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White people (also delicately called Crackas . Caucasians . and Honkies ) are pasty, melanin-deficient humans who have been sprinkled throughout the planet to manage its resources and boss around everyone of more humble colors. White people are smart--in ways that don't really matter--and complain about stupid stuff, even though they have it better than every other race.
Whites discriminate against everyone else. Nonwhites, by comparison, don't discriminate against whites, because they don't have majority power, so it isn't discrimination even if they do. And whites have stupid names to insult members of other races. No one else does that. These albinescent people are the only race that believes in space aliens. (George Clinton and Louis Farrakhan don't count, because they are space aliens.) In fact, whites love to hear themselves talk so much that they assemble entire collections of their own words (known as books ). This is in opposition to the more sensible method of linguistic collation employed by most races which involves painting pictures of antelopes onto cave walls.
Whites forced other races into poverty while hiding their objectives behind the "Word of God" . They are nespotic and afraid of anything they cannot control. They do not have a moral way of life--no respect for their mothers and they live entirely like snakes, except those in leadership. In recent years, they are trying by all means to be like blacks and their efforts have made them pathetic cool retarded chavs. Some want so badly to be black that they married blacks, causing their children to be increasingly black.
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White history
Cinema has documented that White Men Can't Jump, and this animation shows they can't dance either.
White people will tell you they need a White History Month to get even, but they really don't. Besides, isn't like every month White History Month? Think about any history book--You get a paragraph about black people, [1] a half a chapter about Asians, and a half a chapter about Hispanics or Latinos, whatever. The rest is all White History, man! Starting with mid-EVIL Europe, the Founding Fathers of America (or wherever you're from), inventions an' shit, and mostly lies they spread throughout the world to poison the minds of children into believing whites are dominant.
White Folks shrug it off when people complain about them.
The history books make it look like natives were brainless red people who shot poison darts at anyone they saw and were "uncivilized," which is the same stereotype every single damned white person comes up with to excuse what their ancestors did. In fact, the Native Americans knew stuff the British didn't. Planting corn, playing lacrosse, and running casinos. What a shame the white man came! They could have whupped yo' asses! [2]
One thing the White man did do was get rid of the silly notion that animals have spirits and can live in harmony with man and that we are all part of nature. Instead, Whitey taught everyone there was only one God and only by bowing to him would you get to paradise. And that his son came to Earth (and is called "white" even though he was Middle Eastern) and was killed and then came back to life and forgave your sins, so anything you do now will be forgiven. So you can do anything you like and it will all be okay. After all, in God we trust, right?
Another thing about white people: They are the only people who write footnotes.
^ Well, you spend a century picking cotton for Massa and tell me how much history you make. ^ If they didn't have to move every ten years after exhausting the food supply.
Current dominance
They really have small penises. Can you even see it? I know I can't.
Currently, white people's dominance of the world and its people is so complete that it is assured without the institutions that other races use. For example:
There is no National Association for the Advancement of White People.
The U. S. Congress has no Congressional White Caucus.
When a white person kills someone, there is no Council on American-White Relations to warn African Americans that the murder requires them to keep thinking positively about other white people.
There are no quotas or legal requirements on "fair" job postings designed to attract an equal number of white people to professional basketball and football .
There are no gangs that intimidate voters at the polls based on skin color. (Not any more.)
No law declares walking-around money for white "community leaders" to be a "full employment" issue or a "health care" issue.
In summary, whites have absolutely no skin-color-based institutions to parlay their numerical dominance into government loot. That would be racist. And they stay on top of things despite that.
Old Boy Network
Other folks say that white people don't need quotas and set-asides, because they have their own set-aside: The Old Boy Network. A white kid is more likely to get into college, or get the advertising contract, or get the junior partnership at the law firm, because he's the son of the golfing partner of the owner or president. That is, the white man hires the white boy he knows, instead of equally qualified non-whites.
Yee-haw!
Another explanation (which will get you fired if you work in Washington) is that this person was hired not because he was white but because he was known. By the way, Washington protects workers by setting a minimum wage, mandating benefits, making it hard to fire them, and giving a black man the benefit of the doubt when he claims there's racism in the workplace. So why would you take a chance on hiring someone you don't know?
Diversity
White people stay on top of things despite all the blather about diversity . (To be fair, most white people don't indulge in this blather but are merely its targets.) Diversity is a branch of political correctness .
