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Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions | Christian Lander
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe theyre unique, yet somehow theyre all exactly the same, talking about how they get Sarah Silvermans subversive comedy and Wes Andersons droll films. Theyre also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. Theyre organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: Theyre white people. And theyre here, and youre gonna have to deal. Fortunately, heres a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being. Praise for STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE: The best of a hilarious Web site: an uncannily accurate catalog of dead-on predilections. The Criterion Collection of classic films? Haircuts with bangs? Expensive fruit juice? Blonde on Blonde on the iPod? The author knows who reads The New Yorker and who wears plaid. Janet Maslins summer picks, CBS.com The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. . . . It gently mocks the habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation (as long as it's not a bus), their idle threats to move to Canada, and joy in playing children's games as adults. Kickball, anyone? Salon.com A handy reference guide with which you can check just how white you are. Hint: If you like only documentaries and think your child is gifted, you glow in the dark, buddy. NY Daily News From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Well, according to the author, I may be the “wrong kind of white people” since I only liked enough of the 150 things to earn 10% white ranking! 😂
If you like sarcastic, self-deprecating humor, this ones for you. This was laugh out loud funny.

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Queta00

I got this book for my hubby....Non-white guy.....LoL...had never met Caucasians....

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ferskner
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Thank you @Kalalalatja! I used to follow this blog, but haven't looked at it in years. It will be so fun to revisit the rise of hipsters. (Also I thought I understood Danish addresses, but I'm so confused by yours!)

MatchlessMarie There is a parody of this called Stuff Christians like and I could not read it in public it was so hilarious. 🤣 7y
Kalalalatja Haha my new address is a bit confusing 😄 but I‘m glad it made it! 7y
Pamwurtzler I stood in Powell‘s reading this for probably an hour. So funny! (I did buy it!) 😂 7y
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ferskner @Pamwurtzler did you get any odd looks? 7y
Pamwurtzler Just from my co-worker, who thought I was insane. I figure the Powell‘s people are used to that! 😂 7y
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kidamy
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The light of my life, my sweet fiance, did not enjoy the library sale as much as I did.

"I'm checking to see if library sales are mentioned in this book," he explained.

Balibee146 That pained expression - my OH and both boys wear it too.. 7y
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#riotgrams #funnybooks. My tastes run towards the depressing end of the spectrum but this book is pretty funny. I found a Borders receipt inside from 2008 but it is still relevant. I am a white middle class college educated female who has adopted from China, listens to NPR,drives a Toyota (used to have a Volvo),drinks a lot of Starbucks etc. So this makes fun of people like me while reminding me not to be a stereotype

Flaneurette Also my props in the pic are so typical 😜 8y
vivastory It's easy to laugh at other people, it takes a certain amount of self-esteem to be able to make fun of ourselves. 8y
Flaneurette Yeah @vivastory I don't want to be that person especially now so I try to be aware of my faults for my kids sake and humor helps although it's hard to be hopeful lately 8y
kspenmoll 🙂 8y
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As a basic white college grad student, I can say this is 100% accurate