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Author Christian Lander eating an everything bagel in Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California in 2008.

Stuff White People Like is a blog that takes satirical aim at the interests of North American "left-leaning, city-dwelling white folk".[1] The blog, hosted by Wordpress, was created in January 2008 by white Canadian Christian Lander, who grew up in Toronto, Ontario[2] and graduated from McGill University in Montreal. Lander co-authored the site with his Filipino Canadian friend Myles Valentin,[3][4][5][6] after Valentin teased Lander about his watching the HBO television series The Wire.[7] It became popular very quickly, registering over 300,000 daily hits and over 40 million total hits by the end of September 2008.[5]

Although the blog "has spurred an outpouring from those who view it as offensive and racist", it is not about the interests of all white people, but rather a stereotype of affluent, environmentally and socially conscious, anti-corporate white North American hipsters, who typically hold a degree in the liberal arts.[7] Lander claims to be satirizing contemporary versions of yuppie culture.[7]

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The book's cover

A book (Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions) was released on July 1, 2008.[8] Lander is listed as the sole author of the book,[9] although some of its content comes from the blog posts written by Valentin.[4][10] The book remained on the New York Times Best Sellers list for months.[11] Lander was reportedly given a $300,000 advance by Random House, the book's publisher.[12]

See also

White people also like pen15s in their mouth And they like raping little babies

References

  1. ^ Sternbergh, Adam (2008-03-17). "Why White People Like 'Stuff White People Like'". The New Republic. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  2. ^ "Special Canada Day Report: How Canada stole the American Dream". Macleans Magazine.
  3. ^ "10 things white people like". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  4. ^ a b Valentin, Myles. "mylosh". Stuff White People Like. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  5. ^ a b Rodriguez, Gregory (2008-02-25). "White like us". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  6. ^ "'Sounds Like Canada". CBC Radio. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  7. ^ a b c Lisa Respers France (2009-01-29). "Finding humor in 'Stuff White People Like'". CNN.
  8. ^ Lander, Christian (2008-05-06). "Stuff White People Like Book Cover Released". Stuff White People Like. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  9. ^ Lander, Christian (2008). Stuff White People Like. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 0812979915.
  10. ^ Garrett, Diane (2008-06-11). "Book Review: Stuff White People Like'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  11. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=2&oref=slogin
  12. ^ Salkin, Allen (2008-03-30). "Why Blog? Reason No. 92: Book Deal". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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