Farewell to 2006 the year of the panty flash

It is a strange day and age when a panty flash courtesy of Playboy pin-up Pamela Anderson is considered modest by all accounts. But yes, move over leaked sex tape, the paparazzi crotch shot is here. If 2006 signified anything in the world of the chav celebrity, this is it. It has become the boldest career-boosting trend to date, with contestants for the best shots going to Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. The first crotch shots ignited a flurry of bloggers around the world to debate their authenticity. Posted comments included a number of photoshop experts who claimed the shots of Lindsay Lohan were definitely fake, leg and vag being merged together via photoshop. This could explain the “deformity” argument. However, when Lindsay Lohan had been caught for the fourth time in a month wearing very short skirts and no knickers, authenticity was not the topic of debate, the question was why.

It’s a new phenomenon. It involves showing your crotch to the cameras on purpose to get maximum publicity. Doesn’t seem to matter that it’s merely fuelling comments such as “maybe she didn’t have a caesarean after all!” But why this kind of stunt when all three are already always plastered over the tabloids? Is this meant to give these girls some kind of new image? Paris Hilton became infamous for exposed nether regions, and new best celebrity friend Britney Spears had to follow suit with some of the most unappealing shots of her own vag. Obviously if the pictures are intended to look “accidental”, they can’t be in perfect porn mag style, but does Britney have no pride? Some of the shots of her nether regions were downright gruesome. If you are trying to create some kind of “dirty party girl” image, don’t have a car crash for a …