Diversity says that, if four white people are playing bridge in the cafeteria during their lunch break, inviting the janitor to join them will only improve the bridge game, and failing to invite him can only mean that all four players hate all black people.
The president of University of Michigan claims that diversity is the University's business. This means that the average chemistry student needs the University to sit black kids on either side of him in the chem lab, even if it has to lower its admission standards. The dean knows the students should be studying Kwanzaa rather than chemistry, even if the students paid their $40,000 tuition with something else in mind.
The Supreme Court. in a case against U-of-M, upheld "remedial" government racism (despite the equal-rights amendments passed after the Civil War ). One Justice stated her hope that we'll only have to keep ignoring the Constitution for another quarter century or so.
The flip side was when federal courts took over the entire Boston school system and imposed a scheme to bus black kids out to the white suburbs. This was called "forced busing," probably because nothing else government ever does is forced. --As if black kids couldn't learn without a white kid next to them. Now, "forced busing" has ended and black kids study in all-black classrooms in Boston--beating up anyone who studies too hard. (That's acting white .)
White folks in America
49 cent! A white man's desperate attempt at social acceptance.
Out of all white nations, this is the worst. Most white Americans are hypocrites. They always say black people are racist, but they are the first to bring out the racial slurs, the fucking honkies.
Don't forget, they brought the Brother here from Africa to be their personal property. That should never have been allowed. The Brother should have stayed in Africa. Alongside the other Brother, who sold him to Whitey. They got it pretty good over in Africa. That cousin of Obama's, he's got his own hut, he be writin' a book. The Brother in America be livin' in poverty (despite the cable TV). And most places, your woman has to live somewhere else to get the monthly check, and everyone hates you.
Typical white Americans, if they're young, like two kinds of music: Country and Western. When they get older, they like neither, 'cause they spend all day thinking 'bout office work. They criticise other races for being lazy and for taking all the jobs. Most office jobs are nothing but sitting in office chairs answering calls while Mexicans pick lettuce and tomatoes so their fat asses can eat.
Did I mention they skateboard too much? Which is why they feel no racism should be pointed at them and everyone else needs to burn in Hell.
American police
Don't you feel safer just seeing them?
White policemen in the USA are a subset of white Americans, which is a sub-subset of white people and a sub-sub-set of people--in other words, only one step above primordial sludge. White American police have the following characteristics, which are obviously dictated by their skin color:
They say they can't understand civilians when they speak in perfectly clear street dialect.
They refuse to follow the simplest rules of police procedure, as the black suspect understands them.
They tend to escalate the situation when a black civilian asserts his right not to identify himself.
They have a prurient desire to frisk black suspects spread-eagled against the hood of a car.
They tend to mistake a cell-phone or a shiny money clip for a drawn weapon.
In an actual armed conflict, they shoot to kill the black man, rather than simply using their training to deftly shoot the weapon out of his hand.
Police academies train white American policemen to be hostile and suspicious to persons of color. Especially in a fancy white suburb at 2 in the morning, when suspicion is entirely inappropriate. The mistreatment of coked-up suspect Rodney King at the end of a police chase was caught on video and was judged to be epidemic, racist police brutality, by the appropriate legal arbiter of such questions: thousands of rioters in Los Angeles. most carrying freshly stolen televisions .
This blog is devoted to stuff that white people like
#136: My So-Called Life
November 11, 2010 by clander
Though very specific to white people who were going through an awkward phase in 1995 (basically anyone between eleven and forty), My So-Called Life ’s resonance cannot be overstated. Simply say the words Jordan Catalano . Say them to any white woman, gay white male, or superconfident-in-his-sexuality, irony-loving straight white male, and watch them swoon. You seriously do not even need an explanation about the show. Actually, if someone asks your name, you should say it’s Jordan Catalano and that you’ve never heard of the show. You will be the hit of the party, provided you let everyone in on the joke by the middle of the evening. Otherwise you will probably be known as a self-centered, dyslexic jerk.
The show itself was seen as revolutionary for its frank and honest dealings with same - sex relationships, drug and alcohol use among teenagers, and domestic abuse. However, the part of the show that truly bonds white people together is not their common experience of exploring these issues. No, it’s the collective sense of regret for mid-nineties fashion.
“Do you remember the episode where Rayanne had the drug overdose?”
“Sort of. Do you remember that choker necklace she wore?
What were we thinking?”
“I’ve actually had a drug prob—”
“And the scrunchies? Are you kidding me?”
