Cars: Probably The Greatest Bogan Art Form
| Pronunciation | /ˈboʊ.ɡən/ (ボウガン) |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | noun |
| English Definition |
Examines car culture as bogan culture’s most genuinely subcultural expression, from the Holden-Ford rivalry to the multi-role status of the ute and its overlap with hoon driving culture. |
| Japanese Translation |
車―おそらく最大のボーガン・アートフォーム |
| Japanese Explanation |
ホールデンとフォードのライバル意識から、実用性と男らしさの象徴でもある「ユート」、そして「フーン」文化との関係まで、車がボーガン文化の中でも最も本格的なサブカルチャーである様子を論じる。 |
Origin
Part of the Bogue series on kangaeroo.com, an ongoing cultural examination of Australian bogan culture.
Related Words
If you wanted to identify one area in which bogan culture becomes genuinely subcultural, I’d choose cars.
Particularly:
- Holden Commodores;
- Ford Falcons;
- utes;
- modified four-wheel-drives;
- burnouts;
- enormous wheels;
- enormous stereos;
- exhaust systems;
- spoilers;
- chrome;
- personalised number plates;
- drag racing;
- car cruises.
Australia developed a particularly distinctive form of working-class car culture around the Holden–Ford rivalry. The ute is especially significant. It is simultaneously: work vehicle + family vehicle + status symbol + masculine identity + recreational toy. And then there is the Australian phenomenon of the hoon. The hoon and the bogan aren’t identical, but they overlap heavily.