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SS Catnip: HIPSTAZ (AdBusters rel)

pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
edited November 2008 in Strut Central
Pretty good read from what ive caught so farb, 21b, 21I've seen that fixed gear bike thing hereb, 21b, 21an anthropological take on hipstersb, 21 Hipsters the dead end of western civilization/a1
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  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21 Lovers of apathy and irony, hipsters are connected through a global network of blogs and shops that push forth a global vision of fashion-informed aesthetics. Loosely associated with some form of creative output, they attend art parties, take lo-fi pictures with analog cameras, ride their bikes to night clubs and sweat it up at nouveau disco-coke parties. The hipster tends to religiously blog about their daily exploits, usually while leafing through generation-defining magazines like Vice, Another Magazine and Wallpaper. This cursory and stylized lifestyle has made the hipster almost universally loathed. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21 b, 21b, 21b/wb, 21 an oxymoron of digital proportions/a1
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand
  • ThermosThermos 307 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21i cant really wrap my head around people taking the time to write a blog about other people writing blogs about what they wear and what they do.b, 21b, 21if you dont like wearing skinny jeans dont. if you dont like the disco coke scene then stay out of it. who cares what the next man is wearing or what drugs theyre doing?b, 21b, 21the whole thing comes off as jealous and petty. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21This is important because where previous counter cultures at least pretended to have some substance , hipsters have none. They are a subculture entirely based on image and consumption. They are the grand victory of marketing firms who have been able to flip and package every social movement of the post WWII era.
  • GnarliamentGnarliament 375 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21i cant really wrap my head around people taking the time to write a blog about other people writing blogs about what they wear and what they do.b, 21b, 21if you dont like wearing skinny jeans dont. if you dont like the disco coke scene then stay out of it. who cares what the next man is wearing or what drugs theyre doing?b, 21b, 21the whole thing comes off as jealous and petty. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21This is important because where previous counter cultures at least pretended to have some substance , hipsters have none. They are a subculture entirely based on image and consumption. They are the grand victory of marketing firms who have been able to flip and package every social movement of the post WWII era. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21How do you define "substance"?
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Actually, I can't really think of any I've met in real life that I'd consider hipsters. My neighborhood is crawling with them though. They frequent a bar a block away from my apartment???it's run down dive joint called "The Model". How delightfully ironic.
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21i cant really wrap my head around people taking the time to write a blog about other people writing blogs about what they wear and what they do.b, 21b, 21if you dont like wearing skinny jeans dont. if you dont like the disco coke scene then stay out of it. who cares what the next man is wearing or what drugs theyre doing?b, 21b, 21the whole thing comes off as jealous and petty. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21This is important because where previous counter cultures at least pretended to have some substance , hipsters have none. They are a subculture entirely based on image and consumption. They are the grand victory of marketing firms who have been able to flip and package every social movement of the post WWII era. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21your response is mainly the jist of the articleb, 21b, 21the second link i posted is exactly a blog like you described
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Actually, I can't really think of any I've met in real life that I'd consider hipsters. My neighborhood is crawling with them though. They frequent a bar a block away from my apartment???it's run down dive joint called "The Model". How delightfully ironic. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21are you currently wearing a plaid wrangler cowboy shirt?b, 21b, 21HIPSTERb, 21b, 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /1
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    Because the definition for hipster is soooo broad it can contain almost anyone between 14-40 with any artistic sensibilities that ever drinks and or listens to music. Not a sub-culture.b, 21b, 21I read this camping last night.b, 21(camping is sooo hipster)
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Actually, I can't really think of any I've met in real life that I'd consider hipsters. My neighborhood is crawling with them though. They frequent a bar a block away from my apartment???it's run down dive joint called "The Model". How delightfully ironic. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21are you currently wearing a plaid wrangler cowboy shirt?b, 21b, 21HIPSTERb, 21b, 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /1 b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Haha! Yo, I work for PBS, man. I don't make enough money to buy trendy clothes and maintain a coke habit.
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    terrible writing. i got .02% of the way through it and let out a "ha!"
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21You must be joking.