So rather than attempting to use the social aspect of the show to forge a deep connection with white people, you should simply revert to the number-one rule when dealing with white people: throw a themed party.
As a male, if you arrive with a white T-shirt, ripped jeans, and a plaid shirt tied around your waist you should be guaranteed, at the very least, a make-out session. As a female, show up with a plaid skirt, combat boots, and your hair parted down the middle. Though this outfit would normally get you branded as a lesbian, tonight it will have quite the opposite effect.
Note: You may notice that all the music from this era is very depressing. Do not worry about it having a negative effect on your party. White people have an amazing ability to get drunk and then all happily sing, in unison, a song about suicide. Continue Reading »
#135: Roller Derby
October 18, 2010 by clander
If you meet a white girl with black hair, tattoos, and a passion for horror films, there is a 100 percent chance that she plays in some sort of Roller Derby league. The sport reached its height of popularity in the seventies, thus all but guaranteeing that white people would eventually resurrect it in a fit of nostalgia and irony. But the sport draws in white people for many other reasons, including funny costumes and the opportunity for women to compete under clever pseudonyms like Arianna Puffington and Sarah Nailin’.
Once a league forms, schedules are made, websites are put up, venues are booked, and tickets are sold. In all, it’s a testament to the incredible work ethic that white people have when it comes to a whimsical activity.
Should you choose to attend an event, you will be shocked at the sheer volume of mustaches and black rock-and-roll T-shirts, and the complete lack of anyone with a full-time job. When the activities start, the women will start skating around in a circle. There are rules and points and strategies, but at most Roller Derby matches the only people who seem to be aware of them are the people playing.
If you know someone who plays on a Roller Derby team, you should treat them like a white person who does improv. Encourage them in their efforts, but make it clear that you will not pay money to watch their hobby. Continue Reading »
#134 The TED Conference
September 8, 2010 by clander
One of the easiest ways to create something that white people will like is to create something that will allow them to feel smart but doesn’t require a large amount of work, time, or effort. There is, however, a catch. Whatever it is that you create cannot be a shortcut. You see white people like the idea of getting smarter quickly, but they don’t like the idea of people thinking that they are lazy. It is a bit of a paradox, but it does explain why white people only like Cliff Notes if they are part of some sort of hilarious college story about last-minute studying for an exam. And why they consider it highly unacceptable to use cliff notes or Wikipedia to get a rough understanding of a book you don’t want to read.
Unfortunately being able to create something that makes you feel smarter without having to do a lot of work has been very difficult. So only a few ideas have ever gained traction with white people, the most notable of which being documentary films and public radio. However, in the past decade a new item has been added to this very short list-TED Talks.
The TED Conference is an invite-only affair that brings together the smartest minds from around the world to share their knowledge and wisdom with the attendees. Additionally all of the talks are made available online and as podcasts so that white people are able to watch or listen to them at work or during their commute.
These talks are like college lectures, except that they are free to listen, shorter, and white people aren’t hung over and pretending to listen.
Due to the broad audience watching the talks, TED speakers generally take very complex ideas and boil them down into a simple engaging presentation. So when a white person finds out that you have a PhD and visits and attempts to engage you in a conversation about String Theory, you should know that all of their understanding comes from a twenty-minute talk they listened to while running on a treadmill. You should also be aware that the average white person considers their knowledge on the subject to be on par or superior to yours.
Sadly, TED Talks are not all roses and NPR approved comedians. For many white people, TED Conferences are actually a source of sadness and depression. This comes from their dreams to attend a future TED Conference in person. But with a price tag of $6000 and an invite-only policy, many white people are simply unable to attend. This is a new concept for white people as they have successfully been creating and joining expensive exclusive clubs for over one thousand years. Popular examples include: private schools, politics, and ice hockey.
Note: It is not advised to try to use sarcasm when trying to console a white person about their lack of an invitation to the TED conference.
“It must hard for you not being able to get into an expensive, invitation only club. As a non-white person, lets just say I have some experience in that field.”
“You didn’t get into MENSA either huh?”
#133 The World Cup
June 1, 2010 by clander
Every four years the planet comes together to celebrate the World Cup and since white people make up a portion the world, they are not immune to the excitement.
However, before you start planning out long watching sessions with white people you should be aware of exactly why white people get so excited about the World Cup. Though you may be waiting on bated breath for your favorite sport on a global scale, white people like the World Cup because it allows them to pretend they are European for a few weeks, and more importantly, it allows them to get drunk at odd hours.
