Today's Blog: About white people

I recently received a tip to a funny blog called Stuff White People Like. On the whole it is pretty lighthearted and shouldn't be taken very seriously. In truth, it's more of a Stuff Yuppies and Hipsters Like.

A few examples of entries:

• #73 Gentrification - "When one of these white people tell you where they live, you should say “whoa, it’s pretty rough down there. I don’t think I could live there.” This will make them feel even better about their credibility and status as neighborhood pioneers."
• #70 Difficult Breakups - "Once breakup proceedings have been initiated, a white person is immediately thrust into the center of attention in their circle of friends. During this time, they are permitted to talk at great lengths about themselves, listen to The Smiths, and get free dinners from friends who think “they shouldn’t be alone right now.”"
• #63 Expensive Sandwiches - "In most cities, if you need to find a cache of white people get yourself to a sandwich shop."
• #57 Juno - "White people, especially ones over 30, also love movies that take them back to a time when there was zero hip hop influence in white high schools."
• #53 Sarah Silverman - "WARNING: under no circumstances should you EVER list Dane Cook as your favorite comedian. The wrong kind of white people like him. And mentioning him will cause white people to lose all respect for you."
• #51 Living by the water - "Mountain views are also acceptable, but generally seen as a poor substitute."
• #44 Public Radio - "[The] middle portion of the [This American Life] episode where the gay guy who doesn’t own a TV, talks about his one week experiment in TV watching, is an example of what White people love listening to."
• #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism - "As with many white people activities, being vegan/vegetarian enables them to feel as though they are helping the environment AND it gives them a sweet way to feel superior to others."
• #22 Having two last names - "I have a feeling that College Lacrosse and Soccer Jerseys are going to look pretty strange in the next few years."
• #16 "Gifted" children - "But NEVER under any circumstance imply that their child is less than a genius. The idea that something could come from them and be less than greatness is too much for them to bear."
• #5 Farmers Markets - "White people also like Farmer’s Markets because it is outdoors (they love being outdoors), they can bring their dogs and children in expensive strollers, and they get to see other white people."
• #1 Coffee - "I promise you that the first person at your school to drink coffee was a white person. You could kind of tell they didn’t enjoy it, but they did it anyways until they liked it - like cigarettes."