Thursday, January 15, 2009

Does this make me white?

A college friend read this list and was devastated to realize he really was white.

I read through the list and thought, "Hm, I really am white."

Taken from:
Stuff White People Like

  • #119 Sea Salt
  • #118 Ugly Sweater Parties - I don't have sweaters like these, but I sure think Ugly Sweater Parties are fun. :)
  • #117 Political Prisoners
  • #116 Black Music that Black People Don’t Listen to Anymore
  • #115 Promising to Learn a New Language - yes!
  • #114 America
  • #113 Halloween - not as much as when I was a kid, but I do enjoy it because of my nieces
  • #112 Hummus - I'm not going to say if it's offered to me; and we once made hummus from scratch for a college project.
  • #111 Pea Coats - YES!!
  • #110 Frisbee Sports - not so much :(
  • #109 The Onion
  • #108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music - yes
  • #107 Self Aware Hip Hop References - yes
  • #106 Facebook - DEFINITELY
  • #105 Unpaid Internships
  • #104 Girls with Bangs - my hair doesn't cooperate with bangs, but I sure do think they're cute
  • #103 Sweaters - only in the winter
  • #102 Children’s Games as Adults - yes
  • #101 Being Offended - uh-huh!
  • #100 Bumper Stickers - though I don't actually put them on car (since I don't have one), but I do like buying them
  • #99 Grammar - I'm always correcting people (even if I might be wrong)
  • #98 The Ivy League
  • #97 Scarves - nope
  • #96 New Balance Shoes - yup, I remember when I bought my first pair; they look great with my jeans
  • #95 Rugby
  • #94 Free Healthcare
  • #93 Music Piracy - I was totally into Napster when it came out. Strictly iTunes now. OK, I downloaded a bunch of songs via Limewire last year, but I've stopped and deleted and the program.
  • #92 Book Deals - yes
  • #91 San Francisco - it's growing on me with each visit, but I don't love it
  • #90 Dinner Parties - yes, I wish I could host them or friends would do more of them
  • #89 St. Patrick’s Day - I was more into it back in the day.
  • #88 Having Gay Friends - I love my gay friends! and the gay boys seem to love me (wish the straight boys would love me)
  • #87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
  • #86 Shorts - when I was younger
  • #85 The Wire - the guy is HOT! but I don't really watch it
  • #84 T-Shirts -yup, i'm a t-shirt & jeans girl
  • #83 Bad Memories of High School - I have a TON
  • #82 Hating Corporations - I do hate Walmart
  • #81 Graduate School - not for me
  • #80 The Idea of Soccer - we're a soccer family, but I'm not really into any sports
  • #79 Modern Furniture
  • #78 Multilingual Children
  • #77 Musical Comedy - yes!
  • #76 Bottles of Water - I'm a water snob. There IS a difference. I haven't moved onto metal water bottles yet, though.
  • #75 Threatening to Move to Canada - I wouldn't say Canada, exactly
  • #74 Oscar Parties - duh! what's my field?
  • #73 Gentrification
  • #72 Study Abroad - I always wanted to, but never got around to it.
  • #71 Being the only white person around - I'm the only "minority" amongst white people
  • #70 Difficult Breakups
  • #69 Mos Def - yes!
  • #68 Michel Gondry - loved Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; thought The Science of Sleep was a little strange, but I love Gael Garcia Bernal; wanted to see Be Kind Rewind
  • #67 Standing Still at Concerts - yeah, I'm good just sitting there listening to the music
  • #66 Divorce
  • #65 Co-Ed Sports - not into sports myself
  • #64 Recycling - you should see my office
  • #63 Expensive Sandwiches - like i cook
  • #62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
  • #61 Bicycles - never learned to ride one; traumatized as a child :(
  • #60 Toyota Prius
  • #59 Natural Medicine - I read the description and agree with the argument
  • #58 Japan
  • #57 Juno - LOVED IT!
  • #56 Lawyers - my sister's a lawyer & I grew up watching LA Law
  • #55 Apologies - yup
  • #54 Kitchen Gadgets - can't cook, but I love buying stuff for the kitchen
  • #53 Dogs - yup, I'm a dog person
  • #52 Sarah Silverman - ok, no.
  • #51 Living by the Water
  • #50 Irony - who doesn't enjoy irony
  • #49 Vintage
  • #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops - I'm sure if I could afford to shop there regularly, I would
  • #47 Arts Degrees - where did I go to school and what was my major
  • #46 The Sunday New York Times
  • #45 Asian Fusion Food - yum!
  • #44 Public Radio
  • #43 Plays - I would like to see more plays
  • #42 Sushi - I'm new to sushi, but man, do i love it
  • #41 Indie Music
  • #40 Apple Products - oh hell yes!
  • #39 Netflix - yes!
  • #38 Arrested Development
  • #37 Renovations
  • #36 Breakfast Places - love breakfast
  • #35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report - I don't watch them regularly, but when I do, hi-la-ri-ous!
  • #34 Architecture
  • #33 Marijuana - nope
  • #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism - oh hell no
  • #31 Snowboarding - not for me
  • #30 Wrigley Field
  • #29 80s Night - YES!
  • #28 Not having a TV - oh hell no
  • #27 Marathons - as in tv/movie marathons, then yes. running? hell no
  • #26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!) - never been
  • #25 David Sedaris
  • #24 Wine - nope, give me hard liquor
  • #23 Microbreweries
  • #22 Having Two Last Names
  • #21 Writers Workshops - I've always wanted to do one
  • #20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
  • #19 Traveling - yes
  • #18 Awareness
  • #17 Hating their Parents - oh yeah, i definitely went through that phase
  • #16 Gifted Children - I was gifted
  • #15 Yoga - i've thought about it
  • #14 Having Black Friends - I have Black friends, very good friends
  • #13 Tea - mmm, vanilla chai
  • #12 Non-Profit Organizations
  • #11 Asian Girls - lost me here
  • #10 Wes Anderson Movies - I've never seen any of his movies :(
  • #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside - not really
  • #8 Barack Obama
  • #7 Diversity
  • #6 Organic Food - nah
  • #5 Farmer’s Markets - i love farmer's markets scenes in movies, but never really been to one
  • #4 Assists - yes
  • #3 Film Festivals - yes
  • #2 Religions their parents don’t belong to - I don't believe in religion. I believe in spirituality and a higher being(s)
  • #1 Coffee - Don't like coffee, but I love Starbuck's and Coffee Bean!

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