First of all, I am already familiar with the site. The first time I discovered it I thought it was one of the funniest sites I have ever explored. There is nothing bad about the site to me. The author seems to be satirizing the (Y)oung (U)rban (P)rofessional, or the Yup/ Yuppie. A better name for the sight would be “Stuff Yuppies Like”, but “Stuff White People Like” attracts a larger audience. More people know what a white person is than a yuppie.
The site is so hilarious because a lot of what the author talks about is true. This site hits on many stereotypes of Yuppie white people. Now stereotypes are hasty generalizations, because all white people cannot be described in the way the author is describing them. However, most stereotypes have to be true to some extent for it to even be a credible stereotype. For example: “Black people like Chicken.” I am sure that not all black people like chicken. But if anyone has ever been to some event where there was food, a substantial amount of black people, and there was chicken (especially fried) being served, I can guess that the chicken was one of the first food items to be gone. It just so happens (for some reason only god knows) that a large number of black people like chicken. And it just so happens that a large number of white people (or yuppies) drink Starbucks coffee, like to ride bikes, drive a Prius, shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joes, and like to watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. I have ran across these white people with the funky bumper stickers, the recycler, the person who only drinks bottled water, the over-analyzers, the parent-haters, and reading this site reminded me of those people.
Yes, some of the posts can be outrageous and stupid, but it is all in good fun. I don’t know too many people who would be offended by this site, especially white people. I bet that white people are the ones that are giving this site most of its hits. If one likes to laugh at stereotypes and doesn’t take it seriously than this is an entertaining site; I can laugh at this. As a black person, I wouldn’t be offended if there was a site called “Stuff Black People Like.” I bet that site would be pretty funny, and I got a list of some things black people like.
1. Picking on white people at comedy shows
2. Bill Clinton
3. Shrimp Fried Rice
4. Talking about trifling black people
5. Moving to Atlanta
6. Dressing up on Easter Sunday
7. Fried Chicken (Yeah, I said it!)
8. Telling it like it is
9. Talking shit about white people
10. Government jobs
11. Playing music at every single event
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