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Someone please explain this fad to me.
Also, what the smurf? You don't need glasses. Stop by fake glasses to wear so you can look cool. Those glasses aren't even cool. 1980s called, and said they hate you for exploiting their style when they had no choice in what frames they wore.
I was a hipster before it was cool
oh goddammit goboQuote:
Originally Posted by Goldenboko
it's cool to pretend you're nonconformist by conforming to what everyone else is doing and saying you were doing it first
and someone has to drink all that Pabst Blue Ribbon
I don't mind hipsters. The food/coffee at hipster joints is usually really good. Bring on the vegan kale salad and coffee served in ironic mugs with Mumford and Sons playing in the background. Oooh yeeaaah.
I only mind hipsters when they get obnoxious about it to the point that it affects me. Besides that, hipster culture gets a big, fat *shruuuuuuuuug* from me.
Considering all my friends live in a giant college town, which is basically run by hipsters I have 2 positive things to say about them.
A) They're easy to make fun of, and it's quite enjoyable too.
B) Damn they can make some good food
Other then that though, yeah, I find them obnoxious since I have to deal with them near constantly.
Wearing fake glasses when you don't need them is lamesauce.
kc calls me a hipster based on my musical preferences, but I don't mind :love:
Hipsters are worse than literally any other thing in the universe and should all be forced to live in Newcastle.
Smurf off.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
It's being an intellectual revolutionary while making C's. It's being a cultural outsider when you follow trends. It's being unique when you're surrounded by people like you.
I'm usually okay with a hipster until said person opens up their mouth and reveals the self as being painfully ignorant
This. SO MUCH.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laddy
I personally think we should use them to manufacture some of that lovely Soylent Green, mmm-mmm they DO make good food! :manus:
I don't think this is a phenomenon limited to hipsters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clo
i wish i was a hipster
i listen to soft folk rebellion songs by local artists and drink fair trade coffee at local coffee shops and i have tomato plants in the backyard
but i also eat meat and drive cars that use gas and i don't really participate in community gardens
WHAT AM I? :S
Mini-Hipster. :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by krissy
hipster-in-training
Yeah, pretty much. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MirielI don't think this is a phenomenon limited to hipsters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clo
Don't worry, Psy will have already deported you all to the sun by that point :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LockhartedSmurf off.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
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Originally Posted by I'm my own MILFDon't worry, Psy will have already deported you all to the sun by that point :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LockhartedSmurf off.Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
You are all just in denial. Each and every one of us have at list a little hipster in our hearts.
I am only a hipster when it comes to video games.
I don't have a problem with being a vidya hipster.
i am actually interested every time that a niche subculture gets ragged on on the internets, a new one pops up every few years. we've been through the jocks (back in the olden days), the goths, the scene kids, the emos, etc.
i mean usually hate on the nets is pretty widespread and general, but sometimes there's this focus of energy pointed at a specific subculture and it's really interesting to see the arguments each time (they are not very different though)
LOL WHAT A HPISTERQuote:
Originally Posted by krissy
WHITE KNIGHTING YOUR OWN KIND
HAVE WE EVEN HEARD OF YOUR ROUND TABLE?
Hipsters are the lowest form of life on the planet. They are cultural parasites, leeching off the creativity and identity of others, and steal the various superficial attributes from each culture - without understanding or respecting anything about them.
So, you have hipsters with keffiyahs that they stole from Arabs, fake glasses that they stole from nerds, shirts and hairstyles that they stole from metal-heads or punk-rockers, pants that they stole from your sister and hats that they got from your grand-dad's gay buddy.
They end up looking utterly ridiculous and their smug, self-gratifying act doesn't do them any justice, either. Fortunately, they are always mentally and physically meager and can be dealt with, exerting little effort.
To conclude my point, I will say what must be said - hipsters should be killed with fire. They are a social contagion and if one of your friends turns, kill him with fire, too, before the disease spreads further.
Protect yourselves, protect society - abolish hipsterism.
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Originally Posted by War Angel
I got called a Hipster once and I literally almost backhanded the person. BISH, whatchu think this is?!
