hipster

when 12 year olds think their cool as sh-t cos they dress like acacia brinley.

wearing band shirts when you don’t listen to anything but taylor swift and nikki webster

dressing like a sl-t and calling it indie.

looking up “hipster” tumblr nicknames on google

thinking that being a tumblr girl defines you

thinking that showing off self-harm scars and telling people n-body understands is cool

saying you’re depressed, have anxiety, or suicidal thoughts for attention when you’re honestly fine and don’t realise someone close to you actually is struggling with one of the above

thinking that telling “your story” helps people through their tough times

making the f-cking black and white videos with writing on white cards with lana del f-cking rey playing in the background while mascara runs down your fake -ss face as you stare at the f-cking ground. why? was there a cool dust bunny there or something?

not realising that being a “hipster” is being anything but the current day definition of “hipster”

only thinking of yourself not others
im hipster cos n-body “understands” me (because i don’t even know who the f-ck i am cos i’m fake as f-ck)

using actual struggles in other peoples life to get attention

wine tasting hipster

hispter
hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. the greatest concentrations of hipsters can be found living in the williamsburg, wicker park, and mission district neighborhoods of major cosmopolitan centers such as new york, chicago, and san francisco respectively. although “hipsterism” is really a state of mind,it is also often intertwined with distinct fashion sensibilities. hipsters reject the culturally-ignorant att-tudes of mainstream consumers, and are often be seen wearing vintage and thrift store inspired fashions, tight-fitting jeans, old-school sneakers, and sometimes thick rimmed gl-sses. both hipster men and women sport similar androgynous hair styles that include combinations of messy sh-g cuts and asymmetric side-swept bangs. such styles are often -ssociated with the work of creative stylists at urban salons, and are usually too “edgy” for the culturally-sheltered mainstream consumer. the “effortless cool” urban bohemian look of a hipster is exemplified in urban outfitters and american apparel ads which cater towards the hipster demographic. despite misconceptions based on their aesthetic tastes, hipsters tend to be well educated and often have liberal arts degrees, or degrees in maths and sciences, which also require certain creative -n-lytical thinking abilities. consequently many hipsters tend to have jobs in the music, art, and fashion industries. it is a myth that most hipsters are unemployed and live off of their parent’s trust funds.
hipsters shun mainstream societal conventions that apply to dating preferences and traditional “rules” of physical attraction. it is part of the hipster central dogma not to be influenced by mainsream advertising and media, which tends to only promote ethnocentric ideals of beauty. the concepts of androgyny and feminism have influenced hipster culture, where hipster men are often as thin as the women they date. the muscular and athletic all-american male ideal is not seen as attractive by confident and culturally-empowered hipster women who instead view them as symbols of male oppression, s-xism, and misogyny. likewise, culturally-vapid sorority-type girls with fake blond hair, overly tanned skin, and “britney spears tube-tops” are not seen as attractive by cultured hipster males who instead see them as symbols of female insecurity, low self-esteem, and lack of cultural intelligence and independent thinking. hipsters are also very racially open-minded, and the greatest number of interracial couples in any urban environment are typically found within the hipster subculture.
although hipsters are technically conformists within their own subculture, in comparison to the much larger mainstream m-ss, they are pioneers and leaders of the latest cultural trends and ideals. for example, the surge of jeans made to look old and worn (i.e. “distressed”), that have become prevalent at stores such as the gap, american eagle, abercrombie and fitch, and hollister, were originally paraded by hipsters who shopped in thrift stores years before such clothing items were m-ss produced and sold to the mainstream consumer. the true irony here is that many of the detractors of hipster culture are in fact unknowingly following a path that hipsters have carved out years before them. this phenomena also applies to music as well, as many bands have become successful and known to mainstream audiences only because hipsters first found and listened to them as early-adopters of new culture. once certain concepts of fashion and music have reached mainstream audiences, hipsters move on to something new and improved.
because of the rise of various online photo-blog and social networking sites, insights into urban hipster culture is reaching sheltered suburban audiences at an exponential rate. cultural “norms” have been deconstructed by hipster culture as a whole. hipsterism is often dismissed as just an image thing by some, but the culture as a whole is effecting changes in society, leading to feelings of insecurity and resentment in people who are no longer a part of the cultural ruling cl-ss. for example, a lot of anti-hipster sentiment evidently comes from culturally-clueless suburban frat boy types who feel that the more sensitive, intelligent, and culturally aware hipster ideal threatens their insecure sense of masculinity. anti-hipster sentiment often comes from people who simply can’t keep up with social change and are envious of those who can.
a conversation outside a hipster bar in downtown nyc:

frat boy #1: dude, are you having any luck picking up chicks in there?

frat boy #2: man…i haven’t experienced anything like this before. these chicks are totally rejecting me and going for all these hipster guys in tight pants and sh-ggy hair instead.

frat boy #1: maybe we should head back up to that bar in murry hill where you hooked up with that drunk b-tch from alpha sigma phi last week?

