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ricv64 Posted Fri 14 Mar, 2008 2:24 PM |
how dare you , you should follow in my example of never saying a discouraging word |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Fri 14 Mar, 2008 2:31 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: Should I make my own list of stuff boring, Mid-western, suburban Americans like? In no particular order.
ketchup
sandwiches on white bread
extra cheese on pizza
old jeans
minivans
lawn sprinklers
edged lawns
motion sensor security lights
TV
craft fairs
white sneakers
message T-shirts
golf
carpet
potatoes
hockey
you forgot :
sewing and mending clothes
50's and 60's music |
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heyjude Posted Fri 14 Mar, 2008 5:56 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Yet another bltant example of racism, that's not considered racist because it's directed at "whites", I can just imagine the uproar that would ensue if we had a list of Things Blacks Like, or Things Paki's Like for example.
Dubz
FYI-- the author of the list (Christian Lander) is white. This is him:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pancakejess/2322530023/
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ricv64 Posted Fri 14 Mar, 2008 6:43 PM |
Hungarien wine in the background = trader joes going yuppie in training hipster |
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mozman68 Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 5:45 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: Should I make my own list of stuff boring, Mid-western, suburban Americans like? In no particular order.
ketchup
sandwiches on white bread
extra cheese on pizza
old jeans
minivans
lawn sprinklers
edged lawns
motion sensor security lights
TV
craft fairs
white sneakers
message T-shirts
golf
carpet
potatoes
hockey
boy...don't lump me in with this list...LOL |
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 5:48 PM |
mozman68 wrote: Turtleneck wrote: Should I make my own list of stuff boring, Mid-western, suburban Americans like? In no particular order.
ketchup
sandwiches on white bread
extra cheese on pizza
old jeans
minivans
lawn sprinklers
edged lawns
motion sensor security lights
TV
craft fairs
white sneakers
message T-shirts
golf
carpet
potatoes
hockey
boy...don't lump me in with this list...LOL
Oh, come on. You think you're too good for this list, aye? I'll just bet there's a motion sensor light at the ol' Mozman palace. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 5:49 PM |
heyjude wrote: Scottish Dubliner wrote: Yet another bltant example of racism, that's not considered racist because it's directed at "whites", I can just imagine the uproar that would ensue if we had a list of Things Blacks Like, or Things Paki's Like for example.
Dubz
FYI-- the author of the list (Christian Lander) is white. This is him:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pancakejess/2322530023/
Makes it even worse!!! It's a white person taking the piss out of white cuture masquerading as an ethnic minority.
Dubz
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Turtleneck Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 5:52 PM |
| I think it's just a guy making fun of his own Yuppie-ness. Kinda in the same way that Jeff Foxworthy talks about Rednecks. Just recognizing funny things about your own group. No big deeeeeal. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 5:57 PM |
Yeah you're probably right, I'm just pissed off, I just think equality and racism should apply across the spectrum.
Dubz
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weirdmom Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 6:02 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote:
Yeah you're probably right, I'm just pissed off, I just think equality and racism should apply across the spectrum.
Dubz
I get your annoyance because it sometimes feels like a white person doesn't have a culture - in that they're aren't "European American Music Award" Shows but there certainly are award shows celebrating African Americans and Hispanics, etc.
I don't have any problem celebrating all cultures but yeah, sometimes it feels a but unequal.
But that being said I agree with Turtleneck that it's more making fun of yuppie hipsters. And really those folks can be any color or race. It's just funnier to say white people. |
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mozman68 Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 6:05 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: mozman68 wrote: Turtleneck wrote: Should I make my own list of stuff boring, Mid-western, suburban Americans like? In no particular order.
ketchup -- Not a big fan
sandwiches on white bread -- Whole grain at a minimum
extra cheese on pizza -- would prefer sausage
old jeans -- OK
minivans -- gone, baby, gone
lawn sprinklers -- got me there
edged lawns -- all natural here
motion sensor security lights -- not a one
TV -- does having 5 really count?
craft fairs -- no way in Hell
white sneakers -- Adidas Sambas...no white for me.
message T-shirts -- nope
golf -- I only wish
carpet -- some, but hardwoods on the whole lower floor
potatoes -- too starchy
hockey -- could care less
boy...don't lump me in with this list...LOL
Oh, come on. You think you're too good for this list, aye? I'll just bet there's a motion sensor light at the ol' Mozman palace.
My comments are above....maybe it's because I was born in NYC and raised near there my whole life??
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cornax Posted Mon 17 Mar, 2008 8:11 PM |
| I cannot deny that I love having gay friends (ask the poor lesbian couple in my neighborhood that I stalked, I mean befriended) and Whole Foods. |
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