What is a Hipster?

[Victarion]

Well put to Ferret and Amazing Fantasy.

 

[chamber-music]

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?

Its best summed up in 2005 British Hipster mocking sitcom Nathan Barley

Hipster's the rise of the idiots
[YT]lhAr_UeroCk[/YT]

Hipsters a bascially people who jump on trends trying to be the first person to like something and then dislike things when they become 'mainstream' or popular with the masses. They are often seen as pretentiousness and elitiest. They listen to obscure indie bands.

They shop in thrift/vintage stores or Urban Outfitters/American Apparel.
They read Vice or I.D magazine.

The Hipster mecca/homeland Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the U.S and East London neighbourhoods of Shoreditch/Hoxton/Dalston in London, England.

The usually attended a liberal Art school and work in the creative industries or live off their wealthy parents.

Hipsters started emerging the turn of the century over the last 5 years they have overtaken Emos and scenesters as everyones annoying subculture of choice.

 

[JStorm]

A 20-year-old, wearing tighter jeans than his girlfriend, overly-sized-horn-rimmed glasses, some sort of black "non-conforming" sneakers. . . and then my favorite. . . a t-shirt of either a superhero he knows nothing about, or a cartoon that was most popular when he wasn't even an itch in his daddy's pants - oh. . that he also knows nothing about.


How do I know this? I live in a college town and have been known to quiz these little bastards on the t-shirt.

"Name the two little kids in Thundercats?" . . . "Lion-o is the leader. . . "
"Other than Hal Jordan, or the other earth-lanterns, name three?" . . . "Killo. . . Willo. . . kog??. . ."


And of course my two favorite(s): What is Superman's real name and/or who killed Batman's parents?"


"I got you on this one. . . Clark and the Joker."



"Take off the shirt, get the **** out of here. . . NOW!!!"

 

[Manic]

I imagine that Thundercats question doesn't work as well anymore, though who the F doesn't know Wily Kat and Wily Kit?

 

[Erzengel]

Especially with the new show that's out.

 

[JStorm]

I imagine that Thundercats question doesn't work as well anymore, though who the F doesn't know Wily Kat and Wily Kit?

I usually give a pass, if they answer with other witty comebacks, or state their older brother had them watch it years ago, etc, etc.



HOWEVER - in a year - after the new season is commonplace. . . I will smack fools!!!

 

[chamber-music]

I remember when I first started seeing hipsters around 2001 and about a couple years later they had taken over east London.

Hipsters wear cartoon t-shirts in an ironic way. Most of them aren't even fans of the shows

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

They read Vice or I.D magazine.

I was in I.D. magazine once, haha, i guess i am a really really obscure hipster icon.

in one photo i was like this

and in the other photo i was like this (excpet i was looking in the other direction.)

 

[Victarion]

Let's all take our rage and invade a hipster forum. Emo Corner redux, for those who remember.

 

[Lencho01]

For those who remember the show or saw a little bit of it, would you consider the character of Daria a hipster?

 

[LOBO3315a]

Yes, she was the proto-hipster.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

What is a hipster? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk. Have at you!

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Hipsters make **** art and think it's worth showcasing.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

For those who remember the show or saw a little bit of it, would you consider the character of Daria a hipster?

She was most definitely a hipster, just the '90s version.

 

[Lencho01]

Just wanted to make sure since a week or so ago I posted someone who cosplayed as her. I went to her deviantART account and she referred to her as hipster. That's when I realized I never thought of her being a hipster before the term was popular.

EDIT: Here it is...

http://sodespair.deviantart.com/gallery/

"Hipsters gonna hip"

 

[Art_of_Crime]

read this.

 

[BillPardy]

Now... I have a beard, and wear flannel shirts and a toque. Does that make me hipster? or just Canadian?... I also regularly watch movies on VHS and read comics. On top of playing classic video games.

 

[Sloth7d]

Hipster is one of three things. A term old people use to describe the culture of the current generation, a term used by people apart of this generation of youths and think they're cool for being different, or a scapegoat term used by snobbish nerds to slander a culture of people for being snobby when really it's they who can't stand to look in the mirror.

 

[Donut]

I thought hipsters was an insult for users with numbers in their names

 

[Sloth7d]

She was most definitely a hipster, just the '90s version.

