What is a Hipster?

[PyroChamber]

I notice that people tend to throw around the word "hipster" a lot; while some, like myself, don't truly know what a hipster is. So what exactly is a hipster, how can you really identify one, and why are they hated by so many people?

 

[batsone]

A hipster, is a being out of your range of comprehension. Therefore you can never truly know the answer to your question.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

To me it's someone who has a unfunny meme on there shirt and sculps there hair like like an origami swan.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

if you clicked on that link you are not a hipster.

 

[Erzengel]

 

[ttotheusher]

[YT]9g9BJ33KJRI[/YT]

This should answer your question.

 

[Lencho01]

Spoiler

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

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This should answer your question.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

They cropped the original photo so kids wouldn't copy him, but in that pic Han is actually, in his very casual offhand way, cleaning Chewie's ear of wax there, Chewie's fingers being too hairy for the job.

 

[Motown Marvel]

the definition of a hipster can vary, but i mostly believe it to be:

a person who has plastic passions. they follow certain tastes and trends in an attempt to garner their cool points. they like the current hip band, but their passion for the band is not genuine. as soon as its not cool to like that band anymore, they will not like that band. irony plays a big role in their life, finding a never ending sense of amusement in things that are ironic. ironic mustaches are always popular. they also often wear womens pants, claiming they fit better....generally because they have no balls.

 

[Kane52630]

It's pretty simple, a hipster is a pompous assh**** that enjoys obscure things.

 

[Prison Mike]

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This actually helped a lot! Thanks.

Also, I guess the 2011 hipster is an Occupy Wall Street protester too?

 

[RedSkull]

An apathetic, usually vegan, glasses wearing beatnik who doesn't really think anything is cool, often wears tattoos, listens to boring music and likes things that are from the 70s. They often ride bikes and have gauged ears

 

[Motown Marvel]

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i usually take issue with most peoples mis-information on topics such as this....but wow, thats pretty much a perfect visual guide to the evolution of hipsters.

something that should be known: there are a lot of people who genuinely enjoy vinyl records (but for the right reasons), people who enjoy obscure music (but not because its obscure, but because its good), and other things that can generally be associated with hipsters, but the difference between them and a hipster is that their passion for such things are entirely genuine and not an attempt to be cool.

 

[Tanin]

I listen to vinyl because I inherited my fathers huge collection and don't want it to go to waste.

The most simple definition is simply someone who does something because they think it is hip and doesn't really have any real passion for it.

You know. A poser.

 

[Wolfwood]

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That's pretty ingenious. I think I'm stuck in the Mountain Man phase.

 

[SuperFerret]

This actually helped a lot! Thanks.

Also, I guess the 2011 hipster is an Occupy Wall Street protester too?

Pretty much. OWS is what happens when hipsters start to care about stuff. For historical reference, see hippies.

 

[bullets]

I listen to vinyl because I inherited my fathers huge collection and don't want it to go to waste.

The most simple definition is simply someone who does something because they think it is hip and doesn't really have any real passion for it.

You know. A poser.

That's how I define them. I don't mind the style but if someone is pompous about it , that aggravates me.


I think of the song "hipster hunter" by McChris whenever someone brings up the subject.

 

[LOBO3315a]

Ahh, now I know why my X-wife's new husband bugs the living heck out of me. He's one of these creatures.

 

[PWN3R]

No one has mentioned Ray-Bans or chai tea yet? Shame.

I have some hipster tendancies I'm tying to kill. Essentially, I'm in the mountain man phase like Wolfwood.

 

[Victarion]

I like how some of the hipster ladies are bigger than the dudes.

I also do have some of their tendencies. I've got graphic Kingdom Hearts, various rock bands, and even a Ka-Tet of 19, Serving the Beam Since 99 shirt among others. The difference is, I'm into the music/game/books featured on the shirts. I also do enjoy Starbucks, partly because I've probably burned by palate to hell so that any coffee drink tastes the same as any other speciality drink.

 

[Bat-Mite]

Yeah, she totally looks like a hipster.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

the definition of a hipster can vary, but i mostly believe it to be:

a person who has plastic passions. they follow certain tastes and trends in an attempt to garner their cool points. they like the current hip band, but their passion for the band is not genuine. as soon as its not cool to like that band anymore, they will not like that band. irony plays a big role in their life, finding a never ending sense of amusement in things that are ironic. ironic mustaches are always popular. they also often wear womens pants, claiming they fit better....generally because they have no balls.

That's not right, they liked the current hip band before they became the current hip band. Now that they're popular they hate them because making money is selling out. Another important part of the hipster, live in ridiculously expensive cities on a minimum wage job, although it's preferable to just be unemployeed, because you majored in philosophy at an overpriced college. It's okay though because your parents (that you probably hate) still support you financially. Also must love the awful beer PBR.

 

[SuperFerret]

Having just one or a few traits in common with the Common Hipster (*****ebaggius hipsteria) does not make one a hipster. You can wear raybans, or go to Starbucks, and not be a hipster (though if you linger at Starbucks, I can't help you).