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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about bumper stickers, as I’ve anxiously awaited the arrival of my Clinton-Kaine sticker. It finally arrived yesterday, and Zoe was proud to wear it briefly to officially announce her 2016 endorsement:
Needless to say, I excitedly slapped it on the back of my car, and I now await vandalism. (I kid...sort of...you never know.)
Ever since I’ve had my own car, bumper stickers have been an important method of political expression for me. Maybe it’s because I’m naturally quiet, and I don’t go around voicing my political views often, so I view the back of my car as my political canvas to let people know who I am and what I stand for.
Back in college, the back of my car was a liberal smorgasbord. I had Obama-Biden, COEXIST, Support the Troops — End the War (remember those?), and a few others I can’t even remember. One day after class, I went to my car to find that somebody had stuck a brand-new bumper sticker in my driver door. I pulled it out and found an “Impeach Bush-Cheney for War Crimes” sticker—and, being as militantly anti-Bush as I was, I proudly added it to my collection. Somehow, despite living in rural northwestern Pennsylvania (not exactly a progressive bastion, to put it lightly), my flamboyant stickers never caused a confrontation. At least, with me. Ironically, the only conflict my stickers ever produced was when my mom (a staunch conservative) had to borrow my car because hers was in the shop; she soon found herself on the receiving end of a tirade by an irate Republican.
Later in Houston, leading up to the 2012 election, a couple of friends played a joke on me by putting a number of Obama stickers and magnets all over my car. I kept most of them and started calling my car the Obamamobile. The Obamamobile never caused any problems in Houston, but on the couple of occasions that I drove it through rural East Texas and Louisiana...let’s just say that I didn’t make many stops.
Now that I have a new car, I’ve had to start my bumper sticker collection from scratch. Here is the back of my car so far (apparently, I favor blue stickers):
I’ve now started affectionately calling my car the Hillarymobile. (Had you told me in the heat of the 2008 primary that I would someday be driving the Hillarymobile, I might have slapped you. Funny how life and politics unfold.)
Again, no worries here in Houston, but I have to say that I’ve been just a little nervous now that I drive to the exurbs for work (Trumpland, from what I’ve seen). But so far so good.
Do you like to express yourself with bumper stickers, or is your environment too hostile? Have they ever caused any conflict?
Top Comments (September 16, 2016):
From Dragon5616:
I really liked citixen's reply to mallyroyal's comment about some Kossacks being in denial about race in Peace Missle's rec-listed diary RedState: Maybe We Hated Him Because He's Black, After All.
Also in Peace Missle's diary about Red State's epiphany, there is this punny thread that starts with TrueBlueMajority's witty observation.
From greenbird:
I simply can't stop smiling at this comment by Mark Sumner, in response to stevemb’s comment about Trump’s birther speech. Today's events were perfect. Collapsing staging and everything. Thanks, Mark!
From CwV:
I would like to nominate this comment by jjohnjj from Mark Sumner’s diary Trump promised to release his taxes if President Obama produced his birth certificate.
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