[lbo-talk] stuff white people like

wrobert at uci.edu wrobert at uci.edu
Mon Mar 10 15:11:40 PDT 2008


It seems like its treading some of the same territory as http://blackpeopleloveus.com/ but not as successfully. robert wood


> Still, "what white people like" would also include the
> NASCAR Dad type stuff. Not the accoutrements of
> coastal liberal grad student lifestyle, which is the
> focus of the blog.
>
> Also, I'm not one for false modesty, so I'll venture
> that I'm not exactly irony-deficient, either, and I
> get the joke of the blog. Apple computers,
> vegetarianism, "standing still at shows" -- ouch. That
> an be me.
>
> Is supporting Obama on there?
>
> Watching the Wire, but also not watching TV, world
> travel (I wish!), being the only white person around,
> etc. Like I said, I rejoice when I can find things
> that aren't me there, but a lot of it cuts close to
> the bone or at least rings true about twentysomething
> Portland/SF/NYC (yes, even Austin) whites, esp., aain,
> grad sudent folks. "Reminding people that they are a
> part of a group" isn't news to me; I've posted quite
> about white culture on here, being a red state son
> (like Dennis P.), and things associated with that. My
> Tennessee & Texan upbringing wasn't filled with
> veganism, yoga, world travel, multiculturaism, and
> hating corporations. More like fried bologna, moon
> pies, red beans & rice & cornbread, Dr. Pepper, John
> Prine, and Bill Monroe. But I'm easy.
>
> -B.
>
>
>
>
> Andy F quoted:
>
> "One irony-deficient reader complained that the blog
> was less about white people than it was about yuppies.
> And without knowing it, she was cutting to the heart
> of the joke. Lander is gently making fun of the many
> progressive, educated, upper-middle-class whites who
> think they are beyond ethnicity or collectively shared
> tastes, styles or outlook. He's essentially reminding
> them that they too are part of a group."
> ___________________________________
> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk
>
>



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list