Topic: So, if you are gay, what cars are you shopping?

[Bezor]

http://jalopnik.com/5060151/maserati-slips-into-rear-of-latest-top-ten-most+researched-gay-cars-list

The Yaris is apparently no longer on top....

[Ultra]

Maserati slips into rear.

 

[Bezor]

Maserati slips into rear.

 

What's up with the Caliber being on the list?  I'm not gay, so I don't know why; even so I can't even imagine why this would even be considered even by heteros?

[Ultra]

Maserati slips into rear.

 

What's up with the Caliber being on the list?  I'm not gay, so I don't know why; even so I can't even imagine why this would even be considered even by heteros?

Caliber is the measurement of a tube, barrel or bullet.

 

[Bezor]

Maserati slips into rear.

 

What's up with the Caliber being on the list?  I'm not gay, so I don't know why; even so I can't even imagine why this would even be considered even by heteros?

Caliber is the measurement of a tube, barrel or bullet.

 

Chuckles out loud. 

[@re]

A slight digression:



This is a Honda Fitta.

Upon launch in Scandinavia, Honda found out that it could be wise to rename the car, so here, it's called the Honda Jazz.

The reason is very simple: 'Fitta' in Norwegian and Swedish is slang for what you see here:



And no, I don't mean a VW Beetle. It is possible that this should have been posted in the risque section, though.

[Allemano]

Ah, I see....

[@re]

I have been censored! That has never happened before! 

[Otto Puzzell]

I have been censored! That has never happened before! 

Who censored you?

Back to the subject of this post: Who the hell states their sexual orientation when buying a car? Or does the DMV call them later and ask, so that such 'meaningful' statistics can be published?

[Ultra]

I have been censored! That has never happened before! 

Who censored you?

Back to the subject of this post: Who the hell states their sexual orientation when buying a car? Or does the DMV call them later and ask, so that such 'meaningful' statistics can be published?

I didn't censor him nor would I.

 

[Otto Puzzell]

I'm guessing Snopes.com doesn't like their pictures hot-linked...

[Ultra]

I'm guessing Snopes.com doesn't like their pictures hot-linked...

That would make sense.

[@re]

Here's the link. You can see for yourself

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=60;t=001207;p=0

[Paul Jaray]

A slight digression:

Upon launch in Scandinavia, Honda found out that it could be wise to rename the car, so here, it's called the Honda Jazz.

The reason is very simple: 'Fitta' in Norwegian and Swedish is slang for what you see here:

That`s reminds me of a certain Fiat Ritmo that can`t be sold in South America I think, for similar reasons...

[Allemano]

Not as naughty as 'fitta', but I've heard of problems with 'Pajero' in Spain.
And 'Locus' doesn't sound good in German. 

[@re]

From Wikipedia, about the Buick Lacrosse:

"The original name was inspired by a Buick concept car of the same name shown in 2000 and also used as a reference to the sport of lacrosse, seen as popular with a younger, more active demographic to which Buick sought to market. However, la crosse means masturbation or swindling in Québecois slang, so it is sold as the Buick Allure in Canada."

[Bezor]

From Wikipedia, about the Buick Lacrosse:

"The original name was inspired by a Buick concept car of the same name shown in 2000 and also used as a reference to the sport of lacrosse, seen as popular with a younger, more active demographic to which Buick sought to market. However, la crosse means masturbation or swindling in Québecois slang, so it is sold as the Buick Allure in Canada."

I recall that.  Very funny actually.

[Bezor]

I have been censored! That has never happened before! 

Who censored you?

Back to the subject of this post: Who the hell states their sexual orientation when buying a car? Or does the DMV call them later and ask, so that such 'meaningful' statistics can be published?

Apparently, a website dedicate to issues from the gay community compiled the search stats.  Self-identification defines the search for cars.

[Otto Puzzell]

I see. Though I've lived among humans most of my life, there are parts of human behavior I don't get. End of the day, I don' see how what one does with one's naughty bits correlates with the car they drive. My brother is an anthropologist with a PhD, and he can't succinctly tell me. I have a dear friend who is a lesbian who, since she decided to share with the rest of the world her orientation, seems to work a mention of it into every conversation. Yet in the 15+ years I've known her, I've not had the urge to blurt out "....because I'm straight, bla bla, bla.....", or "....did you now so-and-so is batting for the home team?...."

And what compels one to participate in polls published in "What I Do With My Naughty Bits Monthly" magazine, about what I drive?  What meaning is attributed to the results?

Nor do I get the overused saw that people who drive huge SUV's are compensating for what what they believe an incredibly small percentage of the human race might think of the size of their wieners.

For instance, I drive a small station wagon, that is getting on in years. Does that mean that I have a voluminous trouser baloney? How or why does or could my daily driver sync up with my naughty bits, or predilections? And do I drive that type or brand of vehicle to telegraph or to cloak my proclivities and endowment?

Since I expect to live among the humans for some time to come, I'd just like to know why they do the things they do.

[Allemano]

Think many of your aspects only exists in the media hype not in real life. I don't believe in the myth of compensating physical inferiorities by driving big cars and vice versa. Who has ever measured?
About the homo-sexual-aspect: I see indeed the fact that gays often built their life around their sexual orientation. I knew some of those in Berlin who are 'professional' gays or 'professional' lesbians. Somehow it's reasonable for their discrimination, but much too often it's simply ridiculous. They try to get a certain credibility by pronouncing their orientation. For me that compensates a certain kind of emptiness in life. It's only colourful and cool. But I also know many gays who passionately hate this flourish behavior. Most drive normal cars and you even notice that they are gay or lesbos. Those gay blogs or automotive related pages desperatily need to bring any kind of news or 'interisting' stats day by day if reliable or not — who cares?

Actually I believe in only a few of those correlations and causalities.
W.C.: "the only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself"

[GRAYWOLF]

Advertisers like to know this kind of info.

If I might try to apply a little logic to this:
Members of subgroups of society like to fit in to their group. So if the members are told a particular item is popular with their group (advertising) they are more likely to buy that item.

For as much as people like to believe they think for themselves, it just isn't true.

[GRAYWOLF]

I see. Though I've lived among humans most of my life, there are parts of human behavior I don't get. End of the day, I don' see how what one does with one's naughty bits correlates with the car they drive. My brother is an anthropologist with a PhD, and he can't succinctly tell me. I have a dear friend who is a lesbian who, since she decided to share with the rest of the world her orientation, seems to work a mention of it into every conversation. Yet in the 15+ years I've known her, I've not had the urge to blurt out "....because I'm straight, bla bla, bla.....", or "....did you now so-and-so is batting for the home team?...."

Maybe you should try that when you talk to her...maybe it will impress upon her how annoying it is.

[Bezor]

For as much as people like to believe they think for themselves, it just isn't true.

Exactry.

[Otto Puzzell]

My tinfoil hat is on quite snug, and my thoughts are not controlled by Major League Baseball.

[Ray B.]

I didn't read most of this topic, afraid of what I could stumble upon maybe: I am quite happy to be part of this "community of autopuzzlers", and i want to keep it that way. But the title of the topic itself makes me feel uneasy.
So I was thinking, for those who are into that kind of stuff, here are other categories we might study:
- cars driven by dentists.
- cars driven by redheads.
- cars driven by black mothers of five.
- cars driven by born-again christian...
Endless fun !