White people hate a lot of stuff (white people who vote republican, television, Vin Diesel movies, SUVs, fast food) but every once in a while they turn that hate into sweet irony.
Often times, white people will make a joke about how hard it is to define irony. It’s not that funny, and back in the 1990s people got all upset at Alanis Morrisette for using the term improperly in her song “Isn’t it Ironic?”
But the reason that white people love irony is that it lets them have some fun and feel better about themselves.
The most horrific recent example is Trucker hats, that shockingly went from mainstream in the 80s to Ironic in the early 2000s back to mainstream, at which point they are no longer rare or unique. Once something reaches this stage, irony cannot be restored for 10 years.
Other examples would include white people getting together to have a ‘white trash’ night where they would eat Kentucky Fried Chicken, drink Bud Light and watch Larry the Cable Guy or The Marine. Maybe listen to Kid Rock or P.O.D. These events allow white people to experience things they are supposed to hate, all while feeling better about their own lives, decisions, and cultured tastes.
Occassionally, white people will put an ironic knick knack in their home or apartment such as a “Support our Troops” magnet or a bottle of Mickey’s. 
This can be used to your advantage. If you need to appear cool to white people, you just need to pick something that was popular 10+ years ago and put it in a prominent place at your desk or in your home. A C+C Music Factory Cassette, or a “2 Legit 2 Quit” t-shirt would both be acceptable examples.
Also, you might find yourself in conversation where you mention that you like something and there is an awkward silence indicating that it is not cool. In this situation, uou must say “oh yeah, I also like [insert similar things]” and smile, the white people will laugh and all will be well.
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Irony is…today is International Women’s day, a whole day for women and the white libs are promoting the next pres. should be house speaker Nancy Pelosi. Just like the abuse of Black History month in years past to get us white people to elect a black man to presidency, or you wouldn’t have Obama in the white house. If its not Pelosi, it could be Palin or who knows, Hillary Clinton. The age of woman power is here, and let’s get ready for a 2012 electoral candidacy match-up: For the Dems is Hillary-Pelosi, the Reps is Palin-Meg Whitman (if she loses the Cal. state governor race).
this is depressing. Decisions I thought i made have actually been made a million times by people just like me, apparently. and what I thought was just me doing what feels right is actually just me conforming to the non-conformity of white popular culture, even though this website it self is that, taken to the next level to actually try to convince people that the author conforms to non-confomity in a rather clever way. Thus he conforms to non-conformity….so in esence everything you do makes you a stupid conformist wheather you are conforming or not, and no matter which tier of conformity you fit in; the comformists, the non comformists, or the people who poke fun at the people who are non-conformists for trying to be different thus holding the same “look at me i’m above them” values of all of them. christ allmighty pop culture scares the fuck out of me
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I’m not very white, but i LOVE irony… is that okay?
‘white trash’ night…..more like a ritual.
‘K’ you have hit the nail on the head.
You know what’s ironic? All the white people complaining that a song called ironic contains no irony missing the fact that it’s ironic that the song contains no actual irony.
This is actually called “coincidence”
You know what’s ironic? The fact that you don’t realize the song was trying to be ironic but it failed in the end.
Well, not really. Irony is where something occurs contrary to what you believe would happen. Saying that something’s ironic because it contains no irony is like saying something’s a joke when it wasn’t.
Oh, and the verse:
“Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
“Well isn’t this nice…”"
Was actually an incident of irony. So… even if what you said were true and that it would be ironic if it had no irony, it actually did have irony so it’s not ironic. Irony’s ironic, isn’t it? (Actually, what I just pointed out wasn’t ironic. Damn you and your confusion with misfortunate circumstances/coincidence being confused for irony, mainstream culture!)
Does this include the fact that white people seem to really like Stuff White People Like.Com?
Or that Stuff White People Like.Com, which skewers twenty-thirtysomething middle class educated white people, is written by a twenty-thirtysomethingmiddle class educated white guy?
I’m waiting for #130, This Web Site and #131, Pseudo-Self-Denigratingly Making Fun Of White People Exactly Like Themselves.
You hit the nail on the head. Every single entry on this site sounds like it was created by a former hipster who is desperately, and pathetically trying to retain his individuality the only way he knows how: by tearing down everything other people do. The message of this site should be this:
If you’re white, just kill yourself because nothing you do is sincere.
The deal is that “those” type of white people can be associated with 80% of the stuff white people like. That’s funny. I find it funny because I know EXACTLY the type of people that fit this mold. I’m more of a hick, which is why I think it’s hilarious, not ironic.
Exactly right. The author of this blog, while often hilarious, is simply trying to elevate himself into some new category of self-deprecation/inteligensia. By pointing out all of the “wrong” reasons for liking something, or claiming that all people like something for the same reason, the author demonstrates his correct knowledge and condescendingly further removes himself from the dreaded “mainstream”. Pointing out stuff slyly isn’t always humorous, but divisive and elitist. I’m waiting for the next wave of people, those who point out people who point out things, and so on
hahahahahaha it should…there are so many idiots on this site who cant identify that it is all a JOKE…
you people are hilarious – lighten up! I’m white and this sh#t is funny!
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