Friday, April 3, 2009

Christian Lander is Friday's Fun Fearless Male

You might be saying to yourself, who is Christian Lander?
This guy:

He is the blogger behind Stuff White People Like, a blog that satirizes the interests of white people. In a move straight from Jeff Foxworthy's playbook, he makes fun of what is absurd about a group he is a part of. To me, this always come off way funnier and less mean-spirited than somebody mocking someone from another group. Anyway, his blog is incredibly popular and ultimately makes fun of the stereotypical left-leaning politically correct yuppies. Even if you are not a Yuppie (which I'm not) you may find that some of his musings could have been written about you. To read more about Christian, who is Canadian, click here.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from Stuff White People Like:

"White people needed to find a party that was completely without religious affiliations, but still connected enough to the idea of Christmas that they could serve eggnog and hot toddies. The answer: ugly sweater parties.
These parties feature festive drinks, Christmas music by Sufjan Stevens, and most importantly, intentionally hideous sweaters. These ugly sweaters provide white people with an invisible shield that protects them from any criticism that might emerge if any Christianity accidentally slips into the evening."

"All of these stores are pretty much the same - lots of vegetables, grain fed free range meat and eggs, and soy everything. They are also characterized by an outrageously large section of vitamins, supplements, and natural oils. There are natural, handmade soaps which give these stores a unique and uniform smell.
Many white people consider shopping at Whole Foods to be a religious experience, allowing them feel good about their consumption. The use of paper bags, biodegradable packaging, and the numerous pamphlets outlining the company’s police on hormones, genetically modified food and energy savings. This is in spite of the fact that Whole Foods is a profit driven-publicly traded corporation that has wisely discovered that making white people feel good about buying stuff is outrageously profitable."
"For example, if you are watching TV with white people and there is a piece on the news about that they do not agree with, they are likely to declare “ok, that’s it, I’m moving to Canada.”
Though they will never actually move to Canada, the act of declaring that they are willing to undertake the journey is very symbolic in white culture. It shows that their dedication to their lifestyle and beliefs are so strong, that they would consider packing up their entire lives and moving to a country that is only slightly different to the one they live in now.
Within white culture, it is agreed upon that if Canada had better weather it would be a perfect place.
Note: Canadian white people threaten to move to Europe.
Note: Europeans are unable to threaten to move anywhere"
"White people love “gifted” children, do you know why? Because an astounding 100% of their kids are gifted! Isn’t that amazing?
I’m pretty sure the last non-gifted white child was born in 1962 in Reseda, CA. Since then, it’s been a pretty sweet run.
The way it works is that white kids that are actually smart are quickly identified as “gifted” and take special classes and eventually end up in college and then law school or med school.
But wait, aren’t there white people who aren’t doctors or lawyers, or even all that smart?
Well, here is another one of those awesome white person win-win situations.
Because if a white kid gets crappy grades and can’t seem to ever do anything right in school, they are still gifted! How you ask? They are just TOO smart for school. They are too creative, too advanced to care about the trivial minutiae of the day to day operations of school.
Eventually they will show their creativity in their elaborate constructions of bongs and intimate knowledge different kinds of mushrooms and hash."
So let's give it up for Christian Lander, Friday's Fun Fearless MaleThanks for having the courage to acknowledge the absurdity of the hipster crowd.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Love,
Elle Bunny

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