frat boy #2: yeah…i don’t think we have what it takes to compete with these guys in here. these hipster chicks won’t even give us the time of the day!
definitions are too mainstream.
hipster’s can’t be defined because then they’d fit in a category, and thus be too mainstream.
someone who listens to bands you’ve never heard of, wears ironic tee-shirts, and believes they are better than you.
“julian is such a hipster!”
a hipster is someone who is smart enough to talk about philosophy, music, politics, art, etc. with you all day long, but not smart enough to see how big of a tool s/he is. the only sure fire way to tell if someone you’re talking to is, in fact, a hipster is to ask them “are you a hipster?”. if they respond no, and turn their casette player back on, you can be sure you’re dealing with a hipster.
person 1: i met this really smart girl with a goofy haircut, but i think she has asperger’s.

person 2: she’s probably just a hipster.
the term “hipster” is cross-applied from the 1930s beatniks. the modern hipster is a composite of individuals with a certain bohemian life situation and lifestyle. he or she rejects “mainstream” culture and embraces and contributes to independent culture, and prides him/herself on this. the modern hipster image has been proliferated through the internet, publications such as vice magazine, and sightings in the music, fashion, and art world. the image of the hipster is constantly changing, but several aspects have stayed constant over time. lives in a young, artsy neighborhood of a major city such as wicker park in chicago, greenwich village in manhattan, or williamsburg in brooklyn. usually has some degree of monetary conformability, although sometimes only because of their parents, due to cost of living in these areas. works (or wants to work) in music, art, or fashion. has “elitist” music taste and listens to nu-rave (i.e. the klaxons, cut copy, hercules and love affair), minimalist techno, independent rap (i.e. spank rock, talib kweli, aesop rock), nerdcore (i.e. yt cracker, mc lars, mc chris), elephant 6 (i.e. of montreal, neutral milk hotel, apples in stereo), garage rock, and punk rock in addition to all manners of independent rock. favorite band is very likely bright eyes, the arcade fire, the arctic monkeys, the libertines, the strokes, or something of that nature. also watches independent and foreign films and reads independent books, magazines, and periodicals. is a fan of modern art and may also be an amateur artist. dresses in a progressive but retro fashion that is often changing. popular items include leggings, mini-skirts, leg warmers, ’60s dresses, headbands, chunky jewelry, and large shirts and sweaters for girls and skinny suits and ties, tight jeans and cords, t-shirts with ironic sayings and images, cardigans, plaid and buffalo check shirts, colorful hoodies, and tight windbreakers for guys. both genders frequently wear dirty vans and converses, flamboyant nikes, large plastic frame gl-sses, and neon wayfarer sungl-sses and are sometimes pierced and tattooed. shops at urban outfitters, american apparel, and thrift stores. likes to hang out at fashionable coffee shops, indie rock shows, and hipster dance clubs. does food shopping at stores like whole foods and is often vegan or vegetarian. eats chic ethnic food and prefers organic and fair trade fruits and vegetables. favorite beer is pabst blue ribbon. takes up many causes and is often socially minded. enjoys irony in all facets of life, from fashion (wears mismatching outfits and unpopular vintage clothing often emblazoned with ironic sayings) to sports (plays in dodgeball tournaments at mccarren park pool). may ride a fixed-gear bicycle or a hybrid car. networks through mysp-ce, facebook, and/or twitter. usually rejects the term “hipster” and argues if called one.
hipster: hey, don’t call me that!
referring to young people of around 18-30 years of age, who drink cheap beer (most often pabst blue ribbon, on occasion budwiser), smoke parliaments, lucky strikes or hard to obtain foreign cigarettes (such as gauloises) and take recreational drugs, c-ke being the most popular. use a great deal of sarcasm, claim to be ironic. are usually less than 5% body fat, drink copious amounts of coffee and eat children’s cereal. listen to indie rock, rely heavily on pitchfork media to tell them what’s cool. don’t dance at concerts. wear a mixture of thrifted clothing and items bought at american apparel (commonly tri-blend v-necks) and urban outfitters. extremely tight jeans worn by both s-xes, pairing these with either a band or b-movie t shirt and a plaid shirt/v-neck and a cardigan along with nike hi-tops/vans/keds. females often wear retro style dresses and racerback tank tops without bras. eschew public transport and instead choose to ride fixed-break bikes. often claim to know about literature and film – will have googled a good deal of vonnegut and french new wave cinema.
look at this f-cking hipster gives various good examples of hipster kids.
\hip-stur\n. one who possesses tastes, social att-tudes, and opinions deemed cool by the cool. (note: it is no longer recommended that one use the term “cool”; a hipster would instead say “deck.”) the hipster walks among the m-sses in daily life but is not a part of them and shuns or reduces to kitsch anything held dear by the mainstream. a hipster ideally possesses no more than 2% body fat.

-the hipster handbook, robert lanham
typically a hipster can be identified by vintage or thrift-store bougt clothing, a taste for obscure or underground music, a penchant for irony and an elitist att-tude.

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