• I'm starting to really hate the whole "hipster" trend, and not in the way you may think.
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Before you rate me disagree or dumb, read my whole post. I hate the fact that people are [b]calling[/b] other people "hipsters" or classifying them as such for bullshit reasons. First of all, "hipster" started as more of a fashion trend than anything. It just so happens that these people also tend to irrationally dislike mainstream music, and pride themselves in bragging about their totally underground bands. The problem is that people's definition of a "hipster" is becoming more and more hazy, and you pretty much can't do or say anything even slightly counter-society without being called a hipster. [b]Aspect 1: Music[/b] Let me give you an example of an [b]ANNOYING HIPSTER:[/b] [b]Person A:[/b] "Hey, do you like the Beatles?" [b]Person B:[/b] "I did until everyone started listening to them... There's this other band called Butterflies of the Apocalypse that are [i]way better![/i]" [b]Person A:[/b] "You're a fucking hipster." [b]Person B:[/b] "Fuck you and your mainstream ideals, Person A." This is a perfectly legitimate reason to think somebody is stupid. Calling somebody like this a "hipster" is totally appropriate and pretty funny. Now let me give you an example of a [b]PERFECTLY NORMAL PERSON WITH LEGITIMATE OPINIONS:[/b] [b]Person A:[/b] "Hey, do you like the Black Eyed Peas?" [b]Person B:[/b] "I only like 1 or 2 of their songs. They're extremely overrated though, and it's annoying hearing them on the radio all the time. There's a lot of underappreciated bands that are much better." [b]Person A:[/b] "You're a fucking hipster." [b]Person B:[/b] "Okay." This is an example of somebody unfairly calling somebody else a "hipster", and generally just being an annoying fuckwad. [b]Aspect 2: Fashion[/b] Skinny jeans, Ray Bans, ever so non-conformist Vans, t-shirts for some underground bands, a cardigan, a geeky hairstyle, and earrings. Classic hipster getup. If somebody is wearing all of this, or even most of it, it's probably safe to assume that they're into the hipster fashion. It's [b]not[/b] safe to assume that anyone wearing Ray Bans, Vans, or skinny jeans is a hipster, and it's annoying to be called one just because somebody's never heard of the band on my shirt. And I mean called one maliciously and degradingly; not in a friendly joking manner. Especially skinny jeans. Jeans are just generally skinnier these days, as it is becoming the style of choice. Even in a business setting, slacks are being manufactured to be skinnier, and more slimming. It's just the trend of society, and a completely acceptable style. (I'm talking about moderately slim pants, not skin-tight ones.) [b]Aspect 3: General Behavior[/b] Somebody's probably a hipster when they exhibit any of the following behaviors: [list][*]Instant dislike of anything popular [*]Irrational dislike of something they used to like, simply because other people now know about it [*]Dislike of other people simply because they are not "cool" enough to listen to the music the hipster likes [*]Donning all or most of the aforementioned hipster getup (This is not always a sure indicator)[/list] The following behaviors are [b]perfectly normal[/b] for any musically or artistically cultured person: [list][*]Interest in new bands that have yet to be recognized [*]Annoyance with the fact that a lot of popular music is [b]really shitty[/b] [*]Annoyance with the fact that the aforementioned shitty music is more popular than music that is infinitely better [*]Wearing the Italian style (Wayfarer) Ray Bans, which happen to be really nice sunglasses [*]Wearing skinny (moderately slim) jeans, which like I said is really becoming the norm [*]Wearing shirts for (or promoting in other ways) a band that you may not have heard of yet[/list] ===== All I'm saying is, I want to be able to wear my slim jeans, maybe some Ray Bans once in awhile, listen to my bands that don't happen to be on the radio yet, play my guitar and write songs, and anything else that used to be perfectly acceptable, without being called a "hipster". From now on, try not to default to calling someone a "hipster" unless they really are acting like an annoying hipster.
get over yourself people can call you whatever they want
Yeah people in my school see someone that doesn't like Facebook or something and go HIPSTER HIPSTER HIPSTER but it's kind of just an annoying word now.
This is a new way of thinking, therefore, you must be a hipster.