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    american apparel is feeling the economic crunchb, 21b, 21Tony Ezzie declared to his managers that he has no credit to keep payroll (my sister works at AA)b, 21b, 21b/wb, 21b, 21 Stuff hipsters hate : Thiking about the economy/a1
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21You must be joking. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21you might be a hipster if...b, 21b, 21you refer to your 'shot and a beer' as 'A McNulty' b, 21b, 21 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beerbang.gif" alt="" /1
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21i cant really wrap my head around people taking the time to write a blog about other people writing blogs about what they wear and what they do.b, 21b, 21if you dont like wearing skinny jeans dont. if you dont like the disco coke scene then stay out of it. who cares what the next man is wearing or what drugs theyre doing?b, 21b, 21the whole thing comes off as jealous and petty. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doggie.gif" alt="" /1
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21soulstrut is like 99 percent hipsterb, 21b, 21Rockadelic is the only non-hipster poster I can think of offhand b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21You must be joking. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21Hipster.
  • phongonephongone 1,652 Posts
    Snap. Game. Set. Match.
  • keithvanhornkeithvanhorn 3,855 Posts
    "If you don???t give a damn, we don???t give a F*ck!??? chants an emcee"b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21obvious sign of a hipster party
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,899 Posts
    Being a hipster isn't as bad as it seems. Could be worse...b, 21b, 21 b, 21b, 21b, 21Being called a hipster is the equivalent of being called a yuppie in the 80's or a corporate sellout in the 90's.
  • ThermosThermos 307 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21How do you define "substance"? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Substance would be having some social goal or impact beyond trying to be cool.
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    'Parking Wardens'b, 21b, 21huh? is that what they call 'em in the UK?b, 21b, 21buncha fuckers, I think I must have 10 unpaid parking ticketsb, 21b, 21the law will never catch me maaaaaaaaaaaanb, 21b, 21thats how I roll
  • GnarliamentGnarliament 375 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21How do you define "substance"? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Substance would be having some social goal or impact beyond trying to be cool. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21What about Disco or the Rave subculture of the 90's?
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21b, 21Being called a hipster is the equivalent of being called a yuppie in the 80's or a corporate sellout in the 90's. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21No, it's actually not the same at all.b, 21b, 21In the 80's a hipster was a "poseur" and in the 90's a "scenester"b, 21b, 21Yuppies and corporate sell-outs are completely different social strata.
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,899 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21In the 80's a hipster was a "poseur" and in the 90's a "scenester"b, 21 b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21There were multitude of poseur filled clubs in every city in the 80s???
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21In the 80's a hipster was a "poseur" and in the 90's a "scenester"b, 21 b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21There were multitude of poseur filled clubs in every city in the 80s??? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Yes. b, 21b, 21Explain to me the similarities between a "yuppie" and a "hipster."b, 21b, 21This should be good.
  • PonyPony 2,283 Posts
    This is all very confusing to me and makes me wonder what group/catagory I fall under in others peoples eyes, it seems like everyone can be lumped in groups these days. b, 21b, 21BTW...Late Pass
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,899 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21
    Quote:h, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21In the 80's a hipster was a "poseur" and in the 90's a "scenester"b, 21 b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21There were multitude of poseur filled clubs in every city in the 80s??? b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21Yes. Explain to me the similarities between a "yuppie" and a "hipster."b, 21b, 21This should be good. b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21I'm sorry. I never hear of any. As I recall "Poseur" was the term if there was a single person or small group of people that didn't fit in the punk/skate and to a small degree the hip-hop scene. There wasn't clubs all over the city filled with them. They were the ones who were treated as outcast at these places.b, 21b, 21While yuppie clubs were filled all over with young professions with disposable incomes to blow. Using their money to make them "Hip". Buying their clothing, their art, their drugs to make them hip...
  • MassiveMassive 194 Posts
    Quote:h, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21In the 80's a hipster was a "poseur" and in the 90's a "scenester"b, 21 b, 21b, 21h, 21
    b, 21b, 21There were multitude of poseur filled clubs in every city in the 80s??? b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21Yes. Explain to me the similarities between a "yuppie" and a "hipster."b, 21b, 21This should be good. b, 21b, 21h, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21If you read any of those articles, they authors are implying hipsters are the new yuppies. b, 21b, 21Doesn't this always happen. I'm not that old, but I remember criticism of counterculture even when it did have some sort of agenda. 50's and the Beats, 60's and the hippies and 70's and disco. b, 21b, 21This is an intersting thread. Thanks for posting it.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Hipsters = ravers of the 90s?
  • dwyhajlodwyhajlo 420 Posts
    Who else will admit to wearing American Apparel?b, 21b, 21Kind of a dumb article, it's the same subcultural posturing and flexing that's been going on since subcultures existed. I've never been much of a fan of Adbusters, though. Maybe it's because I'm an AA-wearing hipster? Nah.
  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
    dumb thread dumb article dumb discussion
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