the environment is bringing sexy back… yeah!

the environment is bringing sexy back… yeah! by dmdeshazer

February 12, 2008, 1:40 pm
Filed under: Society + Media | Tags: celebrity endorsements, environment is sexy, going green, tobacco ads

So, remember back in the day when tobacco ads were controversial? You know, selling smokes to kids wasn’t cool. When I got down to thinking about it, advertisers did something phenomenal to cigarettes. They made the nasty little sticks look somewhat attractive, enticing, and… sexy.

I mean, come on! If a man who has been havin’ some lady troubles saw this ad, I know he’d be jumping to buy this cigarette. Really though? Blow in her face and she’ll follow you anywhere – sounds like a stalker to me. And who wants to blow smoke in someone’s face anyway – rude. But, it got the point across. Smoking = you’re neat.

Next, we can never forget the “Kool” Joe Camel, obviously the epitome of cool.

I want to be smooth! Pick me, pick me! Pretty soon, these ads got banned because of the negative health side effects (who knew?) of cigarettes. But, what made this popular for so long? People wanted to do it because “the cool kids were.” Now, I don’t care if your parents said to you when you were little, “If Timmy-Bob jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?” Because, when you look to the people you admire, I think deep down a lot of you would follow in their footsteps.

So what’s going to make the environment sexy? I know, I know, who can compare tobacco to the environment. But look at it this way. Tobacco made something totally not cool (no offense to the smokers out there) into something people desired. Although environmentalism is actually a cool thing, there are obviously people who don’t think this way or something would have been done about climate change, recycling, etc. a long-ass time ago.

Look at it this way: Unless you’re completely turned on by the sweet smell of grass and clean, natural water rushing against your skin (hey, that does sound kind of nice), then we’re going to have to come up with something entirely new. What’s something we’re all kind of obsessed with, whether you admit it or not? HELLO? Celebrities. We envy their lifestyles, looks, relationships, etc. So, why aren’t there environmental campaigns by “sexy” individuals?

Sorry Arnold. I know some people think you’re sexy, but we need something a little more…. fresh. How about this? [I tried to upload a photo I edited, but I can’t really figure it out. So I’ll just have to improvise] The face of Recycling: BRAD PITT. With his shirt off. Or, Jessica Alba for the guys, I guess. Anyway, if we make going green look sexy and cool and fun, who wouldn’t want to join in? If a speedo-clad Brad Pitt was lying on a hybrid car covered in soap suds… you know I’d go out and buy a hybrid. I think environmentalists are too stuck into the facts— “People will simply want to ‘go green’ because it’s better for Mother Nature.” Blah, blah, blah.

Give me a half-naked hottie carrying a reusable grocery bag, and I’m sold.

–Danae DeShazer

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