It was a time to go back to nature. The plastic flamingo quickly became the prototype of bad taste and anti-nature. By 1970, even Sears had removed the pink-feathered bird from its catalog. It looked like our fake-feathered friend s days were numbered. But time was on this bird's side.
Some people just love to do things that annoy people.
If pink flamingos were the ultimate in bad taste, then people were sure to place them on their lawn to bug their neighbors. And they did so in great numbers. When I first started college back in 1981, I went to see a movie titled Pink Flamingos. My recommendation is that you never, ever see this 1972 flick. It is the most disgusting movie ever made.