Topless oiled fire fighter calendar--for kids!

The Democratic National Convention isn't the only nonprofit action in Denver. At a local nightclub party, local fire fighters lathered their muscles in baby oil and were auctioned off for charity. The beneficiary: Fired Up for Kids, which is also selling a calendar featuring buff (and partially in the buff) men & women from Colorado fire departments.

The charity's PR rep, Yvette Rebik, offers this post-feminist perspective on why the calendar is a sure-fire seller . . .

"It's the whole rescue thing," Rebik said. "Women can't help themselves."

. . . and the news coverage explains that some firefighters hold their tools while others don't, which, given the position of the axe head above, is probably a good thing to clarify.

With regard to gender parity, as the photo below illustrates the women in the calendar wear shirts, unlike the men--and unlike the women at this nonprofit event last Saturday in Central Park.