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For the past month, STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE has been provoking a bevy of comments - positive and negative - and making people generally think about themselves and their practices in relation to cultural stereotypes. Meanwhile, those of us with a sense of humor are just laughing uproariously in the process.
The author, who was recently featured in the LA Times discussing the site, has seen a huge traffic spike in the past couple of weeks as people come to gawk at the fuss. While the posts on the site itself is hilarious in unpacking those seemingly-inexplicable things that white people like (supposedly), here's a word of warning: the post comments are equally addictive, as many chime in to cite their own examples in misguided attempts to prove the author wrong, while proving him completely right in their ruffled indignation.
His writing riffs off the objective tone of anthropological departments past, but delicately balances detachment with taking-the-piss-out incredulity, to make you wonder if he's really serious - or if that's just you.
Check out some favorites: "#75: Threatening to Move to Canada" and "#63: Expensive Sandwiches."
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But I DO like expensive sandwiches!
....I agree, the site is brilliant and generative, and highly addictive. And bloody funny.
Posted by: nikki.r | March 20, 2008 3:31 PM