I just realized that our house has a white picket fence. Uh-oh. Unconsciously I knew, of course, but just now, after a tall nonfat latte, the ramifications hit me.
According to Wikipedia: a "picket fence, ideally white, is seen by some as a symbol of the ideal middle-class suburban life, with a family, children, large house and peaceful living. This stems from the fact that houses in quiet, middle-class neighborhoods often have a picket fence around the garden.[1] In recent years, some people have associated picket fences with what they regard as the more negative aspects of this lifestyle. For example, the director David Lynch uses ironic images of the picket fence in his 1986 film Blue Velvet."
Isn't your wpf in your backyard? So, the usual irony is present. No need to fret about becoming the "average white suburban couple"...not gonna happen.
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