With that said I don't hate Hipsters, I just know I hate being grouped into something I know I'm not. I don't even know why people call people Hipsters based on the way they dress. I thought it was there way of thinking more than anything that made them Hipsters?
I don't see the big deal. There are always a lot of dumb ass music based fads. I remember when people were complaining about emo people last decade. It will pass, and then a new annoying thing will replace it.
That is SUCH a mainstream view of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Angel
I don't even understand the hate.
I'm fine with people that don't care about what others think about them and are proud of being unique.
I'm not fine with people who act like they're better than others because they think they're unique, or people that act condescending about things they supposedly know more about than others (which turn out to not really be that important, usually). Which I think is the main identifying mark of a hipster. There's the proud ignorance, the "I'm better than you because I know underground things" attitude, and the fact that a lot of the clothes/accessories/things they like (whether they're actually cool or not) aren't exactly a good idea to flaunt in public. For example, I like Mario too, but I'm not going to wear a 1up beanie and a Yoshi hoodie everywhere I go because I might run into somebody who may one day decide whether or not I get hired for something, and you never know whether or not that person has their own Mario bias (or even a general opinion on proper "public-friendly clothing") so I wear smurfing normal clothes and eat normal tasty smurfing food. And I don't act better than any "hipsters" just because I've realized that conforming to certain social norms is easier than fighting the ones that aren't worth fighting.
I can't put exactly what I'm thinking into words right now but my point is in there somewhere.
The only two "hipsters" that I see on a regular basis totally fail at it. They wear the fake glasses but they don't even look cool, they look ridiculous. Just by looking at them you can tell they're TRYING to be hipster. >.>
The music they listen to is just so BAD!
So what defines a hipster then? And how many of those criteria do you have to fulfil before you're deemed hipster enough to actually be a hipster? Because I don't smurfing get it. I do things because I want to do them without trying to adhere to a cultural trend.
Not understanding that principle is one of the main qualities required to be a true hipster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
i dunno tig i only wear shirts to restaurants because of cultural trends
and believe me the whole world is missing out on theze gunz
Wearing shirts isn't a cultural trend, it's a social norm.
...Right?
i dunno
tig let's just go get gyros and have a beer
wtf are we doing here wearing shirts
you're all welcome to join us guys
Oh, you mean it's normal to wear shirts out in public...?
.... Well then.
Alrighty then :DQuote:
Originally Posted by krissy
NOT ANYMORE :jess:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikki
Oh good... I don't want to do anything too mainstream. :bigsmile:
Kinda like how being a gamer requires you to be an overwieght virgin with a big neck beard! Am I right!Quote:
Originally Posted by TigmafuzzNot understanding that principle is one of the main qualities required to be a true hipster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
*goes for high five*
smurf those smurfing smurfs.
Sarah is a music hipster. Truf.
Ugh, hipsters.
I always thought I'd look like a hipster if I ever wore glasses. I was prescribed them recently and it turns out I don't!
I look like a pedo instead... as certain members will attest.
listen man I am not the only one here who listens to animal collective
Hipsters listen to music albums that have names like I Will Build a Rope Ladder to the Sun and Bring Orion Back to my Father's Grave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
Clearly.
Also by that definition I consider most of you who make music threads to be hipsters.
As for me, I have been called a videogame hipster on more than one occasion (including once on Facebook) and I embrace it.
That's really your opinion. I like "hipster" music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy
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Originally Posted by Ramisese Rububba the Third
No, you are not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
I just want to point out the reason I don't like hipsters--the pretentiousness. I've known a lot of them, and even dated one for two years. I'm sorry, just because I happen to like something "mainstream" does not make my opinion lesser than yours. It does not devalue something just because you don't think something's cool enough. Oh, wait. You finally decided to watch that show I told you about TWO YEARS AGO and now you love it? Well, obviously it's cool.
I don't like or not like something because I think I'm going to be judged for it. I like or don't like something because either like or don't like it. And from my experience, the hipsters I know look down on your for something that you like that the Hipster Memo being sent around said "YOU CAN'T LIKE THIS IT'S SUICIDE."
