While white people certainly love “the cinema,” they are required to balance their interest in film with an interest in live theater, most notably plays.
In spite of plays having minimal sets, no special effects, an intermission, and a higher admission price, white people believe that live theater is essential to any cultured city.
It is not known if white people actually enjoy plays or if they are just victims of massive peer pressure from the 45% of white people who have acted in a play at some point in their life.
The only real advice around this subject is to never accept an invitation from a white person to go see a play. Often times you will be supporting their friend or cousin and then get stuck with a $45 ticket (at least) and three hours of trying to figure how close you are to the end.
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This website is funny, it is just making fun of white people and some common themes that whites show. This is funny only because it is true for the new generation of whites, not old whites, but the x and y generations more so. Being British this and living in America this is ridiculously funny, never let this site die!!!
that was so poorly written. I know i’m being a bitch for saying that, but I’m in the middle of procrastinating writing a paper and I feel like feeling superior. First of all, the overall point to that comment was “this site is funny because this IS what white people like.” Duh. Also whites don’t show “themes”, they show characteristics. I’m guessing you sing? I’m heading to new york to (unadvisedly) pursue a career in the theater. I hope musical theater people exceed my expectations in terms of intelligence.
It is sad that live theater is dying. It’s not always artsy crap. And having that rep causes it to be increasingly marginalized to the point that it become self-fulling and self-perpetuating.
SUPPORT LIVE THEATER
Hard to support it when the “best” thing out there is crappy fan fiction – yes, I’m talking about “Wicked,” which absolutely sucked.
Agreed, a majority of musicals are for a purely entertainment value. Though you do have some (and I hate mention it), like Spring Awakening, that do tackle some heavier subject matter. And though I’ve yet to see them, I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about August Osage County and Next To Normal. To find good theatre one just has to know where to look.
As far as plays being excruciatingly long, it varies person to person. I’ve had no trouble sitting through a nearly 3 hours performance of The Country Wife (it was funnier and dirtier than most things you’ll see on tv) but found myself fidgety during a production of The Cherry Orchard. I also have a friend who admits she has no mind or attention span for full length plays but I have taken her to some One Act plays that she’s not only been able to tolerate but has immensely enjoyed.
This website is amazing
School Plays….. FLASH BACK:
“Dammit Bubba the trees not supposed to talk… You dont even look like Robin Hood! Elly Sue you look more like a Pig than a princess in that dress..”
I must be a very atypical white person. I am a 67-year-old male. I went through the full list and only found THREE things that I like at all: #53 dogs, #99 grammar, and #114 America. I have NO interest in Barack Obama, diversity, the New York Times, yoga, film festivals, or San Francisco. Especially San Francisco. It’s obvious that this should be called Stuff LIBERAL/LEFTY White People Like, because it certainly does not include conservatives. That’s fine, but call it what it is! A huge percentage of white people do not find themselves in here at all. I have never even HEARD of David Sedaris!
If you were into grammar you would have written “I HAD never even heard of David Sedaris” instead of “I HAVE never heard of David Sedaris.”
It’s hard to mention someone you have never heard of.
its definately cause you are old…because I am conservative and I can relate to almost ALL of them!
yes, you are very very special. in fact, your love of dogs,grammar and that great country of yours is a shining beacon of hope in these times of confusing diversity, deviant independent film festivals and that other stuff you listed.
however, the above may all be attributed to you being old and the people the blog is about being young. yes, that indeed seems likely.
Are you Italian or Portugese? Because if so you’re only technically white. Join the Episcopal church, shave twice a day, stay out of the sun, dye your hair dingy mouse brown, wear Izod-Lacoste or Brookes Bros whenever possible and all will be well.
tripod, The original stereotype of play actors were Jewish or able to sing it in Yiddish. I’m talking about the 1890′s when the “‘Hey brews were in da house, foo” representing the L.E.S. their graffiti code on the red brick walls of the Five Points when Irish and Italian gangs claimed a piece of turf. You can tell I watched a film “Gangs of New York” but what if it was done on a stage play? Couldn’t get better. +
I am also pretty conservative, however I have found that a lot of these apply to me (Indie music, I have no qualms about diversity, tea, coffee, etc.) and I have heard of David Sedaris. I guess it just depends to what you have been exposed, whether or not you find it interesting, and your age group. This blog is meant mainly to be a joke and it’s entertaining to read. I feel your frustration, though, that most of this stuff tends to apply to leftists.
Why would any white person waste their time with this site?
Because it’s funny
You should refine this post a bit. Drop some names such as Shakespeare (pedestrian), Albee (more so), and anyone whose name sounds foreign (Chekov — the one NOT from Star Trek).
Of course, the play’s venue counts for more than the content. A standard city arts venue — such as generically named “performing arts centers” will NOT do. The truly “artsy” plays happen in places that don’t look artsy — such as old auto repair shops or homeless shelters.
bahahah all of your posts make me laugh. Im latin american, but I live in texas, and i’m totally americanized. hahah I love white people x]
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no you, ha beat that!
Now you are just and plain stupid.
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