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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not that this matters, but I'm tired of the lesbian Subaru thing. Subarus are ubiquitous. They're driven by moms and dads, everyone in Colorado, anyone who wants to feel outdoorsy, and apparently lesbians.

I mean, the whole thread is stupid, obviously, but for some reason I find that one particularly grating. I think it's because I picture the same poster making the comment every time she sees the word Subaru. [/quote]

Except it's actually quite true.  I drive a Subaru (married with kids) but I am actually more of fan since reading this.  They were the first to market to lesbians and it was a very conscious choice:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/how-subarus-came-to-be-seen-as-cars-for-lesbians/488042/
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It honestly is a fairly true stereotype on the east coast. It's a little different in, say, Portland, OR where they are also super-popular with the 30 year old male programmer who likes the outdoors. Colorado may be more like Portland than it is like the east coast.[/quote]

Maybe it's because I'm from Colorado and everyone has them there--or at least they used to. And yes the person that comes to mind is a 30-year-old male programmer. The girls (not sure if they're lesbians!) are more Rav4. But it does help to know that's how it was marketed and that it's an East Coast thing and not one poster. [/quote]

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