Can anybody provide me with a working definition of “hipster”? We don’t see many here in the unfashionable Midwest. It seems to have something to do with the earnest striking of ironical poses, but I’m not entirely sure.
Can anybody provide me with a working definition of “hipster”? We don’t see many here in the unfashionable Midwest. It seems to have something to do with the earnest striking of ironical poses, but I’m not entirely sure.
My understanding of this term is that its used for folks who are on the leading edge of trends, and satirically for folks with goatees who hang out in upscale coffee shops sporting the latest Apple toy and take themselves way too seriously (like in the Portlandia show).
So it's meant in a pejorative sense, like "yuppie"?Originally Posted by herbgeek
Yes, that's how I see it used.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia article, which will tell you all you need to know and probably more than you want to know.
The irony of being "hip," like being "cool" is, of course, that if you have to work at it, you aren't. Which means the vast majority of self-described hipsters aren't, they just think they are.
Here's how you can track them:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswa...ters-pbr-beer/
Portland OR is replete with them. My boss is one.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
My 27 year old son.
my son says hipsters are not cool, of course he is a white boy with dreads and saggy jeans, i did about that bad or worse at the same age, funny thing is that my kids and me have always thought we were cool but not that anyone else ever thought i was cool, my son' s teacher once told me he was a cool kid because he didn't really care what anyone thought
Just watch "Portlandia" on Netflix.
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