Stuff White People Like: Appearing Empathetic with Personal Anecdotes of ”Poverty”
24th June 2008
Empathy is obtained by “walking a mile” in the shoes of the socially disadvantaged; for busy white people that have failed to come by this experience naturally, personal anecdotes from one’s past can be tailored to give the impression that a white person possesses this coveted empathy.
The best examples of these empathy-laden personal anecdotes can be observed during a white person’s recollection of their years as an undergraduate student.
I recall, as an undergraduate, describing to a number of whiners-about-college-life a concoction that certain Vietnamese tribesmen use that is composed predominantly of alcohol and pig’s blood. Didn’t hear too much out of them after that.