A trend is growing on social media, defining what kind of mom you are, depending on whether you drive a black or white SUV.
Having a black or white car is no longer about liking this particular color (or tone) but rather about who you are as a mom.
Mom of two, Carlie Mary Butler, jumped into the chat to admit she’s a black SUV mom and owns it loud and proud.
“So I’ve heard this mom-trend going around that’s basically like, white SUV mom is put together; she’s on top of it. But a black SUV mom is a hot mess express,” she starts her viral video.
“This is a shout-out to all the black SUV moms: that’s us, that’s me. We’re in this together. If we’re going to be labeled the hot mess express – let’s own it.”
“They make their own sourdough”
Without wanting to “dis” the moms who drive white SUVs, Carlie had a few other things to say.
“I bet the white SUV moms wear JCrew; they’ve already done their taxes, and they for sure make their own sourdough. White SUV moms have a calendar, and it’s color-coordinated.”
“This is a ‘hey, we’re taking notes from you; you have it together. I wanna be more like you’.”
She leans into her ‘black SUVness’ as she runs out of the car, saying, “Moms with white SUVs are probably never late to pick up their kids from school or drop them off.
“[They] don’t say any words that I would say.”
Carlie ends her video dancing around the car with her kids to Ludacris’s song, ‘Get Back.’
As any mom driving a black SUV would do.
“The messy mix of hot mess”
Hundreds of SUV moms had lots to say about the post, and kicked off with the moms driving black SUVs because they are the “hot mess”.
“Black SUV mom, always late, filed an extension, and they know my voice at the drive-thru,” one bragged.
“I drive a white SUV, but CLEARLY should trade it in for a black one,” another joked.
“I dunno…I have a black SUV with my Monster energy drink next to my Stanley cup of water, with 90s hip hop blasting and a color-coded calendar…the messy mix of hot mess, mom,” shared a mom who was on both teams.
But there was also dissent, with this mom writing, “I drive a black SUV, and I run on a coordinated schedule! 15 minutes early always, and I don’t like to procrastinate! I’m the oldest child of five and the family manager!”
“It’s the f*ing Wiggles on 24/7”
What did the moms driving white SUVs have to say?
“White SUV driver here who wears JCrew has filed my taxes and has a color-coordinated calendar, but all my bread comes from the store, and it’s alt-rock only playing in the car (I’m lying, it’s the f’ing Wiggles on 24/7),” wrote one mom.
Another confessed she’s been posing: “I think I’m a black SUV mom in disguise as a white SUV mom.”
Some moms felt left out of the debate and wanted to weigh in.
“Gray SUV mom here,” one said. “Mysterious, and you never know what version you’re getting. Used to be white [SUV driver], but once I turned grey, there was no going back.”
In defense of a black SUV-driving mom
On a personal note, I have something to say as a mom driving a black SUV with a white interior. Yes, I am playing both teams.
“I’m no hot mess!”
I have three kids, and yes, my car has crumbs hidden in the creases of the chairs, but I reject the notion that I’m not put together, always running late and blaring hip-hop music.
Although, admittedly, occasionally I slip into black SUV mode and forget library day.