2009年11月13日星期五

Things Bogans Like describes the no-taste generation

A new Aussie website, Things Bogans Like, charts the shift from the stereotypical bogan to the cashed-up Aussie.

The authors of the site have ignored ed hardy clothing, mulle cuts and the Bathurst 1000, the conventional bogan staples.

Instead, the new-age bogan loves "getting huge" at the gym, Contiki tours and Boost Juice bars.

Also on the list are popular emerging habits such as "misspelling kids' names", and naming babies after high-end brands such as Mercedes, Armani and Chanel.

"The end result of all this creativity is that instead of five Johns in a class attempting to distinguish themselves from each other, there are now Riley, Reilly, Rhylie, Rylee, Ryley and Rylie getting into stoushes over whose dad has the biggest flatscreen," the website says.

The site also claims there is a marketing catch cry that draws a bogan like a moth to a light bulb – "no deposit, no interest, no repayments for 18 months".

But some traditional bogan behaviour remains on the list, such as refusing to read a book until the film has been released Affliction and the penchant for decorating the home with stolen bar mats and street signs.

The site also takes aim at families that decorate their homes with religious icons but don't actually follow that particular religion.

"What better way to announce one's entry into the knowledge economy than by purchasing a Buddhism-themed figurine, statue or water feature from the garden section of Kmart," it says.

The emergence of the female bogan has also been singled out.

A tattoo on the small of a woman's back, also known as a "tramp stamp" or "slag tag", is listed as a known indicator as Christian Audigier.

Bogan is a term coined to refer to people who are, or are perceived to be, of a lower-class background.

The site has a Twitter profile and a Facebook page and uses a photo of notorious AFL player Brendan Fevola as its profile picture.

Six Melbourne men, calling themselves Michael Jayfox, E. Chas McSween, Intravenus DeMilo, Ben Chapleski, Hunter McKenzie-Smythe and Lance Romance, claim responsibility for the site.

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