Virtually every white person you speak to about the World Cup is incapable of remembering any actual event that took place during a game but can, with near total recall, remember how they got very drunk on Sangria during a Spain-Paraguay match at five in the morning.
From reading the above paragraph, the sharper ones among you have likely noticed that clever white people also adore the World Cup because it allows them to pair countries with their respective alcoholic drink.
“England is playing Argentina? Dude we gotta get some Newcastle then like, I don’t know, like some wine I guess?”
This plan will be consummated with a high five, a trip to Trader Joes, and the purchase of a soccer jersey that will be worn, on average, twice a decade.
It’s also worth noting the amazing interest shown by white women in the World Cup. While they generally find most professional sporting events to be boring, the atmosphere at a World Cup match is much more amenable. Mostly because they don’t have to drink light beer and there is a good chance that they might meet a European man, or, at least someone who might be planning a trip there. This is far superior to a hockey game where, at best, they might meet a Canadian. It goes without saying that for white women, the World Cup can’t come soon enough.
Of course, hosting a themed party around one of the games is a sure fire way to increase your popularity with white people, but at the end of the day it does not increase your bottom line. No, during the World Cup, the most profit to be made will come from betting on the games with white people. Not only will they have plenty of disposable income, they will follow the following betting patterns:
England is good
Brazil is good
Italy is good
Teams from Africa are cute underdogs and thus always worth a bet.
When it comes to talking about the event, it goes without saying that you should probably avoid trying to talk to white people about any of the actual players in the World Cup aside from the biggest stars. Most white people cobble their soccer knowledge together from UK celebrity gossip and a few games of FIFA on the Wii.
But if you do find yourself talking to a white person who actually knows a lot about soccer you are probably talking to a European, or worse, a white guy who tries too hard.
The latter is especially dangerous, as they have likely been waiting for years to meet someone to converse with about “football” and with soccer’s year round schedule, they will never leave you alone.
#132 Picking their own Fruit
March 14, 2010 by clander
It is well established that white people like the past. Vintage clothing, history degrees, and nostalgia are just three examples of how white people show their love for by-gone eras. So when white people think about growing their own food they are reminded of pastoral images of farming, working the land, and growing whole natural foods for their family. This most positive viewpoint comes from the fact that white people have mostly enjoyed supervisory roles in agricultural production over the years.
But as more and more white people moved into cities, they lost their connection to working the land. In recent years, the most advanced white people have quit their jobs, moved to the country and opened artisanal dairies and small scale radicchio farms.
However, not all white people have the ability, or the trust funds, to quit their job and follow their food-based passions. Some white people have to get their fix by picking their own fruit.
Many of you might be familiar with the process of harvesting a crop, some of its more intense variations are often referred to as “migrant labor” and “slavery.” Under these conditions, laborers are expected to work extremely hard in order to live up to large expectations about their fruit picking output.
When white people harvests a crop it’s known as “berry picking” or “pick your own fruit.” Under these conditions, white people are expected to work leisurely with no real expectations and then they pay for the privilege to do so. In other words, berry picking is the agricultural equivalent to a private liberal arts college. It’s no surprise white people like it, because much like a liberal arts degree it feels like you’ve done real work when you really haven’t.
Of course the easiest way to turn a profit with this information would be to start your own fruit picking farm. But that is only looking at the small picture. It is well established that all white people enjoy doing manual labor under watered down and expensive conditions. So, if you are currently working in a job that requires intensive amounts of work, you should consider using that work space to create what is essentially an adult daycare for white people who would like to spend an afternoon learning how to use a loom or pretending to be a construction worker.
Note: if you encounter a white person who is actually good at manual labor they are either some kind of performance artist, writing a book, or the host of a show on HGTV.
#131 Conan O’Brien
January 13, 2010 by clander
The recent news that Conan O’Brien will be replaced by Jay Leno has caused white people to erupt with rage and hostility. You might even expect them to lash out and do something about it like take to the streets or write a letter to NBC to voice their dissatisfaction with the network. But no, white people will solve this problem the way that they solved the election crisis in Iran – through Facebook and Twitter status updates. In 2009, millions of white people took 35 seconds to turn their twitter profiles green, and consequently sent a very powerful message to the leaders of Iran. Their message was that they wanted their friends to know that they would stop at nothing to ensure freedom and democracy for the Iranian people. Thanks in large part to that effort Iran is now completely democratic. With that issue settled, white people are launching a similar campaign for Conan that is sure to have similar results.
