Just go here: Stuff White People Like. I linked to this site a few days ago through a post on Firas' blog and have been reading pieces of it ever since.
Basically, it's a highly snarky blog containing a comprehensive list of Stuff White People Like (such as #96 New Balance Shoes) interspersed with White People In The News blurbs and White Problems (like "Poorly Read Partners"). According to the website, a book version of the blog is coming out this summer.
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The site just annoys me. It's just random generalizations and most of them aren't even true.
I've seen that site and was particularly convicted by #96, the New Balance Shoes.
it's stupid. i hate bumper stickers and won't have one on my car. although once in awhile i see one on someone else's car that tickles me. i do not like getting offended and i do get offended by generalized statements directed at any group of people. I've tried many varieties of new balance shoes and i don't care for them. i don't like anything up around my neck including scarfs. i know nothing about rugby. there is no such thing as FREE medical care..someone has to pay. i don't gain my confidence by what school i attended and i am not impressed by someone just because they attended a certain school. i did really enjoy "the da vinci code". i think there are good and bad public schools just like there are good and bad private schools. improper grammar is not high on my list of annoyances, although i have to admit it is more pleasant to my ears when someone uses good grammer.
I actually got a kick out of the site. Yeah, of course, they're just random generalizations. But seriously, I've met people like that and thought the observations were spot on, thus hilarious.
i just reread the stuff white people like, and i have to agree with you Cathryn. It is hilarious. i too know a few people like that.
Good lord, I did not read the list, because..you know..reading, but from some of the comments I would guess whining and being easily offended are on the list.
Maybe people just need a better understanding of what a generalization is.
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