I have visited HHI only once and found it to be the epitome of gentrification. There are parts of the island (the part with the iconic lighthouse) that visitors have to pay a fee to drive to. Many of the mansions are far from the road and camouflaged by trees so they can’t be seen. There is very little public access to beaches and the ocean. I found it to be an unwelcoming place with an overwhelming feeling of snobbery and a clear message that I didn’t belong. I’ve never been back.
If I was you, I’d cover it so as to not damage the car. While I don’t think you “should” remove it per se, I think keeping it visible on the car would do more harm than good because, ultimately, a bumper sticker is seen much more by other drivers than by you as the car’s driver and for other drivers, they’ll be more likely to see the “HH” as potentially a hate symbol rather than what it actually stands for. At least in these current times.
Maybe you could get a Hilton Head sticker that spells out the full name in bigger letters/without the acronym
Take a Sharpie and draw a line through the lighthouse to look like an I.
That’s not a bad idea actually…
I have visited HHI only once and found it to be the epitome of gentrification. There are parts of the island (the part with the iconic lighthouse) that visitors have to pay a fee to drive to. Many of the mansions are far from the road and camouflaged by trees so they can’t be seen. There is very little public access to beaches and the ocean. I found it to be an unwelcoming place with an overwhelming feeling of snobbery and a clear message that I didn’t belong. I’ve never been back.
This is a fair assessment
If I was you, I’d cover it so as to not damage the car. While I don’t think you “should” remove it per se, I think keeping it visible on the car would do more harm than good because, ultimately, a bumper sticker is seen much more by other drivers than by you as the car’s driver and for other drivers, they’ll be more likely to see the “HH” as potentially a hate symbol rather than what it actually stands for. At least in these current times.
Maybe you could get a Hilton Head sticker that spells out the full name in bigger letters/without the acronym
Thank you for the thoughtful reply, Sarah. Good points!
Remove the sticker.