Stuff White People Like
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"The Preppy Handbook" meets "PostSecret," in this cultural manifesto for a new generation. Imagine Sarah Silverman sitting down in your living room describing what makes white people tick. That is Stuff White People Like. Christian Lander has the inside scoop, from coffee to farmers markets to bumper stickers. You will laugh out loud, and you just might, at times, think the joke is on you. Lander and his blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com have already been profiled by NPR and "The Los Angeles Times," adding to the success of the Internet phenomenon.
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As I was reading, I kept thinking, “Wow, I am so white.” But then I tallied up my score and I'm really only about 60% white. Phew.
What White People Will Learn:
-That everything you do to be different makes you the same as everyone else.
-Whether or not you're ‘the right kind of white person'
-What other white people are doing that you could be doing to become even whiter.
What People of Color Will Learn:
-How to become friends with/manipulate white people
-How to make sure you only befriend/manipulate ‘the right kind of white person'
-How to talk to white people and have them think that you are cool/smart/fun/romantic
As funny as the book is, it's also an eye-opener. It made me consider the motivation and value behind a lot of the things that I do without having ever thought twice about why I do them. It helped me see how others might perceive me and white people in general.
It's a great book about race and culture that isn't racist.
