Stuff White People Like: A Definitive
Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
by Christian Lander
Agonizingly True
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.
Praise for STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE:
“The best of a hilarious Web site: an uncannily accurate catalog of dead-on
predilections. The Criterion Collection of classic films? Haircuts with
bangs? Expensive fruit juice? ‘Blonde on Blonde’ on the iPod? The author
knows who reads The New Yorker and who wears plaid.”
–Janet Maslin’s summer picks, CBS.com
“The author of Stuff White People Like skewers the sacred cows of lefty
Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. . . . It gently mocks the
habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering
their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation (as long as its
not a bus), their idle threats to move to Canada, and joy in playing
childrens games as adults. Kickball, anyone?”
–Salon.com
“A handy reference guide with which you can check just how white you
are. Hint: If you like only documentaries and think your child is gifted, you
glow in the dark, buddy.”
–NY Daily News
Personal Review: Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to
the Unique Taste of Millions by Christian Lander
My gifted (#16), multilingual (#78) 28 year old son (his mother and I are
divorced (#66)) has recently returned from a year of teaching English in
Japan (#11, 19, 42, 58, 71, 72,) to attend graduate school (#47 and #81)
and he visited me today. We had some freshly brewed gourmet coffee
(#1) and ate a couple of $12 sandwiches (#63) while watching several

episodes of the Wire (#85). As he left he borrowed some of my Criterion
Collection (#106) DVD's of 1950's classic Japanese films (#116). And this
was just today!
I thought that this book was hilarious, and I love the sub-title (The
Definitive Guide to the Unique Tastes of Millions). Although less than half
of the "stuff" applied to me I really got a kick out of it and bought a couple
more copies for friends.
Let's clear up one thing though; this was not meant to apply to ALL white
people. I have two brothers (both republican, blue collar conservatives)
and I would be surprised if even two items on the list applied to them and
they lead happy, fulfilled lives (or so they tell me). This book is directed to
a certain sub-sect of the white population. We like to think that we are
different but many of us are different in the exact same ways. We know
who we are and we should be able to laugh at ourselves (#103, Self
Deprecating Humor).
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