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Friday, February 15, 2008

White Stuff

posted by on February 15 at 9:30 AM

This blog claims to be about “stuff white people like.”
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But I think it’s really about stuff liberal white people like. But it is possible to see in this comic blog a kind of truth. We can say that liberal white Americans (their personal goals, eating habits, political and social concerns) have become the standard, the measure of success, the center to which all other members of the race (and those outside of the race) are heading.

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1

sushi, small dogs, beaches, and produce.

Posted by Bellevue Ave | February 15, 2008 9:21 AM
2

What a relief! All this cultural pluralism was pulling me in a million different directions.

Posted by Ziggity | February 15, 2008 9:24 AM
3

The White Stuff? Isn't that a movie about astronauts?

Posted by poster Girl | February 15, 2008 9:24 AM
4

isnt that what i put on my GF's face this morning?

apologies to gwee

Posted by Bellevue Ave | February 15, 2008 9:25 AM
5

Stereotype humor pretty much writes itself, doesn't it?

Posted by elenchos | February 15, 2008 9:26 AM
6

stereotype humor is only funny when its over the top. like jews cast tornadoes.

Posted by Bellevue Ave | February 15, 2008 9:28 AM
7

I'm sorry, I couldn't get past "hybird car". White people like spelling and grammar, too; at least, this white person does. This is humor?

Posted by Fnarf | February 15, 2008 9:35 AM
8

i thought the white stuff was what i put up my nose on the weekends.

Posted by k-la | February 15, 2008 9:39 AM
9

my personal favorite in this genre is white whine

Posted by quisone | February 15, 2008 9:44 AM
10

Who told you our secrets, Bellevue Ave?

Posted by Abby | February 15, 2008 9:49 AM
11

That blog is really, really stupid.

"Ooh, make fun of recycling! That's EDGY!"

I cannot roll my eyes enough.

Posted by Will Penguin | February 15, 2008 9:57 AM
12

No we can't. I'm white, and I have no interest in the accoutrements of liberalism.

Posted by mattymatt | February 15, 2008 10:02 AM
13

Most white people like double-wide trailers, Budweiser Beer, Hostess Snacks (mostly Twinkies), guitar music, Kool-Aid and Fast Food.

Wait, that might be most Blacks, or most Hispanics, I forget.

Posted by Medina | February 15, 2008 10:04 AM
14

I'll wager the Clintons are behind this.

Posted by umvue | February 15, 2008 10:13 AM
15

@13 I think the joke is that the stuff you mention is already considered "White trash", but the liberal stuff could be considered white too. Race usually goes unnamed when associated with elite stuff...although I agree with others that this misses the target more than it hits

Posted by jonglix | February 15, 2008 10:13 AM
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@13: I think that's poor people, actually.

Posted by Aislinn | February 15, 2008 10:16 AM
17

Ok, the double-wide trailer is white trash, but the rest is just white. In most white middle class homes you'll find at least 3 out of the six things I've mentioned.

I forgot to mention that white people love blogs.

Posted by Medina | February 15, 2008 10:17 AM
18

Let's start a betting pool to see how quickly Barack ends up on the list...

Posted by Andy Niable, Party Pooper | February 15, 2008 10:22 AM
19

I think they left off fried chicken, watermellons & cadillacs. Oh, wait, I think I'm getting my stereotypes confused.

Posted by Mike in MO | February 15, 2008 10:39 AM
20

Oh no! Now everyone’s going to know we like vegetables!

Posted by BB | February 15, 2008 10:57 AM
21

I like sushi and beaches, but hybrid cars are for poor people. All the in-crowd want plug-in hybrids. 100 mpg is the way to go.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 15, 2008 10:58 AM
22

When is porn going to make it on the list? White people like porn, right?

Posted by iflurry | February 15, 2008 11:05 AM
23

Funny! And what's even funnier is how chafed a lot of the commenter's are! HAHAahahahaha! Most of that site is true.

Posted by white girl | February 15, 2008 11:06 AM
24

I don't know, I think the site is pretty funny, and as a white liberal I find that many of the stereotypes are describing me or many of the people I know.

Posted by Cascadian | February 15, 2008 11:11 AM
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Posted by Cascadian | February 15, 2008 11:17 AM
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Posted by Bellevue Ave | February 15, 2008 11:26 AM
27

@4: Lucky girl...

Posted by Lisa | February 15, 2008 11:39 AM
28

I like the blog. You could call it "Things Seattle Yuppies Like" and it would have the same impact.

Posted by Jay | February 15, 2008 12:53 PM
29

Is basically describes every white person I know in Seattle to a T.

LOL

Posted by hunh? | February 15, 2008 1:45 PM
30

Oblviously whoever wrote this has never seen Heavy Metal Parking Lot.

Posted by dude man | February 15, 2008 1:50 PM
31

Hilarious. They nailed it. The bike stuff, especially--that's my boyfriend and I to a T.

Suck it up, fellow whiteys.

Posted by Irena | February 15, 2008 2:02 PM
32

Do they have Wayne Brady and boobs?

Posted by Greg | February 15, 2008 2:48 PM
33

I like Charles!

Posted by -B- | February 15, 2008 3:39 PM
34

They nailed me on ten of them, but the rest not so much.

Posted by cubra | February 15, 2008 3:57 PM
35

Late to comment but I will chime in anyway. It is stunning and HILARIOUS how accurate their analysis is. That instantly goes on my top ten blogs list.

(More things white people like: Top Ten Lists; Lists; Rankings.)

Out of context but somewhat applicable:

"What one's imagination makes of other people is dictated, or course, by the laws of one's own personality, and it is one of the ironies of black-white relations that, by means of what the white man imagines the black man to be, the black man is enabled to know who the white man is." –James Baldwin

Posted by Strath | February 18, 2008 11:55 AM

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