamer. In fact, I think I'll head over there right now!
Posted by: Matt | January 08, 2008 at 06:02 PM
This made me double over laughing. I definitely think Treehugger owes Summer at least $500 for renting her crotch!
Posted by: Jessica Jensen | January 09, 2008 at 08:46 AM