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I was checking out Planet Green on TV last night after perusing the dumpies and coming home with not too much of anything when I caught this hilarious tv show. The premise is that these two clowns gind a true idealist Green and make them over using yuppie green practicals. Last night they took the leader of a college recycling program ( 30 something mom of a youngin) whose wardrobe consists of thigs she had dumpied (sweats, jeans, tshirts, etc) and sent her to NYC for 2 days of shopping at "Eco-friendly" stores (HAHA). Giving her a "green" credti card with a $5000 limit. With $5k she could outfit her hubby, kid, and herself and prob quit working for 6 months to a year and truly live green. But instead she went off a shopping buying a trench coat ($400) made from recycled plastic bags, $125 for recycled designer jeans , etc. You get the drift. Stuff that will prob wind up in a few weeks in the recycle bin at the college for someone else to find for free and wear happily.
What a crock to perpetuate FAD ideals ...
Its humorous and mind numbing. But I guess to some people its worthwhile.
Not to me. I just laughed thru it.
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Jeezuz Christ. This show already annoys me for the absurdly-priced shops that participants must shop from. They give *everyone* 5000, not just for this episode...so if they wanted to make it green, why not send her out to get X amount of clothing at reasonable (and responsible) stores, then donate the rest of the money to a real Green cause? That show is so stupid sometimes. "We're gonna throw out over half your wardrobe, then have you buy...three outfits!"
/rant
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