Is your car gay?

Have you ever thought that someone was gay because of the car they drove? I haven't, but apparently many motorists believe that certain cars can be used to make a judgment about a driver's sexual orientation. Some gay theorists argue that many gay motorists happily embrace certain cars as reflections of identity, whether it be purchasing a car with more feminine lines or a vibrant colour, while others say it's just plain prejudice. Industry car experts that happen to be gay, like Ramone Johnson who works for About.com say this actually might be a good way to take control back in a society where we are traditionally used to being judged by others.

South African website Wheels 24 has spent three weeks running a poll, determining which car will take home the title of "Alternative Car of the Year." Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Source: gizmodo.com

Although the auto industry doesn't survey sexual orientation when someone purchases a vehicle, here's a list of actual gay buying trends according to Gaywheels.com. The top five list is:

• Toyota Yaris
• Toyota Camry
• Saab
  
• Pontiac
• Volkswagen Jetta
  

At a time when car makers are marketing aggressively to gay consumers and mainstream culture has become more literate about stereotypically gay tastes through television shows like “Will & Grace” and “The L Word” (on which one of the main characters, Alice, drove a Mini Cooper), it may not be surprising that some people make such assumptions about motorists based on their cars.

Source: nytimes.com

After three weeks of furious online voting and speculation, South
Africa's three most personality-injected new car models have been
outted in Wheels24's 2006 "Alternative Car of the Year" online poll.

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