White Superiority

I watched an episode of Pimp My Ride UK today. Oh man it owns the American version so much. I mean the first major difference is that there weren't any black people and I think we're all agreed on what a distinct improvement that makes. Secondly the UK crew are all geeky and funny and British instead of trying to be cool and hip and whatever. Lastly the car they made actually looked really good. I often think the Pimp My Ride guys go way overboard and the final result isn't awesome and sweet so much as it is ridiculous and overrated. But this car looked awesome on the outside and the interior and the built in utilities all made sense.

Her car was too loud so they put soundproofing in and added a sweet ass sound system. She was a surfer so they gave her a roof rack and two new boards as well as a waterproof compartment in the boot for her wetsuits. And she was a photography student so they gave her a laptop, camera and printing set all wirelessly connected. Of course they also added the mandatory backseat cameras with video games. When you watch Pimp My Ride you're supposed to be lusting after their new creation and hating on its new owner. You're not supposed to be thinking "Wow, I could've done better than that and I couldn't even put together that TV stand I bought from Ikea".

I understand that in some cases the cars are meant to have ridiculous accessories. That's what makes them pimp right? I get that you want to put something unique and interesting in and I'm all for that. I just think it's dumb when those ideas don't actually meet reality and you end up with something that no one will ever use or that will break within the first five minutes of use.