- Hardcover: 456 pages
- Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786244046
- ISBN-13: 978-0786244041
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 16.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,823,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stupid White Men, Michael Moore's screed against "Thief-in-Chief" George Bush's power elite, hit No. 1 at Amazon.com within days of publication. Why? It's as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdown. Moore offers a more interesting critique of the 2000 election than Ralph Nader's Crashing the Party (he argued with Nader, his old boss, who sacked him), and he's serious when he advocates ousting Bush. But Moore's rage is outrageous, couched in shameless gags and madcap comedy: "Old white men wielding martinis and wearing dickies have occupied our nation's capital.... Launch the SCUD missiles! Bring us the head of Antonin Scalia!... We are no longer [able] to hold free and fair elections. We need UN observers, UN troops". Moore's ideas range from on-the-money (Arafat should beat Sharon with Gandhi's non-violent shame tactics) to over-the-top: blacks should put inflatable white dolls in their cars so racist cops will think they're chauffeurs; the ever-more-Republicanesque Democratic Party should be sued for fraud; "no contributions toward advancing our civilization ever came out of the South [except Faulkner, Hellman, and RJ Reynolds]," because it's too hot to think straight there; Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "has got to broaden himself beyond porn and John Wayne" by watching better movies, like Dude, Where's My Car? (which contains "all you need to know about America"). Whatever your politics, Stupid White Men should make you blow your stack. --Tim Appelo
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'No Logo with gags.' Time Out. 'A really great, hilarious, rollicking, fantastic read' Miranda Sawyer 'The angrier Moore gets, the funnier he gets.' San Fransciso Chronicle
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Michael Moore seems to be a fine patriot, in the finest sense of the word. Not following the blind opinion that "my country is the best, my countrymen are the best", he turns the spotlight on his own people and is heavily critical of American politics, politicians, culture, but in a highly amusing and irreverant fashion. The chapters on the election of President Dubya are fascinating reading. Similarly, his opinions on the so-called "recycling" trend, are thought-provoking and intelligent. Moore is a fine patriot because with his unique style of questioning and challenging of the authorities, he is seeking to improve the society in which he lives. Moore cares enough to take unpopular stands against big business, and throughout the book he encourages us to look beyond the obvious when following the news, and to take an active part in society rather than letting it pass us by.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Michael Moore, I take my slightly grubby baseball hat off to you sir...
I found 'Stupid White Men', although genuine to its very core, to be slightly naive. However, the simplicity could be the intention of the author.
If Moore, and I believe this to be the case, wants to reach Middle America with his views then I think he succeeds. If the book is an attempt to galvanise an electorate even more apathetic and disaffected than in this country then I think he succeeds.
Where I think the book fails is in its inability to be much more than a tub-thumping rant. That is his style and I accept that, but by doing this he suffocates some serious points and skirts some issues which he could have spent more time discussing rather than say, his reasons for choosing to buy a mini-van. However as I say, he is a comedian and while trying to keep the theme light, you can forgive the authors reluctance to substantiate his statements with any real depth.
The exception to this I would say is the fantastic expose of the Bush/Cheney election farce. This first chapter of the book is worth the price alone. If an American citizen can read and understand this without wanting to vomit on the lawn of the white house, then they are a more tolerant nation than I give them credit for.
I think Moore is going for the populist vote and why not? It needs more books of this nature to be read by the masses that perhaps cannot get to grips with other political texts.
Stupid White Men is funny and intelligent. It's a good diversion from more serious authors such as Chomsky and Pilger and certainly one for the uninitiated.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
America is a land with disintegrating environment, an unelected Government of moronic, corrupt and self-important charlatans, a culture of ignorance, especialyl about the wider world, and prides itself on justice and concern for African-Americans when it is in fact guilty of the exact opposite. All this and more is exposed by Michael Moore, in savegely funny style.
The exact facts of the elecetion campaign- the removal of scores of black voters from the Florida electoral register, achieved by a Republican senator working with Jeb Bush, the confusing ballot form which led many Jews to mistakenly vote for a right-wing Anti-Semite when they aaimed ot elect Al Gore, and the efforts to corrupt the military vote- are galling for anyone who believes in American Democracy, and the mentions of Enron involvement take on extra severity now that millions have lost their savings in the whole fiasco.
His seciton about how he fears white people is hilarious, especially his suggestions for black people to place 'whites only' signs in places where black people are essnetially denied entry, and his questionas to why the violent lyrics of Bruce Springsteen and The Dixie Chicks are not criticised in the way rappers are. Gee, let me think.....
He also looks at international issues from a sideways perspective. The notion that the problems of Northern Ireland can be solved by everyone going Catholic, and his list of reasons why they should, is tongue-in-cheek and should be taken as such.
The final chapter is also amusing, detailing his history of involvement with Ralph Nader, and expressing his voiew on how unfair the public have been in accusing him of costing Gore the election. Perfectly true, and a finning finale to a book for everyone who fele the spirit of the 60s still alive.
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Should be essential reading-for Bush
George Bush would never read this book as he's dysslexic and has trouble understanding the English language
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Published 5 months ago by Víctor M.A.
Very funny!
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Published 11 months ago by A. Parsons
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Published on 9 May 2009 by Mink
Awful.
This book is just dreadful. It's just pure sensationalism and really asinine jokes. It's like a bad mix of something you'd here from a stand up comic and really stupid leftist... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2008 by Alex Ireland
Very impressed
This is a good account of how messed up USA is. It is an account from an american who likes to speak his mind, on all matters. He tells of how the election was fixed and much more. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by K. Bensley
Moore is the 21st Century Jonathan Swift
Moore is angry. Very angry. His solutions to the problems of the world may be silly or perhaps wrong (some of his assertions I take issue with but on a factual basis rather than a... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2007 by Ian Wild
Angry and hilarious
A book every American should be forced to read. "Stupid white men" describes the sorry state that the United States are in. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2006 by Linda Oskam
funny and eye opening
A fantastic and eye opening read, which making this book hard to put this book down. Shocking facts about the USA are told in a very amusing way.
Published on 12 Dec 2006 by Louise
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