[QUOTE=toaster468;29501542]This is a new way of thinking, therefore, you must be a hipster.[/QUOTE] I was waiting for that. Have a zing anyway.
OP is trying to be a non-conformist with the Hipster lifestyle and saying he is isn't a Hipster. He's totally a Hipster.
People see me and think I'm a hipster. :argh: So yeah, people are pretty general with their usage of it.
I find it fucking disgusting when I see hipsters that wear the ear rings that open up their earlobes about an inch in diameter.
Quality of music is an opinion.
[quote] Person A: "Hey, do you like the Beatles?" Person B: "[B]I did until everyone started listening to them[/B]... There's this other band called Butterflies of the Apocalypse that are way better!" [/quote] Good example, but yeah, In this situation you'd probably be talking to a 65 year old hipster.
Aviators(Ray-ban) have been around since the 40's, wtf..
[QUOTE=Nikota;29501601]I find it fucking disgusting when I see hipsters that wear the ear rings that open up their earlobes about an inch in diameter.[/QUOTE] If anything, it's the hardcore scene that made that popular. That, like a lot of other things, is becoming more and more accepted and normal now, though. In fact, my boss has his ears pierced like that.
What I dislike is when people strictly dislike any popular music simply because it's popular. Give it a chance, listen to other stuff by the artist that isn't so popular and don't listen to certain music just because you want to be "different".
[QUOTE=RidingKeys;29501629]Aviators(Ray-ban) have been around since the 40's, wtf..[/QUOTE] Not aviators, the Italian style (Wayfarers) ones. Those have been popular for just as long, though.
[QUOTE=Mon;29501509]get over yourself people can call you whatever they want[/QUOTE] Faggot.
I don't think I've ever encountered any hipsters in my lifetime.
[QUOTE=Matix;29501663]Not aviators, the Italian style ones. Those have been popular for just as long, though.[/QUOTE] The whole company was created for the Army Air Corps anyways, nothing hipster about it.
[QUOTE=Matix;29501647]See? This is what I'm talking about. If anything, it's the hardcore scene that made that popular. That, like a lot of other things, is becoming more and more accepted and normal now, though. In fact, my boss has his ears pierced like that.[/QUOTE] When they take them off its like their ears are rope ladders.
Fun-fact: They only become popular when General MacArthur landed on the beach of the Phillipines with them on.
Mainstream movies, video games, TV, and music are shit.
I agree with person B
[QUOTE=Nikota;29501701]When they take them off its like their ears are rope ladders.[/QUOTE] I never said it's not gross. I don't mind them that much, since most of my friends have them, but it's not a "hipster" style. Not at all. No one piece of clothing or piercing is "hipster". They have yet to invent one unique fashion element that isn't a combination of others that have been around forever.
[QUOTE=Matix;29501647]See? This is what I'm talking about. If anything, it's the hardcore scene that made that popular. That, like a lot of other things, is becoming more and more accepted and normal now, though. In fact, my boss has his ears pierced like that.[/QUOTE]Self mutilation is normal now? What job do you have anyway where your boss has that?
[QUOTE=chewgo;29501740]Self mutilation is normal now? What job do you have anyway where your boss has that?[/QUOTE] I work in a deli at Vons. It's no more mutilation than a regular piercing. It's just stretched gradually over time, and it's not painful at all. At the very worst, it gets a little sore occasionally when increasing size. Up until about 00g, it's not really permanent either.
taking life too seriously bro.
I'm so non-mainstream I'm not even a hipster. I don't even exist.
I've hated hipsters before you hated hipsters.
[QUOTE=Matix;29501764]I work in a deli at Vons. It's no more mutilation than a regular piercing. It's just stretched gradually over time, and it's not painful at all. At the very worst, it gets a little sore occasionally when increasing size. Up until about 0gg, it's not permanent either.[/QUOTE] A piercing is a tiny, tiny hole. These things are taking your skin and stretching it out. It's fairly different. How do you reverse it anyway?
Not being mainstream is the new mainstream.
[QUOTE=chewgo;29501793]A piercing is a tiny, tiny hole. These things are taking your skin and stretching it out. It's fairly different. How do you reverse it anyway?[/QUOTE] You just leave it out. It goes back over time as long as there's no scar tissue.
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