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Do `hipsters` claim themselves to be `hipster` ? So far it looks like, to me, from western europe, as a derogatory term for people seeking attention and followi
by johnchristopher 12y ago
Do `hipsters` claim themselves to be `hipster` ? So far it looks like, to me, from western europe, as a derogatory term for people seeking attention and following the beard-flanelle-piercing-glasses trend.
I can spot people following that trend on the street but I can't tell if they'd label themselves as hipsters.
Hippies, grunge, punks claim to be hippies, grunge or punks.
- gaius 12y agoHipsters are people who appropriate bits of other subcultures, without paying their dues in those subcultures. A guy who went to art school supported by wealthy parents and now works in an office designing brand logos, will grow a beard and get sailor tattoos and wear the clothes of a manual worker, and he'll claim this makes him "authentic" - to anyone who'll listen, with the clear implication that he is superior to them in some inexplicable way. That's why people hate hipsters - what they call irony is actually "being an asshole".
- imgabe 12y agoHipster - noun, a fashionable person you dislike.
- arbutus 12y agoThis is how I feel about the term. Just read through these comments - everyone has a completely different definition, most of which boil down to a few aspects of some subculture that they personally find annoying.