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Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews
Whiter Shades of Pale The Stuff White People Like Coast to Coast from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews Author:Christian Lander HOW WHITE YOU ARE! — If you thought you had white people pegged as Oscar-party-throwing, Prius-driving, Sunday New York Times – reading, self-satisfied latte lovers -- you were right. But if you thought diversity was just for other races, then hang on to your eco-friendly tote bags. Author and veteran white person Christian Lander is... more » back with fascinating new information and advice for dealing with the Caucasian population.
Sure, their indie-band T-shirts, trendy politics, vegan diets, and pop-culture references make them all seem the same. But a closer look reveals that from Austin to Australia, from L.A. to the U.K., indigenous white people are as different from one another as 1 percent rBGH-free milk is different from 2 percent. W
here do skinny jeans and bulky sweaters rule? Where is down-market beer the nectar of the hip? What are the capitals of vintage board games, Vespa scooters, Birkenstocks, and Frisbee sports? If you want to know the places cute girls with bangs and cool guys with beards roam and emo musicians and unpaid interns call home, you’d better switch off the Adult Swim reruns, put down that copy of The Onion, pick up this book, and prepare to see the white.« less
Jay N. (ajdowning) reviewed Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews on + 21 more book reviews
It's just as good as Stuff White People Like and you don't have to read the original to enjoy this one.