Further Thoughts on Last Night's Post

You know, I understand hip hop and car culture. Thanks to songs that have been written about material possessions, such as cars, some people have really embraced this and brought elements of the music into their own lives. This young person decided to put large, flashy rims on his car. Great! He set a goal, saved up his money, and bought those rims! I may be biased here. I look about as hip hop as Ward Clever (I'm a teacher, but, I really love a lot of rap from the late 80's and early 90's (De La, Rakim, early-Wu Tang, Tribe Called Quest)) and I drive a Ford Focus (Lil' Wayne has never and WILL never write a song about good gas mileage). However, by putting big, flashy rims on a beat up, old Buick; are we not polishing the proverbial turd here? Another question... Isn't advertising the size of the rims in big numbers on the windows equivalent to if I were to decide to be super macho one day and wear a shirt that reads "I have a huge penis and proportionately sized testicles" ? I think I am going to have that shirt custom made today!