It is not hard to understand why white people love Conan O’Brien, he embodies so many of the things they already like before he even opens his mouth: Ivy League Schools, Red Hair, the Boston Red Sox, Self Deprecating Humor, The Simpsons, and Bad Memories of High School (likely, but not confirmed). Seeing him on television five nights a week is a comforting reminder of community to the white people who still have televisions.
But if your plan is to try to use Conan O’Brien as a way to get white people to become more interested you, then it is imperative that you understand a few key rules. Firstly, all white people love “the masturbating bear,” if you don’t know what this is, do not worry. Just state your love for the character, and the white person you are talking to will simply fill in the rest. Secondly, all white people believe that Andy Richter never should have left the show. And finally, you should do your best to develop a “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog” impression. All white people already have one, so you might as well try to fit in. Complete these steps and watch your friendship with white people become considerably smoother.
Now, the biggest and most important thing to remember is to never, under any circumstances bring up a Conan O’Brien sketch or joke that has taken place in the last three years. You will be met with only blank stares. For you see, while white people will fiercely support Conan O’Brien in any public forum, they always fail to support him in the only way that actually helps – by watching his show.
Note: Under no circumstances should you ever mention that you prefer Jay Leno. This might cause white people to think you have the same taste in humor as the wrong kind of white people, or worse, their parents.
#130 Ray-Ban Wayfarers
December 22, 2009 by clander
White people can do powerful things with their eyes: casting judgment, indicating scorn, and obnoxiously rolling them when someone says something they don’t agree with. Yet in spite of these powers, they are not immune to the dangers of the sun. So white people must wear sunglasses. But what may surprise you is that while white people will spend upwards of three months finding a perfect pair of unique prescription glasses, they have no such requirement for sunglasses.
Right now, all white people are either wearing or coveting a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses.
These sunglasses are so popular now that you cannot swing a canvas bag at a farmers market without hitting a pair. In fact, at outdoor gatherings you should count the number of Wayfarers so you can determine exactly how white the event is. If you see no Wayfarers you are either at Country music concert or you are indoors.
White people love these Ray-Bans because they were very popular in the 1960s and the 1980s. This gives them a historical precedent and allows white people to classify them as “timeless.” That way when they purchase these sunglasses they can talk about how they were inspired by the fashion and music of these bygone eras. When a white person says this, you should just nod and mention how they look like young Johnny Cash, a dead Beach Boy, Audrey Hepburn or an extra from a John Hughes movie. This will make them happy and likely to give you their old, expensive sunglasses that you can sell for a significant profit.
Under no circumstances, should you imply that white people purchased their sunglasses because of celebrities that are not dead or because they saw them on other white people they think are cool. This will make them very upset as white people need to believe that they cannot be persuaded to buy anything.
Saying something like “man, it’s pretty amazing how 65 people at this outdoor concert all decided to get their sunglasses at exactly the same time,” should only be directed at a white person who is not wearing Wayfarers. This will make them feel better about not fitting in, but it will also make them self conscious about their plan to buy a pair.
(Note: a significant amount of white women are still wearing oversized sunglasses but they are a dying breed.)
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History of the term
The notion of "white people" or a "white race" as a large group of populations contrasting with "black ", "colored " or non-white originates in the 17th century. Pragmatic description of populations as "white" in reference to their skin color predates this notion and is found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient sources.
Antiquity and Middle Ages: Occasional physical description
In the literature of the Ancient Near East and Classical Antiquity. descriptions of the physical aspect of various nations in terms of color is commonplace.
The Ancient Egyptian (New Kingdom ) funerary text known as the Book of Gates distinguishes "four races of men". These are the Egyptians. the Levantine /Canaanite peoples or "Asiatics", the "Nubians " and the "fair-skinned Libyans ". [ 2 ] The Egyptians are depicted as a light reddish brown, the Nubians (modern Sudan ) as black skinned, the Semites from the Levant (modern Syria ) and Canaan (modern Lebanon. Israel and Jordan ) as light skinned. and the Berbers of ancient Libya as similarly fair.
