The title is "Is our family annoying because we own a Prius?" I firmly believe that no, your family is annoying because you're a bunch of hippie d-bags. You also bought the Prius because you're a bunch of hippie d-bags. So we have one cause (being hippie d-bags) and two effects (sucking and owning a hybrid).
Oh oh oh! I can hear the chorus of smelly-ass tree huggers now: Only hippie d-bags buy Prius'? Yes. Or at least 57% percent of them.
According to a marketing survey (which the Times ran in a graphic I couldn't hide from), more buyers bought the Prius this year because it "makes a statement about me" (57 percent) than because of its better gas mileage (36 percent) or lower carbon dioxide emissions (25 percent) or new technology (7 percent).
57% of Prius owners bought the damn car because it makes a statement about them. What statement? That you're a hippie d-bag. QED.
There is a subtitle that I would like to quickly address as well: "Is my hybrid turning my kids into eco-snobs?" Anyone see where this is going? Your hybrid isn't turning your kids into anything. It's, gasp, YOU! YOU are turning your kids into hippie d-bag eco-snobs and you have to go as far as writing an article on Slate to rationalize your total demolition of your children's social future (which, I assume, some observation and a little forecasting recently made clear to you was the case) and blame it on your car.
This message was brought to you by JP's recently-acquired distaste for environmental law.
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