Hipsters....

[Bloodfart]

Dogshit hat, derpy gf.  Who are these losers?

She's hot.  But seriously, are those people I should recognize?

I'm not sure who that d-bag with the hat on is but the woman is a womens' rights activist.  I saw her on PBS the other night talking to african women about their vaginas.  It was a very uplifting show.

[michigancat]

Anyone who feels the need to label or categorize themselves wreaks of self esteem issues and a lack of confidence.

I've got a little pro-tip for you: nobody who is a hipster publically calls themselves a hipster

this guy is a hipster and obviously revels in it

In its most simplest terms, a hipster is an individual who wants to know things. Whether it’s knowing of a band before anyone else, or knowing about the conflict in Syria, the history of taxidermy or obscure words in 20th century Americana. A hipster is someone that’s eager to learn, to see—and yes—even to do. Being a hipster means you’re part of a subculture. As a demographic, hipsters try to set themselves apart from culture as a whole, while simultaneously remaining within the culture. This is nothing extraordinary for a subculture, and yet there’s a certain stigma applied to the “hipster” label.

The term, Hipster, has become used rather frequently to identify anyone that doesn’t appear mainstream. So hipsters stand out from the crowd. (Even if they fit into their stereotypical niche of standing out from the crowd.) Personally, “hipster” is just about the only label I’ve ever felt comfortable with. It’s a subculture so vague it can cover all manners of sins, styles and vices.

Pro tip: that guy has no idea what a hipster is.

[Stevesie60]

Anyone who feels the need to label or categorize themselves wreaks of self esteem issues and a lack of confidence.

I've got a little pro-tip for you: nobody who is a hipster publically calls themselves a hipster

this guy is a hipster and obviously revels in it

In its most simplest terms, a hipster is an individual who wants to know things. Whether it’s knowing of a band before anyone else, or knowing about the conflict in Syria, the history of taxidermy or obscure words in 20th century Americana. A hipster is someone that’s eager to learn, to see—and yes—even to do. Being a hipster means you’re part of a subculture. As a demographic, hipsters try to set themselves apart from culture as a whole, while simultaneously remaining within the culture. This is nothing extraordinary for a subculture, and yet there’s a certain stigma applied to the “hipster” label.

The term, Hipster, has become used rather frequently to identify anyone that doesn’t appear mainstream. So hipsters stand out from the crowd. (Even if they fit into their stereotypical niche of standing out from the crowd.) Personally, “hipster” is just about the only label I’ve ever felt comfortable with. It’s a subculture so vague it can cover all manners of sins, styles and vices.

Pro tip: that guy has no idea what a hipster is.

Let me guess Rusty, you were the first one to know the definition?

[yoga-like_abana]

can you really define an ever changing entity

[michigancat]

can you really define an ever changing entity

probably not, but you can have a definition attempt be farther from reality than others.

[slobber]

Dogshit hat, derpy gf.  Who are these losers?

'clams with Megan Fox

[pissclams]

if any of you would like to step up to me and take my dogshit hat off of my head, feel free to meet at the walking taco PAK this saturday morning.  i will rage your face with my abusive elbows and then we can discuss what's left of the day.

[CNS]

'clams, don't worry.  no one will even notice the hat.  They will be too distracted trying to process the combo of that red hipster shirt and the camo hipster pants.  You will be fine.  Rest your elbows.

[pissclams]

'clams, don't worry.  no one will even notice the hat.  They will be too distracted trying to process the combo of that red hipster shirt and the camo hipster pants.  You will be fine.  Rest your elbows.

i'm not worried what a bunch of hayseed rednecks think about my hat.  i've read your facebook friend's wall posts. 

[CNS]

'clams, don't worry.  no one will even notice the hat.  They will be too distracted trying to process the combo of that red hipster shirt and the camo hipster pants.  You will be fine.  Rest your elbows.

i'm not worried what a bunch of hayseed rednecks think about my hat.  i've read your facebook friend's wall posts.

 

[steve dave]

that hat looks like a pile of barf

[pissclams]

that hat looks like a pile of barf

translation:  they won't ship to omaha because they're afraid the mail will get robbed and the mail carrier could possibly get killed

[The1BigWillie]

that hat looks like a pile of barf

The hat screams... "If you take my hat I'll try to fight you but get my ass kicked. Also, I don't know jack crap about sushi."

[OK_Cat]

the biggest problem i have with the picture is the couple.

like, i'm sure he's a really nice guy, and he's funny (sometimes!), and he's probably not a bad looking guy.  But really?  She's not the most attractive woman in the world, but she seems out of his league, so to speak.

