1 post tagged “kottke”

You've probably read Stuff White People Like, a comic blog, listing the many things that white people like. It's the whitest of white people, also called yuppies, rather than the entire race of white people, that it's aimed at.

An article in The New Republic (no I haven't heard of it before either) prompted much-respected blogger Jason Kottke to summarise the blog: "it's just kinda dumb."

Normally, I agree with most things that Kottke has to say, but on this occasion: uh-uh. I don't think he, or Sternbergh who wrote the article, like the fact they are guilty of falling into many of the topics discussed.

Yes, it's the same joke over and over – but most sitcoms rely on this for entire programmes (The Office, anybody?). It could be seen as racist, but I think we're all old enough to stop the witch-hunt now.

It is funny though, and I enjoy reading it. And so should you.