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Senior



Joined: 31 Jan 2010

PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:15 pm    Post subject: Stereotypes Of White People Reply with quote

http://aidwatchers.com/2010/04/how-early-20th-century-african-artists-did-mockingly-stereotypical-images-of-whites/

I found this blog post really hilarious. It is about African villagers take on white people. For instance, white men drink a lot and wear hats. Keeping dogs as pets is also cause of much mirth.

What are some more stereotypes that other cultures have about white people?
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Bloopity Bloop



Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo

PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

White people all look the same.
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detourne_me



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/
The definitive answer!
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reactionary



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never "got" that "stuff white people like" crap. A lot of it is universal stuff (Conan O'Brien? hell, I hate the guy, but people across the country seem to like him). I guess the next time I see an Asian guy who says he likes Conan O'brien I can accuse him of trying to be white.
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NYC_Gal



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The is one of the funnier posts:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/
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shifter2009



Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

reactionary wrote:
I never "got" that "stuff white people like" crap. A lot of it is universal stuff (Conan O'Brien? hell, I hate the guy, but people across the country seem to like him). I guess the next time I see an Asian guy who says he likes Conan O'brien I can accuse him of trying to be white.


Some of them are way off but others I found to be dead on for me. The one about New Balance shoes hit real close to home. I had 6 or 7 white people over to my apartment for tacos one night and we were reading that. It mentions parties where you will find nothing but New Balance shoes piled up at the front door. Sure enough, 6 out of 7 of us had New Balances. So, when he is right, he is right.
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reactionary



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NYC_Gal wrote:
The is one of the funnier posts:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/



Doesn't really sound white. Sounds like someone who comes from a wealthy family and can afford to quit working for a year.
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NYC_Gal



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

reactionary wrote:
NYC_Gal wrote:
The is one of the funnier posts:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/



Doesn't really sound white. Sounds like someone who comes from a wealthy family and can afford to quit working for a year.


If you read the whole post, it says that some make their year easier by teaching ESL.
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reactionary



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NYC_Gal wrote:
reactionary wrote:
NYC_Gal wrote:
The is one of the funnier posts:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/



Doesn't really sound white. Sounds like someone who comes from a wealthy family and can afford to quit working for a year.


If you read the whole post, it says that some make their year easier by teaching ESL.


So you agree with Korean hagwon owners: teaching ESL IS for white people.

Except many of us have done it for more than one year. And teaching ESL isn't exactly "taking a year off" in a lot of cases. It can be just as hard/stressful as some white-collar, "white man" job that apparently minorities covet (judging from the final sentences of that post).

That's kind of my point though. The site is inflammatory and I am surprised it is not flamed more. I think the runners of that site are basically thekindofpretentiousminoritiesidontlike.com
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kabrams



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

reactionary wrote:
NYC_Gal wrote:
reactionary wrote:
NYC_Gal wrote:
The is one of the funnier posts:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009/01/11/120-taking-a-year-off/



Doesn't really sound white. Sounds like someone who comes from a wealthy family and can afford to quit working for a year.


If you read the whole post, it says that some make their year easier by teaching ESL.


So you agree with Korean hagwon owners: teaching ESL IS for white people.

Except many of us have done it for more than one year. And teaching ESL isn't exactly "taking a year off" in a lot of cases. It can be just as hard/stressful as some white-collar, "white man" job that apparently minorities covet (judging from the final sentences of that post).

That's kind of my point though. The site is inflammatory and I am surprised it is not flamed more. I think the runners of that site are basically thekindofpretentiousminoritiesidontlike.com


The site was created by a white Canadian making fun of other liberal, middle/upper class white people from N. America. Although his Asian-Canadian friend gave him some inspiration, he's also the sole author of the book.

Buuut...don't let that keep you from disliking pretentious minorities.
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reactionary



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