How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
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How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
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Re: How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
#2What?
I realize that cars carry connotations for people but I am certainly not aware of them. How are other people?
I remember trying to buy a second car (my first car was a Subaru, and I loved it!).
Mazda Miata looks nice. (No! That's midlife crisis). Toyota Carolla? (No! It says you're a family man)
And so on. Finally, I just went on the basis of which car was in the shop the least amount of time and had high safety ratings.
How do people pick up on connotations like these ones? I watch all the same movies, and shows.
Re: How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
#3What? I realize that cars carry connotations for people but I am certainly not aware of them. How are other people? I remember trying to buy a second car (my first car was a Subaru, and I loved it!). Mazda Miata looks nice. (No! That's midlife crisis). Toyota Carolla? (No! It says you're a family man) And so on. Finally, I just went on the basis of which car was in the shop the least amount of time and had high safet…
> How do people pick up on connotations like these ones?
By stereotyping the people that drive them. Most cars target a certain demographic and sometimes those demographics are easy to pick out.
I bet you know some of these, I bet you have an image in your head of the typical driver of some of these cars:
Jeep Wrangler
Toyota Prius
Chevrolet Corvette
BMW 3-Series
Ford F-150
And whether or not you'd consider owning one of these vehicles would have a lot to do with whether or not you identify with the group you associate with it.
Re: How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
#4What? I realize that cars carry connotations for people but I am certainly not aware of them. How are other people? I remember trying to buy a second car (my first car was a Subaru, and I loved it!). Mazda Miata looks nice. (No! That's midlife crisis). Toyota Carolla? (No! It says you're a family man) And so on. Finally, I just went on the basis of which car was in the shop the least amount of time and had high safet…
> How do people pick up on connotations like these ones? By stereotyping the people that drive them. Most cars target a certain demographic and sometimes those demographics are easy to pick out. I bet you know some of these, I bet you have an image in your head of the typical driver of some of these cars: Jeep Wrangler Toyota Prius Chevrolet Corvette BMW 3-Series Ford F-150 And whether or not you'd consider owning on…
Now that you mention it, I do for Ford Trucks from those ads, but then when I see people on the road driving them, they don't stick.
As for the others, you got me. A Jeep Wrangler? Prius? (Environment?). BMW? Corvette (80s?).
Re: How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
> How do people pick up on connotations like these ones? By stereotyping the people that drive them. Most cars target a certain demographic and sometimes those demographics are easy to pick out. I bet you know some of these, I bet you have an image in your head of the typical driver of some of these cars: Jeep Wrangler Toyota Prius Chevrolet Corvette BMW 3-Series Ford F-150 And whether or not you'd consider owning on…
Now that you mention it, I do for Ford Trucks from those ads, but then when I see people on the road driving them, they don't stick. As for the others, you got me. A Jeep Wrangler? Prius? (Environment?). BMW? Corvette (80s?).
Corvette = "successful plumber" or "poor man's supercar" (i.e. people who climbed the economic ladder over their lifetime and
Jeep Wrangler = "I'm not too outdoorsy but I like to think I am" (doesn't apply to the third owner onward
Prius = college professors and people who suck at driving, people who want the world to know how environmentally friendly they are
Subaru wagon (new)= lesbos and people who are outdoorsy
Subaru wagon (old) = poor white trash
Land Rover = trophy wife
SUV/Minivan/Crossover (new) = soccer mom
Acura/Lexus = old money
Volvo (old) = hipster
Single cab pickups = poor young men and old white guys
Re: How Subarus Came to Be Seen as Cars for Lesbians
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Now that you mention it, I do for Ford Trucks from those ads, but then when I see people on the road driving them, they don't stick. As for the others, you got me. A Jeep Wrangler? Prius? (Environment?). BMW? Corvette (80s?).
Corvette = "successful plumber" or "poor man's supercar" (i.e. people who climbed the economic ladder over their lifetime and Jeep Wrangler = "I'm not too outdoorsy but I like to think I am" (doesn't apply to the third owner onward Prius = college professors and people who suck at driving, people who want the world to know how environmentally friendly they are Subaru wagon (new)= lesbos and people who are outdoorsy S…
I love my old Subaru wagon.
Okay, I hesitate to ask, what is an Audi?