College Times

Issue date: 6/5/08 Section: Blogs

Media Credit: LEONARD ORTIZ

I love bumper stickers. I think they are a great way to express yourself and they give the drivers behind you something to look at and usually think about.

There are so many ordinary boring cars and they all look the same, but I think adding a sticker or two is a great way to get out a message - whether its controversial or not.

Why would you want your car to look like everybody else's?

We spend time on what we wear as a way to show the world who we are, so why not do it with your car too?

Putting stickers on your car doesn't decrease its value, or make it look crappy. You can easily put a simple image on it and it can look very chic!

Don't get me wrong, there are some bumper stickers that I can't stand. Like those ones that have every member of your family including their names. I think that's kind of weird, I wouldn't want random people to know that much information about me and my family.

Then there's those Calvin characters pissing on things? I think they're so dumb, but who am I to judge; they're expressing themselves, right?

Just try to be original. I'm sick of seeing the same stickers everywhere I look, like the sexy angel and devil, and those Club Tattoo stickers.

Also, be prepared to defend the statement your car makes. By posting anything where tons of people will see it every day, there is a chance it will make a lot of people mad. For example, the serious statements like politics or abortion might really strike a chord with some people.

But I say go for it anyway; it's freedom of expression, and it's a lot more interesting to learn about the kind of people you live amongst than the same old boring car.

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