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In The History of White People , historian Nell Irvin Painter suggests that we are witnessing another enlargement of the concept of whiteness rather than a transformation of America into a post-racial society, as some, at both ends of the political spectrum, like to claim. ....
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Statues of former US presidents in Croaker, Virginia. Photograph: Randy Duchaine/Alamy Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world Tue 20 Apr 2021 01.00 EDT In 2008, a satirical blog called Stuff White People Like became a brief but boisterous sensation. The conceit was straightforward, coupling a list, eventually 136 items long, of stuff that white people liked to do or own, with faux-ethnographic descriptions that explained each item’s purported racial appeal. While some of the items were a little too obvious – indie music appeared at #41, Wes Anderson movies at #10 – others, including “awareness” (#18) and “children’s games as adults” (#102), were inspired. It was an instant hit. In its first two months alone, Stuff White People Like drew 4 million visitors, and it wasn’t long before a book based on the blog ....
reporter: it s a whole livelihood they ve come up with. poking fun is now a cottage industry. this turns into like a real job. yeah, exactly. reporter: we met up with april at m.i.t. at a conference called roflocon where some of the brightest and snarkiness internet bloggers and fans gather to crack each other up. you can t even buy these anymore. probably worth something. yeah. reporter: among the panelists, this guy from lamebook, a website that scours facebook for its most ridiculous postings. she thought someone sneezed on her and she had diabetes. and she thought it was contagious. reporter: then there s christian lander. what is the stuff that white people like? yoga, gentrification, the wire. religions their parents don t belong to. reporter: he became an overnight success jabbing caucasians. clearly, it doesn t always pay to be nice. writers try their entire life to get a book deal. you guys put a goofy website ....