[steve dave]

that hat looks like a pile of barf

The hat screams... "If you take my hat I'll try to fight you but get my ass kicked. Also, I don't know jack crap about sushi."

also I smear barf all over my head

[asava]

can you really define an ever changing entity

probably not, but you can have a definition attempt be farther from reality than others.

this is probably the closest anyone in this thread has come to defining "hipster."

don't want to be whimsical or some crap like that, but hipsters have existed for most of the 20th century, and were probably born alongside "pop" or "popular culture." it seems that each generation of hipsters is defined by the popular culture they are subversive to in that they reject the present idea of pop and those exploits the fans of pop partake in in favor of a culture they deem more artistic, intelligent, authentic, stylistic, blah blah blah... As a result of their refusal to completely conform with a generally large mass of the population and their particular taste they are identified through blanket terms.

a pretty recent change in popular cultures paradigm shift is immediately apparent in Seinfeld. "Hipster doofus" is a term pretty familiar to all of us who are fans of the show, and presents a portrait of a much different character or stereotype than the ever morphing present day "hipster."


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as for the "non-athletic" comment, i know plenty of people, myself included, who have been called hipsters that are above-average athletes. so don't think that really explains the whole picture.
 

[slimz]

Anyone who feels the need to label or categorize themselves wreaks of self esteem issues and a lack of confidence.

I've got a little pro-tip for you: nobody who is a hipster publically calls themselves a hipster

this guy is a hipster and obviously revels in it

In its most simplest terms, a hipster is an individual who wants to know things. Whether it’s knowing of a band before anyone else, or knowing about the conflict in Syria, the history of taxidermy or obscure words in 20th century Americana. A hipster is someone that’s eager to learn, to see—and yes—even to do. Being a hipster means you’re part of a subculture. As a demographic, hipsters try to set themselves apart from culture as a whole, while simultaneously remaining within the culture. This is nothing extraordinary for a subculture, and yet there’s a certain stigma applied to the “hipster” label.

The term, Hipster, has become used rather frequently to identify anyone that doesn’t appear mainstream. So hipsters stand out from the crowd. (Even if they fit into their stereotypical niche of standing out from the crowd.) Personally, “hipster” is just about the only label I’ve ever felt comfortable with. It’s a subculture so vague it can cover all manners of sins, styles and vices.

Pro tip: that guy has no idea what a hipster is.

No, but he's right about the part in bold. Most people in the midwest these days will call you a hipster if you're wearing anything besides mom jeans and your block letter college sweatshirt. That is, if you don't appear "normal" or show even a hint of fashion sense, you must be a "hipster," because "hipster" is a stand-in for "different" now.

[asava]

Anyone who feels the need to label or categorize themselves wreaks of self esteem issues and a lack of confidence.

I've got a little pro-tip for you: nobody who is a hipster publically calls themselves a hipster

this guy is a hipster and obviously revels in it

In its most simplest terms, a hipster is an individual who wants to know things. Whether it’s knowing of a band before anyone else, or knowing about the conflict in Syria, the history of taxidermy or obscure words in 20th century Americana. A hipster is someone that’s eager to learn, to see—and yes—even to do. Being a hipster means you’re part of a subculture. As a demographic, hipsters try to set themselves apart from culture as a whole, while simultaneously remaining within the culture. This is nothing extraordinary for a subculture, and yet there’s a certain stigma applied to the “hipster” label.

The term, Hipster, has become used rather frequently to identify anyone that doesn’t appear mainstream. So hipsters stand out from the crowd. (Even if they fit into their stereotypical niche of standing out from the crowd.) Personally, “hipster” is just about the only label I’ve ever felt comfortable with. It’s a subculture so vague it can cover all manners of sins, styles and vices.

Pro tip: that guy has no idea what a hipster is.

No, but he's right about the part in bold. Most people in the midwest these days will call you a hipster if you're wearing anything besides mom jeans and your block letter college sweatshirt. That is, if you don't appear "normal" or show even a hint of fashion sense, you must be a "hipster," because "hipster" is a stand-in for "different" now.

definitely agree that the term "hipster" becomes broader and broader the more vanilla the general local culture is.

[_33]

Hipsters usually lack the ability to do anything well. The only thing they can do well is be different from those around them.  And because this is the only thing they know how to do well they take the job very seriously.

[michigancat]

Are guys that wear wranglers and boots hipsters? Would anyone call them that?

[chum1]

I read that hipsters are into jazz music.

[slobber]

I read that hipsters make for offensive linemen.

[pissclams]

hipsters = arcade fire fans

[pissclams]

hipsters love the decemberists

[steve dave]

you'd have to be a pretty hayseed hipster to be a fan of either of those old timey popular bands