Why do people put pink flamingos on the lawn?

From its start in Massachusetts, of all places, to its inspiration of a John Waters film, the lawn ornament has some staying power. ... In their buttoned-up Maryland suburb, lawn ornaments of any kind, let alone plastic pink flamingos, were anathema. ... “To this day, I'm convinced that people think it's a movie about Florida. read more

The simplest and most obvious answer is that some people like Pink Flamingos, and a lawn ornament comes closest to fulfilling their wish to see a real one strolling about their property. They are copying what others do in their cultural subgroup. read more

For one thing, he learned during an ill-fated Floridian photo shoot that he doesn’t like real birds, and they don’t like him. (“You can’t just mosey into a pit of pink flamingos. I have tried.”) For another, the lawn sculptures have become “loaded objects,” classist tools of the well-to-do mocking the taste of the less fortunate. read more

A price tag of $35 will get you five flamingos, $60 will get you 10 and $100 will get you 20. read more

I think many people that were influenced by the rat pack and the bright days of Vegas and Florida/Miami. The pink flamingo was such an iconic symbol for luxurious and beautiful that people got it in their heads that having pink flamingos around means something. read more

The Tacky History of the Pink Flamingo From its start in Massachusetts, of all places, to its inspiration of a John Waters film, the lawn ornament has some staying power read more