One of the funniest pieces I’ve seen addressing the gayification of certain things–gay cars, gay music, the word gay, gay whatever. I’m a little confused, though. Last time I checked, cars weren’t interested in romance at all. Fortunately Alex Beam, Boston Globe columnist, explains all.
Gay people, give me back my stuff!
Omigod, my cars are so gay!
I discovered this last week, when the all-knowing New York Times Styles section revealed that Subarus are casually known as “Lesbarus.” And indeed, there is my station wagon on about.com’s list of “Top 10 Gay Cars ” : “The Outback is a long-running lesbian champion,” the website reports.
Yikes. I bought my second-hand Subaru about a year ago from a Norwegian gentleman in New Hampshire. I’ve known him and his wonderful family for many years. In fact, I married one of his daughters. And now I learn this. The things one never knows…
So here’s my question: Is there any element of contemporary culture that hasn’t been appropriated by gays? Or, phrased another way: Hey, gay people! Give me my stuff back, OK?
Uh, how ’bout “Marriage”? I support gay civil unions, or some other near-marriage title, but not marriage.
Tammy, you disguise the main issue here by asking what hasn’t been addressed by gay people? There really is nothing, as it should be, right? Gays do not want to dominate an issue, but to only have their say about the subject.
Gay people are wonderful-don’t get me wrong-
but pointing out that a homosexual influence is inherent in everything, is unnecessary and is redundant.
No ‘humor’ here, just the facts, ma’am.
Mazda Miata = teh ghey
Shoot. Subarus considered “gay”? “Lesbarus”??? Gimme a break, and I agree. Gimme back my stuff! I’ve driven Subarus my whole adult life. They sell at a decent price, have AWD (on all models) for the snows we get where I live, and they run forever. I’ve never had a problem with them breaking down. Most of the cars I see on the road in my town are Subarus, a lot of them Outbacks. Most of the drivers are not lesbians/gay.
As I was reading this I half expected them to say that hybrid cars were “gay”. After all they are all the rage among the environmental crowd. I would think that gay people, being predominantly liberal, would want more left wing cred.
I think the NYT needs to poke around some other parts of the country and shed their provincialism. It’s stuff like this that makes them sound irrelevant.
I recall a sinking sensation when I learned that Birkenstocks had a reputation. Would the pair in my closet have to remain ‘closeted’?
Flannel, Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, Quiche, interior decoration, hair care, and massage therapy
I forgot antiques.
Wow, I had no idea so much stuff was gay! I’ve got to get my act together. And yes PIBoulder, hybrid cars are teh ghey. I’m surprised no one mentioned “fashion.” Working out. I just came from the gym. It’s gay. What about women on motorcycles–the phrase for which I’m sure has been banned by now.
Ballet. Torture, but only if it happens in West Hollywood. Well I suppose it could be gayish at Club Gitmo. Oh! Club Med. Gay.
Helpunderdog, for the sake of all of us, straight and gay, get rid of the Birkenstocks. Gaaaaaaaay! But actually, mostly hippie. Joan Crawford. Bette Davis. Faye Dunaway. Don’t you want those women back? I don’t think we want them anymore.
I’m sure I’ll think of more. 🙂
As far as I know there is nothing overly gay about cats that resemble Hitler.
Of course, all thinking progressives will assure you that whatever it is (Iraq, the economy, a hangnail, kitlers) it’s Bush’s fault….
U-Hauls, animal rescue, vegetarianism, spiritualism (not sure what that is; I think it’s something for people who find Christianity too challenging), benefit concerts, fundraiser parties, vacations that are yearly events, rainbows, coffee shops, manicures, wraps (as opposed to sandwiches), sushi, the words: “fabulousâ€, “divaâ€, and “divineâ€, Showtime, Bravo, Absolut vodka, hair gel (men and women), Cosmos, satchels, Laura Ingraham, tongue rings, leather in general, art festivals, film festivals, Nike. This is fun!
[Laura Ingraham? When did she become co-opted by teh ghey?–ed.]
Oh, for crying out loud–the Dinah Shore golf tournament in Palm Springs. Golf? What golf?
http://www.dinahshoreweekend.com/
And yes, cats, all of them, even Kitlers. I love Kitlers. I even posted about Kitlers ages ago. What does that tell you? Cats are gay.
Dykes on Bikes hasn’t been banned. They just won a battle to get the name trademarked. It seems the trademark office needed to be convinced that it was not a derogatory name.
But I think they do also use “the women’s motorcycle contingent” since it was the name they were given in the papers during the early parades (when those papers wouldn’t print “Dyke.”
They got softball too.
Or is that lesbian-specific, like field hockey and flannel?
Is there a bat and glove in teh Tammy’s closet?
As for sushi, I’ll concede that one, so long as they don’t suddenly decide the Japaneese beer that goes with it is “trendy”…or fabulous. Or divine. Or whatever the current in-word (out-word?) is at the moment.
Point is: Kirin is MINE! MINE! ALL MINE! I found it first!(well, actually, my dad found it first when he was in the Navy, on liberty in Yokohama, back in the day, but he passed it on to ME!)
Almost forgot, Comedy Central.
Say what you want about Bravo, but Comedy Central IS, pound-for-pound, THE gayest network on cable.
Between AbFab (They stole THAT too!) and Who’s Line Is It, Anyway?
THAT is capital G gay.
These are hilarious, I thought of a few more.
Ken dolls, chocolate martinis, being hung up on your ex, wearing healing jewelry, drama and being comfortable in jeans AND wearing a dress while taking long walks on the beach. My goodness all this stuff is so gay. Teri
RAGINGBULLMOOSE: Your Japanese beer is safe. I’m making a move to bring Guinness over to the Gay/Les side of the house.
In addition, I am more than willing to give drama, birks, and even the Miata, and psycho ex’s back to the straights.
I just put one too many “and”s in that last sentence. My bad.