I have been reading this blog called Stuff White People Like sporadically for a few months now. Interestingly, the author (can blogs have bonafide "authors"? Are they, like, novelists?) just got a book deal.
Anyway, check it out. I think it is hilarious and true. And also makes me think about my own behaviors as a white person. This passage hit home:
From stuffwhitepeoplelike.com:
"It is also valuable to know that white people spend a significant portion of their time preparing for the moment when they will be offended. They read magazines, books, and watch documentaries all in hopes that one day they will encounter a person who will say something offensive. When this happens, they can leap into action with quotes, statistics, and historical examples. Once they have finished lecturing another white person about how it’s wrong to use the term “black” instead of “African-American,” they can sit back and relax in the knowledge that they have made a difference."
Oh, man. I have done this. Usually I do it in retrospect of a conversation I had in the past where I wasn't armed with quotes, statistics and historical examples. So, I research my talking points in case anyone ever asks me about that same topic ever again. Yeah. I'll show them next time.
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