What Kind of White Person Are You?

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22799824.post-31752516162437867612008-07-22T12:31:00.005-04:002008-07-22T18:10:18.924-04:00What Kind of White Person Are You?People are quick to point out that I'm mostly white. I hear a version of the following quite often: "You certainly don't look like a(n) [Indian, Native American, Prairie Nigger]" The people who state the later are a bit insensitive to our politically correct times and usually have a Confederate flag covering more than one of their living room windows. However having 25% Indian in me was a little like having an in at Studio 54 when I went to a conference on race a couple of months ago. "Oh, another white man." "Actually, I'm part Indian." "Well, why didn't you say so? Let me show the secret non-white handshake." Oh, believe me, I played that up as much as humanly possible. Anyway, like most surfers of the interweb I've been reading <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/">Stuff White People Like</a> (silly honkies) and realized that a lot on the <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/">list</a> pertained to me quite a bit. So, I thought I'd share my whiteness to the world and point out the stuff this (mostly) white person likes. <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/18/3-film-festivals/">Film Festivals</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/19/7-diversity/">Diversity</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/19/8-barack-obama/">Barack Obama</a> (I'll admit it, I've swallowed the red pill) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/20/11-wes-anderson-movies/">Wes Anderson Movies</a> (my favorite is The Royal Tenenbaums) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/21/12-non-profit-organizations/">Non-profit Organizations</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/21/13-tea/">Tea</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/21/14-having-black-friends/">Having Black Friends</a> (why isn't having an Indian friend just as cool?) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/22/17-gifted-children/">Gifted Children </a>(I wouldn't have any other kind) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/23/21-writers-workshops/">Writers Workshops</a> (a great place to hear everything you want to hear about your own work and secretly laugh at everyone else) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/24/23-microbreweries/">Microbreweries</a> (beer is swell) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/26/25-david-sedaris/">David Sedaris </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/27/31-snowboarding/">Snowboarding</a> (even though I haven't been on one in about ten years) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/28/35-the-daily-showcolbert-report/">The Daily Show/Colbert Report</a> (the Sunday New York Times only comes once a week. Where else can I get my news?) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/28/36-breakfast-places/">Breakfast Places</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/29/38-arrested-development/">Arrested Development</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/30/39-apple-products/">Apple Products </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/30/40-indie-music/">Indie Music</a> (I liked Vampire Weekend before they played SNL) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/31/44-public-radio/">Public Radio </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/31/45-the-sunday-new-york-times/">The Sunday New York Times </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/01/47-arts-degrees/">Arts Degrees</a> (MFA, anyone?) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/03/50-irony/">Irony </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/04/51-living-by-the-water/">Living by the Water</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/04/52-sarah-silverman/">Sarah Silverman</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/04/53-dogs/">Dogs</a> (I want one) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/06/57-juno/">Juno</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/11/63-expensive-sandwiches/">Expensive Sandwiches</a> (Rueben Panini, anyone?) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/17/68-standing-still-at-concerts/">Standing Still at Concerts</a> (though I will bob my head once and awhile) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/17/68-michel-gondry/">Michel Gondry </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/24/74-oscar-parties/">Oscar Parties</a> (I already have my list of winners for next year) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/24/75-threatening-to-move-to-canada/">Threatening to Move to Canada</a> (it's only a couple of hours away) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/28/77-musical-comedy/">Musical Comedy</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/03/80-the-idea-of-soccer/">The Idea of Soccer </a>(Remind me to buy a new Umbro t-shirt) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/04/81-graduate-school/">Graduate School</a> (an MFA is a really great idea) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/06/83-bad-memories-of-high-school/">Bad Memories of High School </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/07/84-t-shirts/">T-Shirts </a>(currently wearing a t-shirt of some cool concert venue in San Diego I've never seen) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/09/85-the-wire/">The Wire </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/11/86-shorts/">Shorts </a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/14/88-having-gay-friends/">Having Gay Friends</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/18/88-dinner-parties/">Dinner Parties</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/30/93-music-piracy/">Music Piracy</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/04/04/94-free-healthcare/">Free Health Care</a> <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/04/20/96-new-balance-shoes/">New Balance Sneakers </a>(the factory store is just so close) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/">Grammar </a>(Yes, I do have an opinion on the Oxford comma) <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/06/02/102-childrens-games-as-adults/">Children's Games as Adults</a> So, to all the white people out there, what do you like?Steve Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747911304010686713steve@stephenallan.net