My New Annoyance

Souped Up Chevrolet Cavaliers

Today I saw two Chevy Cavaliers that were souped up that looked incredibly ridiculous. They both had the tinted windows, the spoilers, rims and of course the loud exhaust system that simply screamed out penis extension.

There are two things wrong with this. The first, and perhaps the biggest thing is that they are souping up Cavaliers. I'm not going to go into anymore explanation.

There is another problem with the idea of pimping up your car. I'm assuming that it's done to show your individuality, how much of a gangsta you are, to get the ladies, aforementioned penis extension, and to be like everybody else.

Being an individual like everyone else is what I like to call the Avril Lavigne phenomenon. Avril Lavigne, Canada's 'female pop rock sensation' came out of nowhere to steal young girls hearts and minds in 2002. She was really 'original' and creative in her attire. Like Madonna with safety pins and cone bras in the 80s, Avril was original in that she wore a lose tie around a tank top. Her big thing was to be an individual. Soon there were stadiums of people dressing just like her.

I have no problem if people want to be their own person or if they want to conform. Everybody has different reasons for dressing the way they do and to act the way they do. Some people are naturally creative, some crave or need attention, some people don't want to get noticed, some people have low self esteem and some people have no sense at all.

What I have issue is when people think they are hip/fresh/cool/new/original when they are just like everybody else. You are not fooling me, your parents, your friends...you are just fooling yourself