austrya Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/ Sorry if this offends anyone, but I think it's pretty funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 one of the few blogs I like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 A buddy of mine referened that in his blog the other day and I couldn't get to #1 in either link. Is the list still in progress? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'm not remotely offended by it, which is odd only because I sympathize entirely with whoever has written it. The site may think it's lampooning white people, but what it's actually lampooning is the upper middle-class. It's cool that I can actually mock and chuckle at the targets of the blog's ire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Stuff Black People Like Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 A buddy of mine referened that in his blog the other day and I couldn't get to #1 in either link. Is the list still in progress?its still in progress but goes backwards. to get to #1, keep clicking on the older posts link at the bottom of each page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The thing that irks me about both of these sites - and no, I'm not the kind of liberal who can't take a joke - is that they're perpetuating racial stereotypes that are inextricably linked to class. I often wonder if Americans realize that the country's race issues are really more about class than skin colour. Ehn, maybe I'd have a different slant on things if I lived there myself. Or if I could make rent without help most months. Etc. But I doubt it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The thing that irks me about both of these sites is that they're perpetuating racial stereotypes that are inextricably linked to class.I hear what you're saying, but it doesn't pertain to all SWPL posts such as "Standing Still at Concerts" and "Mos Def" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Well, yeah, that stuff is true... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Good point you made (maker-ed), anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I hear what you're saying, but it doesn't pertain to all SWPL posts such as "Standing Still at Concerts" and "Mos Def" those are good. I'm actually guilty of this one, Many white people will look into the window of an ethnic restaurant to see if there are other white people in there. It is determined to be an acceptable restaurant if the white people in there are accompanied by ethnic friends. But if there is a table occupied entirely by white people, it is deemed unacceptable. if I'm going out for Japanese food, I want the place owned, operated, staffed and frequented by Japanese people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Because you're a self-important sightseer! Or maybe - gasp! - you just want real Japanese food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 its still in progress but goes backwards. to get to #1, keep clicking on the older posts link at the bottom of each page.Thanks! Coffee? I kind of see the point, but really? Maybe arguing about top 100 lists should be #1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Or maybe - gasp! - you just want real Japanese food. that'd be why, my friends and their wives have spoiled me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 White people overwhelmingly like Wilco based upon what I saw at the Riv all week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zebra Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 The site may think it's lampooning white people, but what it's actually lampooning is the upper middle-class. It's cool that I can actually mock and chuckle at the targets of the blog's ire.Yeah, I read it and laughed because the writer is going after yuppies, not all white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katie3 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?showtopic=33585 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 White people overwhelmingly like Wilco based upon what I saw at the Riv all week.I was expecting a snarky entry about Wilco on the link, but clearly Greg is correct. Not alot of black people dig Wilco.....oh well... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?showtopic=33585 A majority of the people here don't look at that section of the board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was expecting a snarky entry about Wilco on the link, but clearly Greg is correct. Not alot of black people dig Wilco.....oh well... LouieBI'd give anything to know why. I don't know if I've ever seen a paler crowd of folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 back in the 80s, Tootie from the Facts of life was labelled as "the black girl that every white boy likes"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 back in the 70s, Thelma from Good Times was labelled as "the black girl that every white boy likes"!I KNOW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'd give anything to know why. I don't know if I've ever seen a paler crowd of folks. Springsteen has made comments on a couple of occasions that there were more black people on hi stage than in his audience, that is to say one, though there were three for a brief period in '74-'75. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allgodsmoney Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 White people overwhelmingly like Wilco based upon what I saw at the Riv all week. only the cool ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'm not remotely offended by it, which is odd only because I sympathize entirely with whoever has written it. The site may think it's lampooning white people, but what it's actually lampooning is the upper middle-class. It's cool that I can actually mock and chuckle at the targets of the blog's ire. i'm 100% sure that most white people would love the phrase 'mock and chuckle at the targets of the blog's ire'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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