Also, just want to point out Hipsters aren't really a thing unto themselves. Going with stereotypes, there are arty hipsters, drama hipsters, christian hipsters, stoner hipsters, jock hipsters, nerd hipsters, etc. They don't necessarily all group together (although they do a lot.) Most hipsters I know are more like that guy in the group.
Liking good games does not make you a vidya hipster (in fact, if I'm not mistaken you thought Watch Dogs looked cool which is probably the most un-hipsterish thing you could say. PS, I thought it looked cool too). It just means you're not a dumbass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pike
i think that
you could replace the word hipster with the word elitist in this thread
and a new reader wouldn't notice the difference
but would wonder why all the style and clothing pot shots are being taken alongside the opinionatedness comments
the man's got a point
and having refined musical tastes doesn't make one a hipster or a music snob!
Yeah I would say it's more like liking bad games just because they're not popular!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22Liking good games does not make you a vidya hipster (in fact, if I'm not mistaken you thought Watch Dogs looked cool which is probably the most un-hipsterish thing you could say. PS, I thought it looked cool too). It just means you're not a dumbass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pike
You don't like FFT so I'm not sure how much you know about either. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
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Originally Posted by krissy
Talking in lowercase, single line/sentence paragraphs and omitting punctuation is the hipsterest way to post on a message board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jowy
hipsters don't bother me, the biggest issue I have with hipsters is the issue of men in skinny fit jeans which show simply one thing; that man has no muscles in his entire body and the scallop cut necks that should only ever be worn by women full stop!
do you mean v necks!?!?!
soooo hot if done properly
SNL Digital Short: V-Neck - YouTube
i don't need to impress any of you people!
I think I've reached the tipping point where people having a moan about hipsters are now more annoying than the hipsters themselves. Never going to top the "Being a Dickhead's Cool" video, just quit while you're ahead.
me and jowy and sharty are gonna go plant trees while listening to animal collective
the rest of you can talk about supernatural the tv show for all i care
don't forget your glasses bro, real or not
video games are so mainstream
the internet is so mainstream
talking about things being mainstream is so mainstream
No. V-necks are by definition V's they meet in a point. Scallop necks are like a U and hang low without being pointed and are most commonly found on women's tank/vest tops. I will also argue the V neck jumper without a t-shirt showing half the pectorals is anything but sexy or hot unless the person doing it has a body that can pull this off. This means the only men who should would be primarily gay and very muscled. Even then I wouldn't be impressed or enjoy it since I prefer the fairer sex.Quote:
Originally Posted by krissy
Oh, thank you. A lot of people never seem to make the distinction that hipsters can be hipsters about really damn near any topic. They aren't as easy to identify as a lot of us wishQuote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's BoobsThat's really your opinion. I like "hipster" music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy
;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramisese Rububba the Third
No, you are not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
I just want to point out the reason I don't like hipsters--the pretentiousness. I've known a lot of them, and even dated one for two years. I'm sorry, just because I happen to like something "mainstream" does not make my opinion lesser than yours. It does not devalue something just because you don't think something's cool enough. Oh, wait. You finally decided to watch that show I told you about TWO YEARS AGO and now you love it? Well, obviously it's cool.
I don't like or not like something because I think I'm going to be judged for it. I like or don't like something because either like or don't like it. And from my experience, the hipsters I know look down on your for something that you like that the Hipster Memo being sent around said "YOU CAN'T LIKE THIS IT'S SUICIDE."
Also, just want to point out Hipsters aren't really a thing unto themselves. Going with stereotypes, there are arty hipsters, drama hipsters, christian hipsters, stoner hipsters, jock hipsters, nerd hipsters, etc. They don't necessarily all group together (although they do a lot.) Most hipsters I know are more like that guy in the group.
As someone said earlier, we all have a bit of hipster in us, hell I know I do. My hipster side has been trying to take over for years now.
But, also, psychotic makes a great point. I almost find the people who constantly moan and whine about hipsters more annoying than the hipsters themselves. My hipster friends have introduced me to a LOT of good music, and some good food as well. Though I never let them rant for long, I do check out the things they like (and even what they don't like) because it's usually something I haven't seen or heard of before.
