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Earth Friend Jen back in the news

Jennifer Moss, aka Earth Friend Jen or the Pastie Lady, is back in the news. Now she's in Oregon, and wants to ride topless in the local 4th of July parade.

A woman seen frequently in Ashland riding topless on her bicycle says she plans to be in Ashland's Fourth of July parade free and independent of all clothing but a hemp G-string. The Chamber of Commerce says that's contrary to the rules for the family celebration. She says she'll sue if she can't parade as she wishes.

Jen Moss has been known as "The Naked Lady" since she moved to Ashland in May from Ojai, Calif., drawn by the town's nudity laws. They specify only that people must cover their genitalia in a city park or the downtown commercial district, which means Moss need not cover her breasts.

The police in California, she says, harassed her when she rode her bicycle wearing a G-string and pasties.

Moss applied for an entry for the parade, which draws thousands each year.

The Ashland Chamber of Commerce learned of her coverage plans from an online posting. She promised to lead in-line skaters "wearing only a hemp G-string and blowing a conch shell."

"We don't feel that someone in the parade who is topless or nearly naked is appropriate for a family audience," said parade chairman James Kidd.

Eh, this is one I wouldn't get too worked up over if I were Jen. Although I have to admit it would make me a little more likely to attend the parade if I knew topless ladies were going to be in it.

UPDATE: Oops, forgot to add the link. You can find the full article here.

UPDATE 2: Welcome to all the visitors from Buzz Feed. I guess being labeled a perv can be a good thing at times, even if my comments were meant as a joke...

 

Earth Friend Jen, getting the message out in her own way

Jennifer Moss

Jennifer Moss, aka Earth Friend Jen, on her bike in her hemp thong and pasties. Click to enlarge

Let's say something about the way this world works really bothers you. Something like, oh, the way we treat our planet. You can complain about it and to be proactive you change your own habits, but that's just not enough because it's not drawing attention to the problem. But what do you do?

Well, if you're Jennifer Moss, aka Earth Friend Jen, you take off your clothes and start riding your bike around town.

Cars were whizzing past one of Ojai's busiest corners when Jennifer Moss decided to do a headstand, clad in only a G-string and flower-shaped pasties.

Why?

"Headstands are good for you!" she said, beaming, as she pulled a yellow smiley-face pillow out of her bicycle's small trailer. With athletic grace, Ojai's "Pastie Lady," a self-described social artist and environmental activist, quickly pulled her legs up to salute her adopted hometown.

There's a couple places near where I live where I can imagine somebody doing something like this, although we don't exactly have the weather for it year 'round like Southern California does. But even in Ojai, a self-professed liberal, artsy town, people can get a little uptight when it comes to anything resembling nudity.

Jen has unfortunately been arrested twice, in spite of the fact that her nipples are covered with pasties and she's wearing a thong (albeit with fake pubic hair poking through).

Here's a short video of what Jen thinks about her most recent arrest.

I've got admit, I like her spirit, and think she's found a great way to draw people's attention to a huge problem. And all those people that think she's a nutter? Perhaps if they could stop worrying about a little skin for a few minutes they might have time to think about the problems she's trying to point out.

Here's another video of Jen being arrested by L.A. police, but since it could be considered not safe for work, click here to view it.

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