According to Landers white people like to be trendy and seem a lot cooler than they really are. Some of the things he lists that apply to this claim I think doesn't really apply for all white people, but perhaps his generation until my generation because I just don't see my parents like this or my grandparents. But I guess making such generalizations about one people, even though you are one doesn't make you and expert.
Indie Music - I see this almost everyday in school. Kids claiming to have found the new band before it hits stores, but once it does, no one likes it. And people are constantly on the search for that song or that band, but once certain people have heard of it or if it is played on a certain commercial then it's done.
Not owning a TV - Landers argues that white people who don't own TVs do so just so they can say that they don't and show that their brains aren't rotting away. This gives white people lots of spare time to do other intelligible things. However I really don't think today that if you've got a computer you do not need a TV. You can watch TV on the computer along with movies etc. Bigger screens are nice, but I know some families that use projectors to watch movies in their living rooms. It's really cool. But I do agree with Landers that when people who say I don't own a TV or I don't watch much TV it just sounds pretentious because I feel as though whether or not it's a TV in your living room or a channel's full video player online your still watching TV.
Other cool things white people do include Veganism/Vegatarianism, Yoga, Whole Foods etc.
For 101-150 I think I'll keep a list of the most true ones in the book along with a couple featured ones.
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