Slog - Comments on Horny for Car http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car This ad has been creeping me out for months. When will it go away? (And what's wrong with you freaky straights?)... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:41:55 -0800 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:32:50 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I don't know what it's worth to the straights, but it's surely turnin' my crank.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847621 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:48:17 -0800 Comment by Lawrence Molloy One of my issues with cars is the names they are given. Usually it is an indicator of what is going to soon dissappear (e.g, Taureg, Accord, Yukon) Next up; a part of New York City

]]> Lawrence Molloy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847658 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847658 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:53:43 -0800 Comment by mason Since gay marriage has destroyed straight marriage, all that we heterosexuals have left is the sanctity of our haul-the-kids-to-soccer cars. Please don't take that away from us.

]]> mason http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847663 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847663 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:54:41 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Hm... four cargo area tie-down hooks? Gee, I wish my boyfriend hadn't have bought a Honda.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847676 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:56:44 -0800 Comment by DOUG. It's a Subaru. That woman is clearly a lesbian.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847681 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:57:17 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Oh don't be silly. Real lesbians ride dragons, they don't drive cars.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847717 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847717 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:02:21 -0800 Comment by Amelia I like that commercial!

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847727 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847727 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:04:00 -0800 Comment by Carollani Reminds me of that snl commercial about the car you can fuck.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847746 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:06:36 -0800 Comment by eustaceia I hate how Subaru has that goddamn comma in their slogan.

]]> eustaceia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847747 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:06:46 -0800 Comment by -B- If all car adds were true then cars would be the most amazing things in our lives. But the adds are not true and mostly stupid. Cars are just cars and are not very interesting at all.

]]> -B- http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847834 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847834 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:24:14 -0800 Comment by spencer Is it a rule that if you're doing a commercial for a TV, or something with a TV included, you must use video of a tree frog to demonstrate the image quality?

]]> spencer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847918 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:39:26 -0800 Comment by K Straight men love all things automotive (and all things sports). If you are a man and you don't love all things automotive (and all things sports), then you aren't truly straight. Or something. Anyway, a woman talking car (or sports) is therefore a turn-on. And stuff.

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847919 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:39:46 -0800 Comment by Irena The only thing that could possibly make that car sexy would be if Jude Law was strapped naked to the roof.

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847945 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c847945 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:45:54 -0800 Comment by Greg Americans have been fetishizing cars since at least the 1950s. I don't see how this is new or different.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848024 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848024 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:02:52 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA What? Straight people drive Subarus? Who knew?

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848111 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848111 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:23:22 -0800 Comment by Gomez Haven't you heard? Transit loving urbanists are sexless, soulless black holes! Car drivers are sexy!

Or something.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848262 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848262 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:02:16 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Ok, maybe I'm just way behind out here in the bible belt, but when did the Subaru become the Lesbo car? And why? What wrong with a nice Honda CRV?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848285 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:10:58 -0800 Comment by David Schmader (Re: Mike in MO @ 17: Thanks for asking, that baffled me too...)

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848338 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:29:43 -0800 Comment by doink I don't think all subarus are lesbo cars. It's just the forester. Who knows why they picked it as their official vehicle? You'll to ask the lesbos.

]]> doink http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848380 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848380 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:42:29 -0800 Comment by Big Adventures Steve Who the hell watches TV commercials any more?

]]> Big Adventures Steve http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848473 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848473 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:15:06 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Oh My GAWD "Tie down hooks".... That is so San Fran 1979 bath house scene! I guess it is true, Gay Americans blaze the trail, str8 Americans follow; they just dumb it down.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848506 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848506 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:24:46 -0800 Comment by Carollani 17, 18, 19: It just happened. Lesbians are generally very sensible, as demonstrated in their choices of apparel (cargo pants?), footwear (all-terrain sandals, heh), and vehicles (station wagons to hold dogs and tents and sleeping bags, etc). Subaru is a rough and tumble kind of car with a cargo area, roof racks, and it's reasonably priced. Lesbians are drawn to these qualities. Subaru has been providing lesbians with what they've sought for many years, so Subaru has unofficially become the car of lesbians. I have a Dodge Caliber myself, but I must admit it has the same qualities. I can't help it, it's genetic—I was born this way.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c848681 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:29:22 -0800 Comment by Peter At least as creepy are all the ads during sports games where guys happily trade their women in for beer/booze -- one recent one even used the song "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me" superimposed over a tall, cold one.

]]> Peter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c849090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c849090 Sex Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:09:57 -0800 Comment by sniggles Actually, and I can't link to anything because this was YEARS ago (in the late 90s, way, way back before the internet), but I think Fuji/Subaru's marketing department said several times, quite plainly, that in a number of ways across a few different models they were specifically marketing to lezzies and those who love them. There was an assumption, from a marketing perspective, that the dykey tendancy to be sturdy, practical but yet affluent, matched their brand to a tee. Or something.

I tried simply googling subaru+lesbian, but it was hopeless and I gave up.

]]> sniggles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c849285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/horny_for_car#c849285 Sex Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:32:50 -0800