You say “oil is expensive here”, where is here? I think most of the responses you’ve had have been from US posters. From a UK perspective the answer is still ‘no’. I’d say that about half the cars on the road here are hatchbacks.
Perhaps not specifically gay but I’d venture you’d have a 73.6% chance of catching “the gay” by driving one.
And you chose the insult ‘gay’, because ‘less than manly’, (what you actually meant, I suspect!), just wouldn’t do?
If you’re so insecure you think your choice of hatchback over sedan reflects on your manliness or gender preference, you should consider saving your money for a little therapy instead.
Consider caring more about what people think, when you express yourself badly, than what it means that you chose a hatchback!
Only if you shift with your anus.
Well, I was always a completely straight guy, but ever since I bought my Fit I’ve found myself contemplating what an attractive man Jake Gyllenhaal is. Caveat emptor.
Not sure why no one else will give you a straight answer, Sonder999, but I will. The answer is absolutely, resoundingly, “YES!”.
You are right in being very careful choosing a car, as your sexuality will be determined by it. Even 100% straight men have been turned bi-sexual just by a quick test drive in a hatchback. Can you imagine what would happen if they commuted in one? Hatchback = gay, always. The very act of opening the hatch is a way of communicating “my rear is open to anyone or anything, please enter”. Even when closed, it screams “Look at my gaping wide rear opening!” I mean, what gay man wouldn’t find that sexy?
Of course, gay women all drive older Volkswagon Beetles, where the opening is in front, for the same reason.
In all seriousness, no, they do not. You will understand this as you get older.
I haven’t because the situation has never presented itself. I certainly would, though. I am a straight male who has worn a grass skirt and coconut bra in public. I was not drunk, in fact I was stone sober. It was for a friends birthday party. I also allowed pictures, some of which ended up on the internet. If you or anyone else thinks less of me or wants to assume things about my life because of it, so be it.
That’s different, there are laws around public nudity and I don’t want those consequences.
And therein is the real issue - you don’t sound as though you possess enough self awareness to make that kind of decision. Don’t worry about it too much, many young people out to buy their first car (most if you’re male!) don’t. Very few end up psycologically scarred for life by the decision.
pretty much every crossover SUV on the planet is technically a “hatchback,” and I don’t see men shying away from those.
there’s really no such thing as a “chick car,” so stop worrying about it.
This is a bit of a tangent, but reading this made me think (not for the first time) how I haven’t really noticed many hatchback in a decade or more. My dad briefly had a used Malibu hatchback (he sells used cars) at one point, and I found it very convenient the one time we used it (don’t recall why). Are there many mid-sized, sedan-looking hatchbacks out there now? A quick search and I saw mostly crossover or squarer looking ones and compact car hatchbacks. Not so much on the midsize. While I don’t plan to get another car for at least a year, I wouldn’t mind just window-shopping - anyone got any mid-size, car-looking hatchbacks to recommend?
I think you might be on to something. I was a mostly straight female, now a Fit owner, and damn is Maggie Gyllenhaal ever attractive to me now!
Oh, and about the gorilla suit- I don’t wear one because the peripheral vision is horrible in one, and it gets really stuffy in a very short time.
1976 Trans-Am T-top is your only choice.
Added benefit: you can bend halter top and cut offs wearing chicks over the hood and do them in the butt.
If you’re already worried about what people will think of you for your car choice, do you really think you can get a definitive answer from a message board known for sarcasm?
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I found out on this board that having a Subaru makes me a lesbian. Which is awkward because of my penis. But at least I can stay with my girlfriend. Or maybe not. It is a hatchback. I’m so confused.
Do you know what “objective” means? Because there is no objective to answer to “are hatchbags for fags and bitches?”
“Buy our 2015 Zzyxx. It gets great gas mileage, has a 5 star safety rating, and totally doesn’t make you look gay.”
I don’t think the OP should be driving in the first place.
And therein squats the toad. If you make it known that you hate shopping, nobody will thing you’re gay, no matter what car you drive.
I happen to be a gay man, and everyone knows it. Nobody laughs at me or secretly talks behind my back. Except that I drive a PT Cruiser.
If what you drive defines your sexuality, you have bigger issues than type of car to drive.
some cars (hatchbacks and not) definitely have a feminine (e.g. the ~2000 VW beetle) look/feel. However, there’s no style of car that’s universally feminine or masculine to the point that people would question your sexuality over it. It’s more about the color and styling. Avoid pastel and soft colors (e.g. powder blue, coral pink, etc), or anything that looks “cute”.
on the other hand, you could be the guy that proves those cars aren’t just for gay or effeminate men.
We really need that rim shot smiley.
The general sentiment of society is that no one really cares whether you drive a hatchback or a sedan.
There is, undoubtedly, a small fraction of society that would use your choice of a hatchback to bust your balls, call you gay, and generally give you a hard time.
But only you, and not anyone else commenting in this thread, know if that describes your circle of acquaintances.
OK, so I got curious about this whole ‘hatchbacks are for gays’ thing, so did a bit of googling.
Here’s a couple of hits I found:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=127846753
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=235105.0
:rolleyes: :smack:
If you’re really worried about what those sorts of people think about you, then either you’re one of them (in which case just go ahead and get yourself a lifted truck, you’ll feel better), or you have issues that need to be addressed.