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White People Tacos
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About
White People Tacos refers to memes and jokes about a kind of taco stereotypically associated with white Americans. In May 2020, a video of Keith Habersberger from the Try Guys singing a song called "White People Taco Night" went viral on TikTok, with the lyrics satirizing the kind of hard shell tacos that are made using premade grocery store ingredients. The idea of "white people tacos" is sometimes associated with Taco Tuesday, a corporate scheme devised to sell more tacos. In 2024, a clip of Tim Walz saying that he makes "white guy tacos" incited some controversy online, with several conservative internet users criticizing Kamala Harris for asking him if he makes tacos with tuna and mayo, and viewing his comment about disliking spicy food as "anti-white."
Origin
On May 17th, 2020, YouTuber Keith Habersberger from the Try Guys posted a video to the YouTube[1] channel Lewberger titled, " White People Taco Night." In the video, Keith Habersberger sings about "White People Taco Night" in which they get hard shell tacos, ground beef, shredded cheese and Ortega sauce, all "from the grocery store."
Spread
The Keith Habersberger video subsequently inspired a TikTok trend in which people share their family's "White People Taco Night" meals, including a clip from March 18th, 2022, posted by TikToker[2] @littlelizalizard, gathering over 10 million plays and 500,000 likes in two years (seen below, left) and a December 27th post from TikToker[3] @jennnnnnnj gathered over 2 million views and 400,000 likes in two years (seen below, right).
@littlelizalizard
@jennnnnnnj White people taco night 🎶 #tacos #fyp #whitepeopletaconight ♬ original sound – Garfield
Numerous memes referencing the cliche of "white people tacos" have been posted to various sites over the years, particularly starter pack memes.
For example, on January 22nd, 2021, Redditor No_myghostwaswithme posted a "white person taco starter pack" meme to the /r/starterpacks[8] subreddit (seen below, left), receiving over 18,000 upvotes and 1,200 comments in roughly four years. On December 3rd, 2022, Redditor ThisEuropeanLife posted a similar version to the /r/starterpacks[9] sub, receiving over 1,600 upvotes and 250 comments in two years (seen below, right).
![White person taco starter pack | /r/starterpacks MACHOS • POTATOES • BROCCol Knon fiesta Sides FAMILY PACK 80 Kraft ESALABLE Spanish Rice Cheez Whiz McCormick MET WT 15 12 ORIGINAL Taco SIMPLE & CLEAN LICOUS FLAVOR ORIGINAL CHRISE D SEASONING MEx white person taco starter pack Great Value. TACO Shells 12 Shells ALL HATURAL GROUND BEEF CARNE MOUDA DE RES HET WT. 18OI I Rosarita Victoria MILD Red TACO SAUCE TRADITIONAL Refried Beans - Frijoles Refritos FIBER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/999/375/4ca.png)
![White people taco night starter pack | /r/starterpacks White People Taco Night Starter Pack CHUNEY SALSA MAD TOSTATOS always ground beef +salt for spice a can of olives @fair.west.apparel McCormick ORIGINAL Taco "I'm going to regret this tomorrow." 1989 100 Kraft Natural Cheese Mexican Cang meat to sour cream ratio 1:1 or KIRKLAND Should MEXICAN STYLE BLEND CHEESE T depends on costco card or not ORTEGA Fiesta Flats FLAT BOTTOM TACO SHELLS 12 ME TACO SMEDES NEWINT 20150)](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/489/380/2a3.jpg)
Tim Walz's 'White Guy Taco' Spice Comment
On August 15th, 2024, Tim Walz posted a video to his X / Twitter account in which he and Kamala Harris can be heard talking about tacos. After Walz says that he makes "white guy tacos," Harris can be heard asking him if he means, "mayonnaise and tuna," to which Walz responds with, "Pretty much ground beef and cheese." Walz captioned the post, "Listen, I’m just not much of a spice guy." The post received over 9.2 million views, 50,000 likes and 8,200 comments in 22 hours (seen below).
Listen, I’m just not much of a spice guy. pic.twitter.com/u9yadJBMh2
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) August 15, 2024
Various internet users then discussed what "white guy tacos" could mean in this context, with X[4] user @_cingraham posting a photo of a taco-like dish made using chips and served in a chip bag on August 15th, gathering over 1,600 likes in a day (seen below, left). A day later, X[5] user @RiverTamYDN quoted the post, writing, "No, he's just talking about the standard White People Taco Kit Tacos" (seen below, right).
![White People Tacos Christopher Ingraham @_cingraham This is probably what he's talking about, btw. They put ground beef and cheddar and maybe iceberg lettuce in a Doritos bag. They call it "taco in a bag" and it should be illegal. 10 SHOLLBROEN Sam Stein @samstein 23h Tim Walz telling Harris in this video he eats "white guy tacos" ("pretty much ground beef and cheese") and that black pepper is "the top of the spice level in Minnesota" youtube.com/watch?v=WkwZ A... 4:00 PM - Aug 15, 2024 5.1M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/884/637/1ba.png)
![White People Tacos River Tam @RiverTamYDN • Aug 15. 2024 No, he's just talking about the standard White People Taco Kit Tacos Christopher Ingraham @_cingraham • 21h This is probably what he's talking about, btw. They put ground beef and cheddar and maybe iceberg lettuce in a Doritos bag. They call it "taco in a bag" and it should be illegal. x.com/samstein/statu...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/884/638/2e5.png)
However, some internet users, notably many conservatives and Trump supporters, took Walz's comment to be derogatory of white people, as seen in an August 15th, 2024, post by X[6] user @9mm_smg, who wrote, "The old 'wypipo don't season they food' bit. These people hate us, Tim included."
Also on August 15th, X[7] user @BasedTorba quoted the video, writing, "A phoney and obviously scripted anti-White hate clip with the self-hating White man belittling himself to the cackling brown woman, a brilliant campaign move to entertain braindead White libs who love this stuff because they hate themselves and their people." The post gathered over 8,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).
![White People Tacos 9mmSMG ora @9mm_smg The old "wypipo don't season they food" bit. These people hate us, Tim included. 0:28 Like, I have white guy tacos, and- From Tim Walz 7:47 PM • Aug 15, 2024 1.3M Views Subscribe](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/884/640/568.png)
![White People Tacos Andrew Torba @BasedTorba Subscribe ... A phoney and obviously scripted anti-White hate clip with the self- hating White man belittling himself to the cackling brown woman, a brilliant campaign move to entertain braindead White libs who love this stuff because they hate themselves and their people. Tim Walz @Tim Walz 19h Listen, I'm just not much of a spice guy. 0:25 Like, mayonnaise and tuna? 7:07 PM ⚫ Aug 15, 2024 356.2K Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/884/641/c27.png)
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External References
[2] TikTok – littlelizalizard
[3] TikTok – jennnnnnnj
[4] X – _cingraham
[5] X – RiverTamYDN
[7] X – BasedTorba
[8] Reddit – r/starterpack
[9] Reddit – r/starterpack
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