Xenophon described the Aethiopians (Nubians ) as black and the Persian troops as white compared to the sun-tanned skin of Greek troops. [ 3 ] Herodotus similarly used Melanchroes "dark-skinned" for the Egyptians. He described the Aithiopsi as "burned-faced", for the Aethiopians (Nubians). Herodotus also described the Scythian Budini as having deep blue eyes and bright red hair. [ 4 ]
These color adjectives are typically found in contrast to the "standard" set by the own group, not as a self-description. Classicist James Dee found that "the Greeks do not describe themselves as "white people"—or as anything else because they had no regular word in their color vocabulary for themselves—and we can see that the concept of a distinct 'white race' was not present in the ancient world." [ 5 ]
Assignment of positive and negative connotations of white and black date to the classical period in a number of Indo-European languages. but these differences were not applied to skin color per se . Religious conversion was described figuratively as a change in skin color. [ 5 ] Similarly, the Rigveda uses krsna tvac "black skin" as a metaphor for irreligiosity. [ 6 ]
The pseudo-Aristotelian Physiognomica (2nd century BC) in keeping with the Aristotelian doctrine of the golden mean postulates that the ideal skin tone was to be found somewhere between very dark and very light.
Similar views were held by a number of Arabic writers during the time of the medieval Caliphate period. Some Arabs at the time viewed their "swarthy" skin as the ideal skin tone, in comparison to the darker Sub-Saharan Africans and the fairer "ruddy people" to the northeast (which included Turks. Greeks. Slavs and at times Persians ). [ 7 ]
"White people" and modern racial hierarchies
The term "white race" or "white people" entered the major European languages in the later 17th century, originating with the racialization of slavery at the time, in the context of the Atlantic slave trade [ 8 ] and the enslavement of native peoples in the Spanish Empire. [ 9 ] While first a social category, it has repeatedly been ascribed to strains of blood, ancestry, and physical traits, and was eventually made into a subject of scientific research, which culminated in scientific racism. before being widely repudiated by the scientific community. According to historian Irene Silverblatt, "Race thinking … made social categories into racial truths." [ 9 ] Bruce David Baum, citing the work of Ruth Frankenberg, states, "the history of modern racist domination has been bound up with the history of how European peoples defined themselves (and sometimes some other peoples) as members of a superior 'white race.'" [ 10 ] Alastair Bonnett argues that 'white identity', as it is presently conceived, is an American project, reflecting American interpretations of race and history. [ 11 ]
According to Gregory Jay, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee ,
Before the age of exploration, group differences were largely based on language, religion, and geography. the European had always reacted a bit hysterically to the differences of skin color and facial structure between themselves and the populations encountered in Africa, Asia, and the Americas (see, for example, Shakespeare's dramatization of racial conflict in Othello and The Tempest). Beginning in the 1500s, Europeans began to develop what became known as "scientific racism," the attempt to construct a biological rather than cultural definition of race. Whiteness, then, emerged as what we now call a "pan-ethnic" category, as a way of merging a variety of European ethnic populations into a single "race".
—Gregory Jay, "Who Invented White People?" [ 12 ]
A three-part racial schema in color terms was used in seventeenth-century Latin America under Spanish rule. [ 13 ] Irene Silverblatt traces "race thinking" in South America to the social categories of colonialism and state formation. "White, black, and brown are abridged, abstracted versions of colonizer, slave, and colonized." [ 14 ] "The term white came into wide use in the British colonies in America from the 1680s." [ 5 ] [ 15 ]
The History of White People Paperback – April 18, 2011
A New York Times bestseller: “This terrific new book. [explores] the ‘notion of whiteness,’ an idea as dangerous as it is seductive.”— Boston Globe
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46 of 51 people found the following review helpful
By Xander on January 8, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Apparently, some who have read this book misunderstand what the author's aim was. The goal of the book was to document the historical foundations of the term "race" and Anglo-Saxon racial theory, which began in Europe and gained supporters across the Pond here in the United States. She also made very clear at the beginning that the term "race" began in the 1800s and that scholars now recognize that people are ethnicities, not races.
My only objection is that sometimes she gets bogged down in too much minutiae on the lives of the scholars she's describing. On the other hand, she also delves into the personal and collegial relationships of these race theorists to each other and that's interesting.
Very good book and well worth reading.
568 Responses
1) educational toys/software for kids
2) illegal immigrants who mow their lawns
two words: fantasy sports
what about bikes, or specifically, the tour de france? i think white, urban americans love the shit out of biking, as opposed to driving or taking public transportation.
This list is largely reflective of liberal white people. Most American white people (the ones who largely live in suburban fly-over states) would have a huge cultural disconnect with these things.
