# What is the deal with the White Stripes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483 "2003-05-01T21:39:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anyanka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@Anyanka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anyanka)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483/1 "2003-05-01T21:39:18Z")

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I’ve recently started listening to their music, and I like it.  
So what’s the deal, are they siblings, or ex-spouses?

Does anybody know?

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**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483/2 "2003-05-01T21:43:47Z")

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They stick to the story that they’re siblings, but marriage and divorce certificates have been publicized. The Stripes maintain these are fakes. I know someone in Detroit who claims to be friends with Jack White’s brother, whose last name is Gillis.

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**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483/3 "2003-05-01T21:49:23Z")

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[Here you go](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=175600).

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**Author:** ![Anyanka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@Anyanka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anyanka)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-the-white-stripes/172483/4 "2003-05-01T22:14:01Z")

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Didn’t see the other thread.

Thank you Lisa, Sauron.🙂