December 24, 2004
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Nude farmers are pin-up hit in SA
South African farmers who revealed all for a calendar to raise money for their farmers' association and local charities have proved popular pin-ups.
Within a day of publication all 1,000 copies were sold out, mainly to women.
"We're surprised by the demand. We've had to order another 6,000 copies," the photographer Daniel Blignaut said.
The Viljoeskorron farmers were initially camera shy, but in the end had great fun modelling their "backsides and body flab", he said.
Inspired by the film Calendar Girls, the calendar has not been without controversy within the farming community.
The president of the Transvaal Agricultural Union said he was shocked.
"The union distances itself from the actions of these farmers and due to the Christian character of our union, we can not identify ourselves with it," he said in a statement.
Comments (2)
i don kno who would want that calendar for anything but a prank...what do you think?
the hockey team parents at my cousins school did a similar calendar, except they only made one calendar and auctioned off, it went for 8,000 (i think they decided to make more due to popular demand). my uncle got on the minneapolis news, exciting right?
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