I wish. If Daria was the ideal look and attitude of a hipster I doubt so many people would use the word prejoratively. As it stands, what most people think of when they say "hipster" are more akin to the art snobs Jane puts up with in Is It Fall Yet.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Now... I have a beard, and wear flannel shirts and a toque. Does that make me hipster? or just Canadian?... I also regularly watch movies on VHS and read comics. On top of playing classic video games.

I say Canadian.

 

[Lord Valumart]

A 20-year-old, wearing tighter jeans than his girlfriend, overly-sized-horn-rimmed glasses, some sort of black "non-conforming" sneakers. . . and then my favorite. . . a t-shirt of either a superhero he knows nothing about, or a cartoon that was most popular when he wasn't even an itch in his daddy's pants - oh. . that he also knows nothing about.


How do I know this? I live in a college town and have been known to quiz these little bastards on the t-shirt.

"Name the two little kids in Thundercats?" . . . "Lion-o is the leader. . . "
"Other than Hal Jordan, or the other earth-lanterns, name three?" . . . "Killo. . . Willo. . . kog??. . ."


And of course my two favorite(s): What is Superman's real name and/or who killed Batman's parents?"


"I got you on this one. . . Clark and the Joker."



"Take off the shirt, get the **** out of here. . . NOW!!!"

Man I've done this before. The annoying thing is that they're usually wearing really cool tshirts. I learned quickly not to try and strike up a conversation about Batman with girls wearing Batman tshirts in HMV. I now look down upon them from a high and proclaim "they've never heard of Jason Todd..." when I see them.

Also, there's this fat lass that hangs outside of the shop I work at. She is usually seen with a classic GameBoy as some kind of necklace, a tiny bowler hat, green and yellow streaks in her hair, red leapord print tights/trousers/whatever those tight things are that fat prople should not wear, some times wears toy cars in her hair and usually always caries around a fuzzy thing on a stick. Is she a hispter or just brain damaged?

 

[Mike_D202]

They look....fake. I dont see this kind of thing in my small town, guess I should get out more.

 

[LOBO3315a]

Man I've done this before. The annoying thing is that they're usually wearing really cool tshirts. I learned quickly not to try and strike up a conversation about Batman with girls wearing Batman tshirts in HMV. I now look down upon them from a high and proclaim "they've never heard of Jason Todd..." when I see them.

Also, there's this fat lass that hangs outside of the shop I work at. She is usually seen with a classic GameBoy as some kind of necklace, a tiny bowler hat, green and yellow streaks in her hair, red leapord print tights/trousers/whatever those tight things are that fat prople should not wear, some times wears toy cars in her hair and usually always caries around a fuzzy thing on a stick. Is she a hispter or just brain damaged?

Depends on if she has a wonky eye or not.....

 

[JStorm]

Man I've done this before. The annoying thing is that they're usually wearing really cool tshirts. I learned quickly not to try and strike up a conversation about Batman with girls wearing Batman tshirts in HMV. I now look down upon them from a high and proclaim "they've never heard of Jason Todd..." when I see them.

Also, there's this fat lass that hangs outside of the shop I work at. She is usually seen with a classic GameBoy as some kind of necklace, a tiny bowler hat, green and yellow streaks in her hair, red leapord print tights/trousers/whatever those tight things are that fat prople should not wear, some times wears toy cars in her hair and usually always caries around a fuzzy thing on a stick. Is she a hispter or just brain damaged?

She's overly trying.

As for NOT talking to the type I spoke of, horrible mistake. I left out of few little tidbits.

Sometimes the conversation goes well, he or she knows a bit, etc. For those times I just don't bother to **** with them.

Other times, the conversation goes really well and both parties hit it off.

Obviously, the bad times are when I'm screaming "you ****ing hipster *****e - his real name is Kal-El. . . ****stick, ***hat, loser, wanna-be-****tard."




HOWEVER - why I say NOT to take a chance in this fun. . . because that is how I met my girlfriend. She's not full blown hipster - even though I poke fun - but she also knows her ****, so it's cool if she wears a Harley shirt with suspenders and tight jeans. She even does a decent Harley voice.