Comments on: Stuff White People Like http://heliologue.com/2008/10/25/stuff-white-people-like/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: In Focus http://heliologue.com/2008/10/25/stuff-white-people-like/#comment-168959 Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: In Focus Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:48:00 +0000 http://heliologue.com/?p=2821#comment-168959 [...] reviews Stuff White People Like by Christian [...] [...] reviews Stuff White People Like by Christian [...]

]]> By: ffanatic http://heliologue.com/2008/10/25/stuff-white-people-like/#comment-168801 ffanatic Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:33:12 +0000 http://heliologue.com/?p=2821#comment-168801 The site, while it occasionally hits the proverbial nail on the head (read the entry on music piracy), the overall one dimensional nature of the whole thing makes a difficult thing to come back to over & over again. The site, while it occasionally hits the proverbial nail on the head (read the entry on music piracy), the overall one dimensional nature of the whole thing makes a difficult thing to come back to over & over again.

]]> By: Conor http://heliologue.com/2008/10/25/stuff-white-people-like/#comment-168743 Conor Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:33:31 +0000 http://heliologue.com/?p=2821#comment-168743 I've long been a fan of this site, though I rarely read it. I find it <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/22/72-study-abroad/" rel="nofollow">relevant to my interests</a>, if you will. This summer I read a <a href="http://savageminds.org/2008/07/03/the-opposite-of-anthropology/" rel="nofollow">tiresomely haughty reaction</a> to the site, in which the author hoped to remind readers that Lander is not a genuine anthropologist—whatever the hell that means. Your comparison of "white people" to "Democrats" is insightful. I think that white people like stuff like Stuff White People Like because the stereotypes are ultimately complimentary. What's the opposite of a backhanded compliment? A forehanded insult? Whatever it is, that's what this blog and everything it represents are to me. White (Democrat) people read this and chuckle to themselves, saying, "My, I <em>do</em> enjoy a lot of opportunities, don't I?" I’ve long been a fan of this site, though I rarely read it. I find it relevant to my interests, if you will.

This summer I read a tiresomely haughty reaction to the site, in which the author hoped to remind readers that Lander is not a genuine anthropologist—whatever the hell that means.

Your comparison of "white people" to "Democrats" is insightful. I think that white people like stuff like Stuff White People Like because the stereotypes are ultimately complimentary. What’s the opposite of a backhanded compliment? A forehanded insult? Whatever it is, that’s what this blog and everything it represents are to me. White (Democrat) people read this and chuckle to themselves, saying, "My, I do enjoy a lot of opportunities, don’t I?"

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