None. None more white.
Ok, that’s not true. I don’t like everything on the list.
I’m a big fan of Stuff White People Like, and I’ve finally decided to rate my own whiteness by tallying up all of the items that I concur with. Also, I’m wicked bored and feel like killing a few minutes of this absurdly long afternoon. Behold…
#127 Where the Wild Things Are
I mean, I liked the book as a kid, but that’s not what I agree with so much as the whole white-people’s-thoughts-on-books-turned-into-movies thing. I do feel superior when I’ve read a book before the movie comes out, and in general, I won’t read a book after a movie based on it has been released.
#126 Vespa Scooters
I’ll probably never have one because I’m doomed to spend eternity in the suburbs, but I love the idea of having one.
#125 Bob Marley
#124 Hating People Who Wear Ed Hardy
#123 Mad Men
Best. Show. Ever.
#122 Moleskin Notebooks
#121 Funny or Ironic Tattoos
#120 Taking a Year Off
To live in Paris, obviously.
#119 Sea Salt
#118 Ugly Sweater Parties
#117 Political Prisoners
#116 Black Music that Black People Don’t Listen to Anymore
#115 Promising to Learn a New Language
I am so planning on taking up French again so I can become fluent.
#114 America
Gobama.
#113 Halloween
Deprived of participating in this fabulous holiday as a child, I embrace wholeheartedly as an adult!
#112 Hummus
I make my own at home! I could eat it by the gallon!
#111 Pea Coats
Ah, the best part of living in New England…you can wear them about nine months out of the year.
#110 Frisbee Sports
#109 The Onion
Genius.
#108 Appearing to Enjoy Classical Music
Nice background noise. I also like the idea of dressing up for the symphony.
#107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
#106 Facebook
I enjoy stalking people and judging people from high school based on how fat/knocked up/unsuccessful they’ve ended up.
#105 Unpaid Internships
#104 Girls with Bangs
#103 Sweaters
So great for fall, my favorite season.
#102 Children’s Games as Adults
#101 Being Offended
I mainly enjoy being offended by Republicans and religious people, because it gives me a chance to retaliate.
#100 Bumper Stickers
#99 Grammar
Helloooo, I’m an editor!
#98 The Ivy League
Obviously, where I should have ended up.
#97 Scarves
I couldn’t even guess how many I have. And yes, plenty of unnecessary summer ones, which I’ve proudly worn with a tank top.
#96 New Balance Shoes
#95 Rugby
#94 Free Healthcare
#93 Music Piracy
I hate thinking about all the money I wasted on CDs as a teenager.
#92 Book Deals
My raison d’être.
#91 San Francisco
I was just there in May!
#90 Dinner Parties
Definitely among the top five things about home-ownership that I’m looking forward to.
#89 St. Patrick’s Day
I spent the last one in NYC. I’m a sucker for green beer!
#88 Having Gay Friends
I wish I had more! I am actively seeking a gay boyfriend.
#87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
#86 Shorts
#85 The Wire
#84 T-Shirts
Busted Tees are my fav.
#83 Bad Memories of High School
Is there any other kind?
#82 Hating Corporations
Really just WalMart, but that’s more because of the demographics it attracts on a Sunday afternoon than its social and economic impact on the world.
#81 Graduate School
Proud owner of a master’s degree that did roughly zilch for my career.
#80 The Idea of Soccer
I like the international-ness of it and the fact that it’s not all that popular in America.
#79 Modern Furniture
Bonus point for retro-modern furniture.
#78 Multilingual Children
Aside from the fact that I’m not a huge fan of children at the moment, I do like the idea of awesomely intelligent little ones who could impress my friends with quotations from Le Petit Prince.
#77 Musical Comedy
#76 Bottles of Water
#75 Threatening to Move to Canada
#74 Oscar Parties
I’ve never had one, and I’ve never been to one, but I think it’d be spectacular.
#73 Gentrification
Just spent four months in Brooklyn, baby.
#72 Study Abroad
Never had the opportunity, but so wish I had!
#71 Being the only white person around
#70 Difficult Breakups
#69 Mos Def
#68 Michael Gondry
#67 Standing Still at Concerts
#66 Divorce
#65 Co-Ed Sports
#64 Recycling
#63 Expensive Sandwiches
Starbucks and Panera make my favorites, but I love little non-chain places as well.
#62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
Because clearly, I do.
#61 Bicycles
#60 Toyota Prius
#59 Natural Medicine
#58 Japan
#57 Juno
Awwww, come on, what’s not to like?
#56 Lawyers
I married one!
#55 Apologies
#54 Kitchen Gadgets
Anything for wine is of particular import.
#53 Dogs
My dog is basically the second most important person in my life.
#52 Sarah Silverman
#51 Living by the Water
Preferably in Rye, New Hampshire.
#50 Irony
In small, tasteful doses.
#49 Vintage
Primarily vintage 1960s.
#48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
Well, I don’t case about grocery co-ops, but I do love an afternoon wandering the aisles of Whole Foods.
#47 Arts Degrees
I hold that ever popular B.A. in English.
#46 The Sunday New York Times
I fully intend to subscribe starting this fall.
#45 Asian Fusion Food
LOVE the Japanese-Chinese place down the street from where I work.
#44 Public Radio
#43 Plays
#42 Sushi
My grocery store has this awesome brown rice vegetarian sushi. That’s gotta’ be the whitest sushi known to man.
#41 Indie Music
#40 Apple Products
#39 Netflix
#38 Arrested Development
#37 Renovations
My husband and I are about to buy our first home. Let the renovating begin…
#36 Breakfast Places
There are some great ones in San Francisco!
#35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
I so miss having Comedy Central.
#34 Architecture
#33 Marijuana
#32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
Not so much vegan, but I’m all about no meat (TWSS).
#31 Snowboarding
#30 Wrigley Field
#29 80s Night
#28 Not having a TV
#27 Marathons
#26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
I heart NY very much!
#25 David Sedaris
I think I’ve read all his books but one.
#24 Wine
Another thing I could consume by the gallon. My favorite is guwertztraminer (and yes, I enjoy ordering that in front of less-informed wine drinkers because I know howto pronounce it.
#23 Microbreweries
But I’ll still happily have a Bud Light any day.
#22 Having two last names
#21 Writers Workshops
There’s one in Paris I’m looking into for next year.
#20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
#19 Traveling
The number one thing I want to do with my life.
#18 Awareness
#17 Hating their Parents
Self-explanatory.
#16 Gifted Children
I don’t have or necessarily want children, but when and if I do have them, it goes without saying that they will be talented.
#15 Yoga
Something else I plan to take up this fall.
#14 Having Black Friends
(I would love to have some, but I’ve been living in New England for the last three years.)
#13 Tea
Green tea, every afternoon.
#12 Non-Profit Organizations
#11 Asian Girls
(Not applicable. I’m not a dude.)
#10 Wes Anderson Movies
Seen them all, love them all.
#9 Making you feel bad about not going outside.
#8 Barack Obama
So far, so good.
#7 Diversity
Sure, why not.
#6 Organic Food
#5 Farmer’s Markets
#4 Assists
#3 Film Festivals
(…well, I don’t think I’d mind Cannes.)
#2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
Assuming no religion counts.
#1 Coffee
Can’t live without it.
