Is there a way to take that “test” without manually jotting down all the items? I thought you could check the little boxes to the left of each item, but apparently not.
My favorite, though, was: black music that black people don’t listen to anymore.
Well, I dint know if it’s white thing in terms of skin color - being white did not really help me in Balkans - but it is a good list as a cultural reference as I can definitely say that with the exception of few items (25, 30, 52, 66, 107, 118 and for 75 I’m in Canada so double points) the list contains things that my individual and social world is made of and that I either inhabit or perceive myself as being an inhabitant of that world.
I assume the point of the site is to poke gentle self-referential fun at left-leaning urban middle to upper middle class types who are likely to be earnestly concerned about issues of systemic racism, whether they are “White” or not.
The sense of uneasiness in the viewer about there being a list of stereotypical “stuff White people like” is part of the joke, as is the fact that the list is composed of stereotypes pointed at the sort of person who could be made uneasy in that manner.
Isn’t the author a white dude?
He looks like the sort of fellow who’d make me want to punch him after thirty seconds but I’m not convinced he’s some anti-white racist.
I came across an online dating profile where she provided a link to Stuff White People Like in her self summary, with a note that it pretty much all applied to her. I identified with more than half of that list myself.
Well, I’m pretty well pale and white like a fishbelly, and this is what I can check off:
#128 Camping
#127 Where the Wild Things Are
#126 Vespa Scooters
#123 Mad Men
#122 Moleskine Notebooks
#119 Sea Salt
#113 Halloween
#112 Hummus
#111 Pea Coats
#109 The Onion
#108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music (Although I actually do enjoy classical music in some circumstances).
#106 Facebook
#104 Girls with Bangs
#103 Sweaters
#94 Free Healthcare
#90 Dinner Parties
#88 Having Gay Friends
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#83 Bad Memories of High School
#79 Modern Furniture
#78 Multilingual Children
#77 Musical Comedy
#75 Threatening to Move to Canada (??)
#64 Recycling
#58 Japan
#57 Juno
#54 Kitchen Gadgets
#53 Dogs
#50 Irony
#49 Vintage
#47 Arts Degrees
#45 Asian Fusion Food
#44 Public Radio
#43 Plays
#42 Sushi
#41 Indie Music
#40 Apple Products
#36 Breakfast Places
#34 Architecture
#33 Marijuana
#32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
#29 80s Night
#22 Having Two Last Names
#15 Yoga
#13 Tea
#7 Diversity
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#4 Assists
#3 Film Festivals
#2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
So, I guess that makes sense.
Wait, what? Why is this on the white people list?
They forgot:
#135 - website pols that don’t let you select each item and then count them up for you.
So that’s at least one, anyway.
Right. It isn’t saying that all white people are like that. It is making fun off the archetype of the educated, urban, liberal person (and that is a group that really needs to be made fun of more IMO). It isn’t talking about rednecks or cowboys or white trash or factory workers. It is creating a list of the things that the ideal specimen that stereotype would possess sort of like how they judge dogs in a show against the breed standard.
Like all stereotypes, there is some degree of truth to it. The white people from my home town in Louisiana would score terribly but I know quite a few people here in the Boston area that could cut and copy any part of that list to describe themselves perfectly.
I lam white and I like:
#128 Camping
#126 Vespa Scooters
#119 Sea Salt
#114 America
#113 Halloween
#112 Hummus
#111 Pea Coats
#109 The Onion
#106 Facebook
#98 The Ivy League
#93 Music Piracy
#91 San Francisco
#89 St. Patrick’s Day
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#78 Multilingual Children
#66 Divorce
#61 Bicycles
#53 Dogs
#52 Sarah Silverman
#49 Vintage
#45 Asian Fusion Food
#42 Sushi
#39 Netflix
#37 Renovations
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#34 Architecture
#19 Traveling
#18 Awareness
#16 Gifted Children
#14 Having Black Friends
#13 Tea
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
I liked 14 things.
What it is, bro?
18/134 So I’m 7.4% white? That doesn’t jibe with my German/English ancestry. But I think the site is amusing in a poke-fun-at-me way.
Full List of Stuff White People Like
March 4, 2008 by clander
#127 Where the Wild Things Are
#115 Promising to Learn a New Language
#114 America
#113 Halloween
#109 The Onion
#106 Facebook
#99 Grammar
#98 The Ivy League
#92 Book Deals
#91 San Francisco
#81 Graduate School
#73 Gentrification
#72 Study Abroad
#51 Living by the Water
#50 Irony
#46 The Sunday New York Times
#44 Public Radio
#43 Plays
#39 Netflix
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#34 Architecture
#26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
#21 Writers Workshops
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#19 Traveling
#16 Gifted Children
#14 Having Black Friends
#12 Non-Profit Organizations
#11 Asian Girls
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I am so white I pretty much glow in the dark, and I don’t like most everything on the list. I found 11 things I liked …
I’m only half white but I’m really white according to that site. What that means is that I’m uppity, I guess… LOL!
