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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.602
EAN: 9780812979916
ISBN: 0812979915
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: July 01, 2008
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: July 01, 2008
Sales Rank: 189
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees.
They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silverman’s “subversive” comedy and Wes Anderson’s “droll” films. They’re also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They’re organic, ironic, and do not own TVs.
You know who they are: They’re white people. And they’re here, and you’re gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here’s a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being.
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Rating:  - Pretentious People of All Colors will Hate
People, "white" is a state of mind.
There are plenty of other races and non-Europeans that fit the bill...you don't *really* have to be "white" to be as pretentious but it does help.
Likewise, you may be shocked to learn that you are not as "white" as you've been led to believe!
Haven't picked up the book but the blog is great.
Rating: - Great Book!
I thought this book was hilarious! It made me laugh out loud many times and carries some truth. It was fun finding out 'how white I was.' I would recommend this book for anyone who can laugh at themselves.
Rating: - The definitive guide to my life.
I saw this book in the book store and knew I had to buy it (I judged it by it's cover). And I'm glad I did. This is a really funny book. If you have a sense of humor then you will like this book, Black/White/Purple whatever you may be. I don't know if I felt good about myself or a little embarrased that almost everything in this book described me.
The first day I had this book I took it to the pool with a bunch of my friends, we pretty much read the whole book that day, and then they went out and bought thier own copies.
If you are in your 20's/early 30's you will enjoy this book.
Oh and I def don't think this book is racist.
Rating: - Stuff Speechies Like
This book was freaking hilarious. And 5 stars, I thought, in that it was successful it what it attempted to be, nothing more and nothing less.
I'm a speech therapist and so have a lot of exposure to those with Aspergers and high functioning autism - one thing I loved about this book was that it was similar to listening to an Aspie try and decipher pop culture, Anthropologist On Mars style.
Some of entries contain funny-but-thought-provoking social commentary about our own foibles and hypocrisies. By comically exaggerating and satirizing some cultural trends we can laugh but also get a better look at them.
Others are more the equivalent of a VH1 "I Love the 80s" special - "Isn't it funny how everyone suddenly started to love ___? Wait, everyone I know does own a ____, I never even thought about it!" For those who are offended by this book, my advice would be not to get them confused. The point is not that everything listed here is somehow 'wrong'. Predictable and a pop-culture phenomenon maybe, but not necessarily in a bad way.
Rating: - The End of Generation X
Is it time to stop discussing the absurdly popular blog Stuff White People Like? Not just yet. The book perfects and expands Christian Lander's satirical achievement considerably, justifying a closer look and providing an Indian Summer to his success. The book's subtitle, "The definitive guide to the unique taste of millions," explains its power: Lander exposes how what many think is their unique, ineffable taste in artisan breads, Wes Anderson movies and Arcade Fire is not only instantly identifiable, but has the mass appeal of Nascar. Stuff White People Like, as Bobos in Paradise before it, has defined not a race but a demographic; and by defining it, has exposed one massive pretension: We white people thought we had escaped demographics.
As most know, the book reads like an anthropological field guide that would enable an outsider to befriend and win favors from "white people," that is, 20-30 something upper middle-class left-leaning North Americans probably educated at small liberal arts colleges. Because, according to Lander, "white people need authenticity like they need oxygen," it can be difficult to watch one's carefully cultivated identity exposed in these pages as utterly commonplace.
As the white tide of satire encroaches upon one's lifestyle choices, the reader keeps retreating, seeking higher ground to secure some kind of uniqueness. But, as so many readers have learned, there's no escape. The fact that someone can so easily identify our "uniqueness" exposes ... Read More
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