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I’m so fucking tired of hipsters… they all work so hard to be cool and show their individuality by sharing the same opinions, loving the same things and dressing the same androgynous way.
Can we please have the next wave of what’s cool already so we don’t have to look at these sheep any more…
—Just me being me
This article appears in Feb 20-26, 2014.
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Well, don’t forget that all the bearded hipster party dudes tend to get the ladies around here (for reasons beyond this post!) – so why change something that works?
Still dont quite get the “hipster” tag, is it like a yuppie or a hippie?
Oh. Hipsters are harmless. Sure they can be a pain in the ass if you’re stuck next to a table of them at your local brasserie. But they’re loads of fun to play with when they come into your bookstore looking for “Bukowski” (pronounced with a slack-jawed drawl) and you send them up to the Theology room on the false pretext that you heard “Bronowski”. Wiggers are infinitely more of a concern because thay are just stupid enough to sever your spinal cord because they couldn’t get laid in a Tijuana cathouse with a fist full of fifties. The original “dumb bomb” – unguided, uncontrolled and capable of inflicting a level of damage out of all proportion to their meager intellect and non-existent talents. There ought to be a bounty on them. Use their hair to trim the hoods of expensive parkas.
But then you will probably just dislike the next flock of ‘sheep’. There are always groups of people that stand out in any society – by being similar to each other in looks, dress, actions etc. – usually it is just a phase for most. Though there are still some original hippies floating around. Probably some beatniks as well. However, have not seen a ‘zoot suit’ type lately, though they were back in style in some places a while back.
I’ve always pictured hipsters to be the millenial version of beatniks.
yeah, beatniks! that’s what I was about to comment until I scrolled down and saw crisp’s comment.
cool daddy-o. farm out. grooooooooooooooooooovy.
and yeh, wiggers and ufc skinheads. ick.
They can dye their hair purple/green/orange to match their pants and then be color coordinated.
For those who are unclear about what exactly a hipster is, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Or perhaps it’s some obscure number that you’ve totally never heard of:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=look+at+thi…
There’s also a site called Look at TheseHipstersFucking, but it’s absolutely NSFW. Google at your peril
I want to become a hipster. Any tips?
PBR is a tasty drop no matter what you wear and don’t let the haters and beer snobs dare tell you any different!
Did a bit of research. It appears I’m halfway there!
– Own and use film cameras, check.
-.Wear Blundstones, check.
– likes good beer, check.
– play an instrument, check (although I think you have to be bad at said instrument, so not sure where I fit in here. Either way, I’m sure I can start a shitty band)
– I might need glasses, half-check.
– Just bought a vintage coat, check.
still working on the tight jeans. Mine are tight-ish, and sometimes I have to roll up the bottoms while waiting for my grandmother to hem them, not sure if that counts. But unfortunately they are blue or grey denim, and not purple, red or green. I also do not own any ironic T-shirts, but they’re easy enough to find. And I don’t own apple products…
I really should grow a big hipster beard. Ladies in HRM seem to be all giddy over them. But I find them itchy.
They’re the people that you meet when you’re walking down the street, they’re the people that you meet each day – and ignore.
“I’ve always pictured hipsters to be the millenial version of beatniks.” – CC
I would say rappers are the modern beatniks .. spoken poetry, add digital samples/keyboard and you have hip hop. Macklemore/Lewis is my fav, in this genre. (Given Fonebone’s penchant for clothes that smell like R. Kelly’s sheets, I assume that she likes this artist as well!!)
I’m not so sure “hipsters” exist, except in certain peoples’
heads. For one thing, people can’t seem to agree on an actual meaning for the word!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YUks9l1lHiQ/TcIH…
people are vain pricks. across the board. these subtle apocryphal lifestyle issues are a near complete distraction from people that actively systematically and easily steal from us and work against us- politicians. also, as a rule, people who complain about hipsters, use words like hipster, are tremendously boring. also, people who whine about someone else always ‘ getting the girls’ are fuckheads who should never ‘ get the girl’
Jenny C,
laughable. I know some fascinating people who love to point out hipsters. People who use the word “fuckheads” are immature trolls. Generalized enough for you?
‘Given Fonebone’s penchant for clothes that smell like R. Kelly’s sheets, I assume that she likes this artist as well!’ – do enlighten me, Buddrot, I have no idea who this R. Kelly is but it seems perfectly obviously you are quite familiar with his work. Do tell.
For someone who subscribes to the teachings of Buddhaw, you certainly have a cunty streak. Your prob, not mine, thankfully!
it is a ‘G’ fuckhead, your generalization is spot on, and I’m fairly certain that ‘trolling’ is what we do here. now tell us more about your wardrobe and fascinating friends and what the ladies are ‘all giddy over’
Yes yes,
Stop being so angry. I’ll point out hipsters as much as I want, and there’s nothing you can say that will take away my interesting friends or the fact that I am not a hipster.
I just don’t care enough about my wardrobe. Oh wait! Does that make me a hipster? GASP.
yes yes,
I suspect I’m writing to my aunt right now, who’s just discovered sarcasm and is feeling sassy. You go girl! you can be whatever you want to be, and nobody can stop that!
Hey guys did I mention Fonebone smells because she wears second hand clothing? I would never wear second hand clothing because my successful retail business on Spring Garden Road is too successful. Second hand clothes just wouldn’t grace the closets of my beautiful waterfront condo.