As annoying as bumper stickers are, just imagine how boring our daily commute would be without the entertainment (and confidence booster) of judging complete strangers and placing them into neat, little, lower-caste packages than ourselves.
I disagree with "Zero Level of Dismissive Judgment". There is no such thing -- even without bumper stickers, you will be dismissively judged simply based on what kind of car you're driving and what condition it's in, if you have any kind of bling or mods, etc. And the examples used, the flag stickers and pink ribbons, people will have negative judgments of those as well.
People are judgmental assh**es; it's just how we're wired as a species. But thankfully, we're also wired with the ability to calm down and have civil discussions. Odds are, if you took two raging drivers out of their cars and sat them down to lunch together, one or both of them would probably learn something from the other.
There are really only 1 or 2 that you can label purely sterotypically:
Calvin Peeing on something - Redneck
Coexist/DMB Wind Dancer/Darwin - Annoying Hippie
Anything Jesus - Awful Christian
xtomtomxNov 11, 2010Buried
As annoying as bumper stickers are, just imagine how boring our daily commute would be without the entertainment (and confidence booster) of judging complete strangers and placing them into neat, little, lower-caste packages than ourselves.
lbuchaNov 11, 2010Buried
when we bought our new car, my husband said, No more bumper stickers... we're adults. i think that sums it up
theswashbucklerNov 11, 2010Buried
It's true. If I see a car with a McCain/Palin 2008 sticker I know the driver is a moron...
WreckedEmNov 12, 2010Buried
No, but the dead body in your trunk might.
seattlegirluwNov 11, 2010Buried
that you're stupid enough to ruin a perfectly good paint job??
techguru2006Nov 11, 2010Buried
Aren't bumper stickers known for lessening the resale value of your car too?
kwcarpenterNov 11, 2010Buried
It really says "sticked"?
bestatitNov 11, 2010Buried
"HEY YOU"
michaelman77Nov 11, 2010Buried
I also get more entertainment than offense from bumper stickers. Anyone else ever count how many Priuses had Obama stickers during the 2008 elections?
mrsarcasm22Nov 12, 2010Buried
I don't use bumper stickers, I have transparent LCD screens on my rear window.
Sh*t is Balla!
hackiewackieNov 11, 2010Buried
"I never sticked a bumper on my car"
says my Bumper Sticker!
1storytellerNov 11, 2010Buried
Ahhh It says ...: Use dipper at night
zoomdeluxeNov 11, 2010Buried
Hmmmm..... What can tell "s**t Happens" sticker?
lvaneedeNov 12, 2010Buried
My sister has one on her car that says "honk if you just lost the game"
Its kind of lame in my opinion.
designersdigestNov 11, 2010Buried
Haa haa.. Is that real one or photoshoped? :)
robbobNov 12, 2010Buried
I feel the same way about a bathroom stall.
Captive audience just looking for some entertainment
entroperNov 11, 2010Buried
I disagree with "Zero Level of Dismissive Judgment". There is no such thing -- even without bumper stickers, you will be dismissively judged simply based on what kind of car you're driving and what condition it's in, if you have any kind of bling or mods, etc. And the examples used, the flag stickers and pink ribbons, people will have negative judgments of those as well.
People are judgmental assh**es; it's just how we're wired as a species. But thankfully, we're also wired with the ability to calm down and have civil discussions. Odds are, if you took two raging drivers out of their cars and sat them down to lunch together, one or both of them would probably learn something from the other.
elcalrissianNov 11, 2010Buried
There are really only 1 or 2 that you can label purely sterotypically:
Calvin Peeing on something - Redneck
Coexist/DMB Wind Dancer/Darwin - Annoying Hippie
Anything Jesus - Awful Christian
enantiodromiaNov 11, 2010Buried
yeah, coexistence is for retards
wjappeNov 12, 2010Buried
I'll put a bumper sticker on my car if I want to.