I think it was on the Stephanie Miller Show this morning that I heard about the topless photos of Britney Spears in a botanical garden. Didn’t want those images lingering in my work machine cache. So I summoned the discipline to wait until I got home to google ‘britney spears botanic garden’.
One of the top hits? A two-year old tribute to magnolias posted by Julie at the Human Flower Project. (Warning guys: You’ll have to scroll past a Georgia O’Keefe to get to the post.)
Julie writes:
In the U.S., magnolia is an emblem of the Deep South. Dominatrix of the Plantation, the creamy blossom symbolizes Southern womanhood in its grandeur, lushness and sinister force. No surprise that Britney Spears, a native of Louisiana, would try to bottle that power. Her perfume Curious is said to contain “Louisiana magnolia.†Here she is looking bayou born, predatory and Gone, with or without the Wind, a pose designed for a non-differentiated audience.
So I stole that picture from Julie. I couldn’t bring myself to actually insert topless pictures of Britney with strategically placed flowers into my own blog. How tacky would that be? Plus, it borders on violating the one of the points in the blogger code of ethics: Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.
I just hope that Britney finds some peace in the garden, though maybe she could get her hands dirty instead of just harvesting floral pasties.
So Hank, despite using the word pasties, this post (up to this point, minus Julie’s quote) scored only about 60 percent male on the Gender Genie. Julie’s post about Magnolias in full was a little less male, but still more male than female.
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