{"id":1992,"date":"2024-12-20T21:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2024-12-20T21:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:44:50","slug":"minivan-masculinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/carculture\/minivan-masculinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Minivan Masculinity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shortly after the presidential election, Andy Kalmowitz of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/minivans-and-the-myth-of-manliness-1851707877\">Jalopnik<\/a><\/em> argued that Gen Z bros have been \u2018sucked into\u2019 an ideology in which proving manliness is paramount to their collective identity. They accomplish this, writes Kalmowitz, through the use of demeaning language, as well as through the accumulation of material goods that \u2018project a machismo aesthetic to everyone around them.&#8217; One of the more telling ways this is accomplished, he contends, is through the acquisition of a very large truck or SUV. While such a purchase is intended to confirm ones masculinity, as Kalmowitz notes, \u2018it just lets everyone know you\u2019re not secure in your manhood.&#8217; Kalmowitz&#8217;s solution is to get your massive male body behind the wheel of a minivan. While driving a monstrous pickup or SUV might suggest one swings a certain way politically, a minivan simply marks a man as someone who \u2018values practicality and usability,\u2019 and \u2018who doesn\u2019t mind taking the kids to school or soccer practice.\u2019 In short, a man who owns a minivan is one who is comfortable in his masculinity and doesn\u2019t need to advertise it through the vehicle he drives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1985_Voyager_LE-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1985_Voyager_LE-1024x660.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1985_Voyager_LE-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1985_Voyager_LE-768x495.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1985_Voyager_LE.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1985 Plymouth Voyager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is a rather unique and courageous position to take.\u00a0Since women first expressed interest in automobility auto manufacturers and marketers have determinedly directed the female motorist toward the practical &#8216;family&#8217; vehicle. While men are often encouraged to purchase automobiles that reflect power and performance, women are expected to drive a safe, reliable, and functional automobile that reinforces the gender-appropriate roles of wife and mother. The gendering of the automotive experience was instigated soon after the introduction of the gasoline-powered automobile in the early twentieth century as a solution to the growing problem of women\u2019s automobility in American society. Fearful the increased power and range of the gasoline-powered automobile would encourage women to drive faster and further &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0and away from domestic responsibilities &#8211; the slow and sedate electric vehicle with limited range was positioned as eminently more suitable for the woman driver. After the Second World War, automakers continued to rely upon the cultural assumption that women\u2019s &#8216;unchanging biological natures&#8217; resulted in a gender-wide preference for sensible, sound, and dependable cars perfectly suited for the transportation of kids and cargo (Scharff 116). In 1983, Lee Iococca introduced the Plymouth Voyager; its tremendous success firmly associated the the minivan with motherhood.\u00a0As Cindy Donatelli argues, the timing of the minivan introduction coincided with Ronald Reagan\u2019s &#8216;family values&#8217; campaign, often considered a backlash against the second-wave feminist visions of the 1960s and 1970s. As a &#8216;lifestyle enabler,&#8217; the minivan, purposefully and aggressively identified with women by automakers, marketers, and the media, reinforced the notion that women bear primary responsibility for housework and childcare.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-1024x545.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1995\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-1024x545.webp 1024w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-300x160.webp 300w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-768x409.webp 768w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-1536x817.webp 1536w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-1300x692.webp 1300w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg-1100x585.webp 1100w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/il_1588xN.848779638_3cis.jpg.webp 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1990 Dodge Caravan advertisement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Automakers have occasionally attempted to sever the longstanding and stubborn connection between the minivan and motherhood. In 2017, Chrysler called upon comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VwX8uBPtnto\">Jim Gaffigan<\/a> to promote the Pacifica as a vehicle for cool, considerate, and caring dads, leveraging Gaffigan&#8217;s real life persona as a father of five. Driving a Pacifica, exclaims Gaffigan, is \u2018good for my dad brand.\u2019 However, in 2021, comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=10155304682585976\">Kathryn Hahn<\/a> was behind the wheel as a \u2018soccer mom&#8217;; in 2024, advertising targets the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ieH8lmy1pf4\">&#8216;Boy Mom&#8217;<\/a> and &#8216;Dog Mom&#8217; as potential Pacifica consumers. While women are making the shift to small SUVs [61% of small SUV owners are women], it appears that Chrysler has reverted to longstanding, stereotypical tropes to hopefully rekindle women\u2019s interest in the once ubiquitous family hauler.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" src=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ghows-LK-bfb74bfa-e433-4ce2-bc0f-a4397d1e1eba-89ca4008.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1996\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ghows-LK-bfb74bfa-e433-4ce2-bc0f-a4397d1e1eba-89ca4008.jpeg.webp 660w, http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ghows-LK-bfb74bfa-e433-4ce2-bc0f-a4397d1e1eba-89ca4008.jpeg-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jim Gaffigan Chrysler Pacifica commercial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As an auto writer, Kalmowitz is no doubt aware of the female shift to small SUVs, and is thus taking the opportunity to reclaim the minivan as a man\u2019s vehicle. Kalmowitz admits that Chrysler lent him a Pacifica Hybrid Pinnacle with a full battery and gas tank \u2018to do with as I pleased for a week.\u2019 However, the tone of his review suggests he was both surprised and delighted by the vehicle\u2019s utilitarian qualities, as well as\u00a0\u00a0its ability to transport him and five of his closest buddies \u2018with all of their luggage for a weekend away from the city.\u2019 Yet what is most important to Kalmowitz is that the minivan serves many of the same important functions as a \u2018anti-social massive pickup truck or SUV\u2019 without its adverse political connotations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/chrislezotte.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/001-2024-Chrysler-Pacifica-Hybrid-Front-Three-Quarter-Static-Lead.jpg.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1994\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2024 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1992, urban planning scholar Martin Wachs wrote, \u2018despite the universal appeal and use of the automobile, it remains one of the most \u2018gendered\u2019 aspects of American urban life\u2019 (86). Such engrained historical and cultural automotive associations \u2013 men and pickups, women and minivans \u2013 are difficult to dismantle. Kalmowitz is to be commended for his efforts to not only challenge such stereotypes, but as an auto writer and influencer, to promote a \u2018minivan\u2019 masculinity that promotes community, environmental awareness, good times, and fatherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donatelli, Cindy. \u201cDriving the Suburbs: Minivans, Gender, and Family Values.\u201d\u00a0<em>Material History Review<\/em>\u00a054 (2001): 84-95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalmowitz, Andy. &#8220;Minivans and the Myth of Manliness&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/minivans-and-the-myth-of-manliness-1851707877\">J<em>alopnik.com<\/em><\/a> 28 Nov 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scharff, Virginia.\u00a0<em>Taking the Wheel: Women and the Coming of the Motor Age.\u00a0<\/em>Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wachs, Martin. \u201cMen, Women, and Urban Travel: The Persistence of Separate Spheres.\u201d\u00a0<em>The Car and the City: The Automobile, the Built Environment, and Daily Urban Life<\/em>. Martin Wachs and Margaret Crawford, eds. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1992. 86-103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after the presidential election, Andy Kalmowitz of Jalopnik argued that Gen Z bros have been \u2018sucked into\u2019 an ideology in which proving manliness is paramount to their collective identity. 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