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    Ohhhh White People! How Are We So Funny?

    Ways_of_white_folks_cover.jpgCNN probably already accredited this to Obama, but it's been a good season for jokes about white people (a term which means "middle-class white people"). One thing white people love is lists, so I have made one below of the best new comedy about whites. There is a video.

    • While not as sharp as the classic Black People Love Us, Stuff White People Like is a decent list of, well. Items include Whole Foods, Sarah Silverman, and swimming.
    • Also known as a First World Problem, a White Whine goes like, "It is beyond frustrating that we don't have single stream recycling in my neighborhood" or "I can never get an eliptical at the gym in the mornings and if I do, chances are the TV doesn't work." The site is run by College Humor editor Streeter Seidell.
    • The Whitest Kids You Know may just be a rehashed version of The State, but that hasn't killed their shot at fame. Here's one of their clips, which is not actually about white people, except a specific one.


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