I’m a middle-aged Latina, but I guess I’m whiter than I thought, for what that’s worth. I like:
#133 The World Cup (keeps my dad and other male relatives busy for a few weeks, plus it's fun to look at all the hot guys on the various national teams)
#127 Where the Wild Things Are (love that book since I was a kid learning English)
#126 Vespa Scooters (to look at, can't afford one)
#125 Bob Marley (the soundtrack for summer barbecues among my siblings)
#122 Moleskine Notebooks (own one but can't find it)
#119 Sea Salt (to cook with, it does make a difference)
#115 Promising to Learn a New Language (I speak French and keep trying to learn Japanese)
#114 America (I live there. Also, [this guy](http://www.absoluteanime.com/hetalia_axis_powers/usa.htm) from Hetalia)
#113 Halloween (my favorite holiday)
#112 Hummus (yum)
#109 The Onion
#108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music (I actually do - I listened to it with my dad when I was little)
#106 Facebook
#104 Girls with Bangs (though I prefer guys with somewhat messy bangs)
#99 Grammar
#97 Scarves
#94 Free Healthcare
#91 San Francisco (haven't been in years, but wish I could go again)
#89 St. Patrick’s Day
#88 Having Gay Friends (have a few bi friends, plus a kid I used to know in middle school who I later found out is gay, have no idea what happened to him)
#84 T-Shirts (I'm wearing one right now)
#83 Bad Memories of High School (have them, doesn't mean I like them)
#81 Graduate School (though my prospects of attending grow dimmer by the year)
#80 The Idea of Soccer (I don't actually play, but my niece does)
#79 Modern Furniture (would buy if I could afford it)
#78 Multilingual Children (my daughter is English/Spanish bilingual, and wants to learn French)
#76 Bottles of Water
#75 Threatening to Move to Canada (well, I used to in the 90s when I had a guy friend in Vancouver I kept threatening to run away and marry for the double citizenship. Then I met my kid's dad, and the rest is history)
#74 Oscar Parties
#65 Co-Ed Sports (why not? I grew up with Title IX)
#64 Recycling
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People (I'm an eligibility worker; it's kinda my job :))
#61 Bicycles (My BIL makes beach cruisers)
#59 Natural Medicine
#58 Japan (planning to go next year, and have wanted to since I was 12)
#54 Kitchen Gadgets
#53 Dogs (used to hate them, now I own 2 - 1 terrier/chihuahua mix, 1 terrier)
#44 Public Radio
#43 Plays
#42 Sushi
#36 Breakfast Places (does the Pantry in LA count?)
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#29 80s Night
#25 David Sedaris
#24 Wine
#19 Traveling (when I can afford it)
#16 Gifted Children (have one)
#15 Yoga (relaxing, and you don't have to own $80 Lululemon pants to do it)
#13 Tea (Moroccan Mint is my favorite)
#8 Barack Obama
#7 Diversity
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#2 Religions their parents don’t belong to (not enough to convert, but it's interesting to know)
#1 Coffee (I was born in a coffee-growing country, and drank instant dissolved in warm milk since I was 5. I practically live on the stuff now!)Wow. For a minute I was afraid someone might take it too seriously…
:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I didn’t claim all left wing metropolitans were poseurs. Hit a nerve?
This site would be better named as something like "stuff white liberals like (or pretend to).
I’ve enjoyed SWPL for years now. It’s humorous, though sometimes he tries too hard and misses.
What the OP linked to is a table of contents basically. It’s just a numerical list of his articles, or columns, or whatever you want to call them. It’s not a test to see how you rank or how white you are.
Pretty damn white
#134 The TED Conference
#132 Picking Their Own Fruit
#128 Camping
#127 Where the Wild Things Are
#119 Sea Salt
#114 America
#113 Halloween
#112 Hummus
#108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music
#106 Facebook
#103 Sweaters
#102 Children’s Games as Adults
#101 Being Offended
#99 Grammar
#98 The Ivy League
#97 Scarves
#96 New Balance Shoes
#94 Free Healthcare
#90 Dinner Parties
#88 Having Gay Friends
#86 Shorts
#84 T-Shirts
#82 Hating Corporations
#64 Recycling
#63 Expensive Sandwiches
#61 Bicycles
#60 Toyota Prius
#57 Juno
#56 Lawyers
#54 Kitchen Gadgets
#51 Living by the Water
#50 Irony
#48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
#47 Arts Degrees
#46 The Sunday New York Times
#45 Asian Fusion Food
#44 Public Radio
#43 Plays
#42 Sushi
#41 Indie Music
#40 Apple Products
#37 Renovations
#36 Breakfast Places
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#34 Architecture
#26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
#24 Wine
#23 Microbreweries
#22 Having Two Last Names
#21 Writers Workshops
#19 Traveling
#16 Gifted Children
#15 Yoga
#13 Tea
#12 Non-Profit Organizations
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
#8 Barack Obama
#7 Diversity
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#1 Coffee
#132 Picking Their Own Fruit
#127 Where the Wild Things Are
#119 Sea Salt
#111 Pea Coats
#109 The Onion
#108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music
#106 Facebook
#99 Grammar
#97 Scarves
#94 Free Healthcare
#93 Music Piracy
#88 Having Gay Friends
#84 T-Shirts
#77 Musical Comedy
#67 Standing Still at Concerts
#54 Kitchen Gadgets
#53 Dogs
#51 Living by the Water
#50 Irony
#49 Vintage
#41 Indie Music
#40 Apple Products
#36 Breakfast Places
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
#24 Wine
#19 Traveling
#13 Tea
#8 Barack Obama
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#1 Coffee
Don’t let this comparatively short list fool you; I’m the whitest person alive.