Cars and other things that brand the owners

[LuvOrlando]

I was driving behind a Prius yesterday and I had a striking thought that the person driving would probably scold me about something if given half the chance, and that made me giggle.

Next thought was how incredibly powerful branding messages have become, when did this happen that the car in front of me is not driven by a person but a stereotype? The person in front of me could be perfectly lovely and driving a hand me down car from someone who scolds .

Until right then I didn't realize the branding of things had crept up on me in such a big way and now I'm wondering what other subliminal brand messages are causing me to judge others and also how to make it stop.

 

[tvguy]

Allegedly the unit at the California Highway Patrol Academy on aggressive driving is known as "Dealing with Prius Syndrome"

https://www.kcconfidential.com/2013/08/20/hearne-study-fingers-bmw-prius-drivers-as-biggest-jerks/

 

[citruscurtis]

Do t-shirt brand you.. wait a minute I just asked a guy if his texas chainsaw massacre shirt defined him.... nope...fits really nice..so much for that hypothesis at the farmers market just

 

[LuvOrlando]

Do t-shirt brand you.. wait a minute I just asked a guy if his texas chainsaw massacre shirt defined him.... nope...fits really nice..so much for that hypothesis at the farmers market just

I very literally do not have the faintest idea what you are saying, can you try again?

 

[Dan Murphy]

Hummer cars?

Tesla cars?

 

[MICKIMINI]

Handicap license plate. Not a brand name, but it attracts big pick up trucks that like to tailgate!

 

[barkley]

if someone judges dh and I for the car we drive they are likely WAY OFF BASE b/c we are so NOT the marketed branding. we do not do outdoorsy stuff, will never use it off-roading and have no desire to join one of their extensive ownership communities either online or in person.

 

[easyas123]

I very literally do not have the faintest idea what you are saying, can you try again?

you, me & nearly everyone else

 

[LuvOrlando]

Hummer cars?

Tesla cars?

Yes!

Hummer says tough person who might punch things, it always struck me as odd to want tires that will re-inflate in the suburbs but they do love to park on snowbanks.

Tesla says an inner Prius driver who paid off their student loans & got a good job but is still very likely to want to scold me in some kind of way.

 

[LuvOrlando]

if someone judges dh and I for the car we drive they are likely WAY OFF BASE b/c we are so NOT the marketed branding. we do not do outdoorsy stuff, will never use it off-roading and have no desire to join one of their extensive ownership communities either online or in person.

So Jeep, maybe a Rubicon?

We had one on a lift and I needed a step stool to get into it. A Rubicon on a lift is a guy magnet so single ladies it is a solid option, just sayin. We did go off roading at a Jamboree once and it was a blast but I suggest an old beat up Jeep for such things

 

[LuvOrlando]

Handicap license plate. Not a brand name, but it attracts big pick up trucks that like to tailgate!

I have a handicapped placard for arthritis, for me it attracts lots of dirty looks.