While they are pretentious and usually naive, sometimes they do actually have good taste.
Clearly I know a bad game when I see one, and I don't pretend to like it because it's less mainstream than the numbered FFs. Unlike SOME people :greenie:Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivi22You don't like FFT so I'm not sure how much you know about either. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
Criticism of FFT (aka Final Fantasy meets Nobunaga's Ambition) should result in a permaban.
So anyone up for a crucifiction? MILF, will you be our kind guest?
I'm going to wear my glasses because they look good on me :colbert:
I can't believe I used to think your glasses made you look hot. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
It's a very hipster thing to change your mind on principles like that. Oh that looks good except hang on they aren't real that's SO HIPSTER GOSH HIPSTERS ARE SO UNCOOL.
You're just as bad :colbert:
It's better to enjoy something on principle than on aesthetics :doublecolbert:
And that is where the actual term elitist has to come into play. I mean really? Are you going to get a job where you hate your life every day and feel like what you do is wrong but do it anyway because "oh man prestige is great" or something? If you are not receiving some sort of actual positive feedback from whatever it is that you are doing/seeing/listening to and all of your "joy" is constructed because you think that's what everyone else thinks would be the objectively best thing is then I am so very sorry for you. Your life is going to be devoid of real joy.
EDIT: Let's expand because I'm in the arguing mood. You know that Civ series MILF and Pike love so much? Yeah, let's use that as an analogy.
I prefer Civ V. Blasphemous, I know. I prefer it to Civ IV because it is for filthy casuals. It's my entry point to the series; I find it much easier to grasp with fewer options to confuse me. It pleases me aesthetically.
On principle I should enjoy Civ IV more. But I don't. Should I claim that anyway? Should I lie and try to satisfy my own... what, insecurities? need to be popular? by claiming Civ IV is my favourite? No. Of course not. It might be objectively better but it doesn't have the same effect on me as it does to long time fans of the series. So I will happily enjoy my life with the clean conscience and aesthetic pleasure instead of trying to pander to some "ideal person" you all seem fascinated with. Up yours, elitist hobags :colbert:
What is gouda? Never heard of it. I've only ever told one person my glasses were real and unless you're the guy in the salmon shirt then it ain't you :jess:
Jiro can wear all the fake glasses he wants because he's still got swag like you would not believe.
The thing I hate the most about hipsters is that the style tells people that skinny-ass guys wearing flannel with pubic-hair-beards and non-prescription glasses is hot.
And they ride their bikes in front of my car. :colbert: I'm surprised I haven't killed one yet.
Guys stop telling Jiro to stop wearing glasses, they are sexy as smurf and so is Jiro and let's not ruin that beautiful lovechild
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Originally Posted by Jiro
there is a lot of living we must do together my friend
I am eagerly anticipating it
I love men in glasses and v-necks. As long as it isn't an extreme deep v-neck baring their hairy pecs because that says "I'm Queer and I'm here" to me.
I listen to Duck Sauce and apparently that makes me hipster too. But by going by what someone listens to then I must be gangsta, punk, goth, weebo, hardcore, and a 40 year old (I listen to 70s music a lot) all rolled in to one. Okay, the gangsta thing is accurate.
It's not really the hipster style that irritates me, it's the fake-ness. Why they have to pretend to care about environmental issues, fairtrade and things like that. If they were genuine people, I'd probably pat them on the back for making the effort. Urgh. Why does everything have to be a fad now?
frick i've been outed
i only pretend to care about final fantasy :(
mostly i come here to wait for pix of rantz
There is no such thing as a hipster.
Mind=blown.
Society gives us poor white skinny folk a chance to be cool and you want to take that away from us.
Cruel.
I thought hipsters just pretend to be poor while their parents bankroll their flea-market wardrobe and Starbucks diet.
Well look who it is. This is less of an entrance than you usually make!Quote:
Originally Posted by GokuKid749876
Some of them are like this no doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Manus
