First off, Vanity Fair has a blog dedicated just to gays and cars. It’s called, Stick Shift and it’s pretty damn awesome. If you don’t believe us, just check out the video post above on the search for the world’s best Twinkmobile. We can see the editorial meeting where this born:
Graydon Carter: We need something about cars for the site. People love cars.
Random Staffer #1: How about a blog for gays about cars? I mean, they’re the only people who go to our site, anyway…
Graydon Carter: I dunno. Sounds pretty gay.
Random Staffer #2: It’ll be ironic, too. We’ll be bucking the popular convention. It’ll be totally Spy.
Graydon Carter: Sold!
While the idea of a gay car blog sounds like a total gimmick, the fact they got a top notch writer like Brett Berk (The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting) to write the thing makes the whole concept work without being needlessly gratuitous or too clever for its own good. Case in point: Today’s post on the world’s gayest car, The Jetta.
Berk writes:
“There’s no inherent shame in owning a VW Jetta. It’s a perfectly sturdy, mildly sporty German-engineered vehicle. It just happens to be a cultural cliche–or, perhaps more appropriately, many cultural cliches. It outnumbers nearly every car on college campuses, so it’s a student cliche. It’s a default vehicle for youngish urbanites–the parking lot of my friend’s building in Boston is populated solely by Jettas. But most importantly, it’s a gay cliche. It’s the most researched car on gaywheels.com. It’s been named “gayest car ever” by the great/grating hosts of NPR’s Cartalk. And a quick queerusal of any gay ghetto will reveal a preponderance of rainbow-flag/one human family/I’m Gay For Barack stickered Vee-Dub sedans.”
Berk’s on a mission to find a young lesbian Hollywood executive a replacement for her current muffmobile (a Jetta, natch) and looks at all the wagony, sedany options available before deciding on:
How about we take this to the next level?
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“After much mulling, and insomnia, I finally came up with the perfect vehicle. It’s durable. It’s zippy. It’s upscale without over-reaching. It has cognoscenti eco badge-value, like a hybrid. It’s zeitgeist, and in-demand. It’s frugal. And it has a roof rack, and a yawning cargo hold. Plus, it just won, like, Greenest Car Ever. There’s only one problem: it’s a Jetta–the new VW Jetta Clean-Diesel Wagon.”
Joe Moag
Sounds like a fun site…something a little mindless, easy…God forbid, eh?
Joe Moag
Although I gotta say that my 1978 MG convertible (mint condish, natch) is, truly, the gayest car ever made.
At least when I drive it.
seitan-on-a-stick
Saturn is the Lesbi-mobile!
Stenar
Subaru is the lesbian car of choice, while gay boys mostly drive Jettas.
greybat
I car that small needs visibility…will chartreuse be making a comeback?
reversion
@title: car bailout failed. wooo~
Chris
I have a Jetta. *sigh*
ggreen
What no Mazda Miata? It is the ultimate twink/Barbie car. Any man driving a Miata has a pink neon sign flashing G-A-Y on top. Everyone can see it except the driver.
Michael
Girls like Pink and Boys like Blue
Lesbians like Trucks and Gay boys love cute little cars in pastel
Am I making my point?
It’s always so comforting when we pigeon hole ourselves; that way, we know it will be the perfect fit.
As for me, I like trucks and jeeps and for some odd reason that damn Smart Car, though god knows I think I’m too tall for it. I hate most SUV’s, sports cars, huge old people sedans, and the word “natch”.
seitan-on-a-stick
Ok, we ALL know that the HUMMER is the small-dicked car which is what y’all were thinking about.
Charles J. Mueller
I’ll stick to my 2000 Tony Soprano, Expedition, thanks.
Just wish it would make that scraping over an lp record sound they introduced each episode with, when I put it in gear. No reason. Just thought it would be a good gag for my passengers to enjoy. lol
Jadis
I was going to put a pride strip on my Bug, but decided it was redundant.
Vennie
it’s funny, makes me think about the youtube guy mister bark who makes piano improvs in briefs !
OutMaturity
I guess this blog did not make it since the links do not work and only go to a “404 error” page.
Sounded interesting though.