Stuff White People Like
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Apr. 16th, 2008 | 12:16 pm
I might be late to the party, and everyone might already know about this site, but a friend turned me on to--
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.c
Did you know white people like the idea of soccer? And metal water bottles? And 80's night? That's only the beginning of stuff I read and had to say, oh, I am such a white girl.
The whole site is charming and funny, and so excellent, I think, in pointing out that yep, white culture is a culture, and just because it's all over the place doesn't mean it's not as strange and nuanced as any other culture. I also think it points out all kinds of racism/white supremacy stuff in funny ways that get around the throat clenching arm folding reactions of white guilt.
My one critique is the site has a middle-class and up bias, nevertheless, bravo.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.c
Did you know white people like the idea of soccer? And metal water bottles? And 80's night? That's only the beginning of stuff I read and had to say, oh, I am such a white girl.
The whole site is charming and funny, and so excellent, I think, in pointing out that yep, white culture is a culture, and just because it's all over the place doesn't mean it's not as strange and nuanced as any other culture. I also think it points out all kinds of racism/white supremacy stuff in funny ways that get around the throat clenching arm folding reactions of white guilt.
My one critique is the site has a middle-class and up bias, nevertheless, bravo.