I found this blog called Stuff White People Like. It’s one of WordPress’ most popular blogs and with over a million hits in only two months I can see why.
I think it supposed to be funny, but nothing in it really made me do more than crack a very, very small smile.
And it’s not funny because it’s not very accurate, since most of the things that white people are supposed to like I don’t even remotely enjoy, like Indie music, Sara Silverman, public radio, plays, wine, hating my parents, or sushi. And if these things that white people allegedly like dont apply to all, or most anyway, white people then where’s the stereotype to laugh at?
It’s also not at all edgy. There’s no bite to it. It’s like drinking a vanilla malt without even the malt.
Really though, I think what these people should have called this is “What White Liberal Guilt-Ridden New York Yuppies Like” because that seems to be who they are describing.
No doubt the writers fall squarely within that dynamic so they know them every well, although I suppose they might have a token minority in their little group because they are, of course, guilt-ridden New York yuppies who need that kind of thing to make them feel, well, less guilt-ridden.
I did a Google and found some people who say it is racist and I guess they have a point. While it doesn’t bother me one iota, one does have to wonder how the blog would be received if it were titled “Stuff Black People Like.”
Not that such a site would be original. There are plenty of racist sites that do crap already.
But at least it would have been more provoking than the white bread served-up by these guys.
BTW, just in case my little blog gets reviewed in response to this post, eh, I know it sucks. But I do like Southern fried chicken so I got that going for me as a white guy.
