Comments on: The Thinking Man’s Take On: Hipsterism

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[...] For a thoughtful reflection on just what makes a hipster (and for like a THOUSAND LAUGHS) the Thinking Man has his Take on Hipsterism [...]

By: Sod

Sod — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:58 +0000

ImNotAHipster:

Can I please use “So what the fuck guys bro?” for something? It’s actually one of the best sentences I’ve read in a long time. A+

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:54:42 +0000

Oh, and a lot of this seems like it was written from the perspective of a guy who has a lot of trouble talking to women (hence the subtle jabs at body type, personal style, and choice of [un]dress).

By: forserious?

forserious? — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:45:27 +0000

Really? For generations, you say?

To think, that when my children’s children are learning about the evils of discrimination, the textbooks might one day speak of the horrible anti-hipster stereotypes that were eventually propagated and can be traced back to this very article.

I might buy what you sell if we were talking about a religion or a racial group. We are talking about f’ing hipsters here. Being a hipster is a fashion statement not a way of life. At the very extreme, its an attempt at effecting a counter culture for those who are too afraid to actually start a real counter culture.

In generations, people will be making fun of yet another b.s. fashion trend – the self-styled (if only ironically self-styled) cool kids. At the most, the “stereotypes” that are handed down will be half-funny jokes of the sort that we nowadays make about hippies.

You talk about making fun of hipsters with the level of gravity that people I can take seriously talk about the evils of racism. Get over yourself.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:58:20 +0000

Honestly, all of these ‘Thinking Man’s Take’ articles are pretty dumb and ill-informed. There was one on opening bands that was hilarious in how short-sighted and general it was, and another on EPs that was like “Uh I listened to three or four EPs from this decade and I came up with THIS!”

Just goes to show you: Don’t pretend to be an expert on something unless you are — and this guy is NOT.

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By: unknown

unknown — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:56:40 +0000

this is really dumb just FYI. your building your own stereotype by telling people what NOT to do.

you also putting hate into this world because some guy wearing converse is going to be ignored at a party because he’s a poser.

instead of simply judging people why don’t we all start up conversations with said people about their thick framed glasses or whatever!

Maybe people haven’t come to that point in their lifes where they don’t understand everything! you were there! i’m sure you were considered a hipster before you considered yourself to be your true self.

everyone here obviously listens to the same music! listen to the lyrics my friend and you will find that it’s all about love and not hate! no matter what level it’s on!

love one another.

p.s. i love hoodies! soo if i’m a poser then i’ve been a poser for….well since i was like 4. wow i’m a big poser.

By: will

will — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:31:12 +0000

totally agree. and now a lot of teeny boppers think they’re hipsters. (i.e. Miley Cyrus not into pop music and “never heard” a Jay-Z song. oh and she LOVES Radiohead. like a lot)

By: Riley

Riley — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:29:22 +0000

“hipsters hate being labeled”

NOW who’s stereotyping, HUH?!

By: Riley

Riley — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:28:15 +0000

Jane Austen is the original hipster.

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:27:50 +0000

what the what?

By: lefty

lefty — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:12:03 +0000

i always get a good laugh when people think hipsters are non conformists. a non conformist thinks for themselves. hipsters follow more trends than teeny boppers.

By: Hanan

Hanan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:50:27 +0000

I.love.this.
and thank you for the ending reassurance that I am indeed not a hipster (for reading the whole post). I’ve been in an existential crisis, lately, ’cause I almost started believing I was one. but hipsters are too cool to worry if they are hipsters.

keep em coming!

By: Jane Austen

Jane Austen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:27:22 +0000

More than once did Elizabeth, in her ramble within the park, unexpectedly meet Mr. Darcy. She felt all the perverseness of the mischance that should bring him where no one else was brought, and, to prevent its ever happening again, took care to inform him at first that it was a favourite haunt of hers. How it could occur a second time, therefore, was very odd! Yet it did, and even a third. It seemed like wilful ill-nature, or a voluntary penance, for on these occasions it was not merely a few formal inquiries and an awkward pause and then away, but he actually thought it necessary to turn back and walk with her.

By: kayehbee

kayehbee — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:16:41 +0000

i just think we should be moving towards viewing people as individuals rather then typecasting them. i do realize that it’s absurd for us to view every single situation/ person as an individual, but we shouldn’t be propagating stereotyping.
and yes i know this article is in large point satirical, but a lot of the people reading are probably teenagers who are quite impressionable, and they’re going to grow up with these beliefs and pass them on for generations, which i do not view as beneficial.

By: Accuardi

Accuardi — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:10:02 +0000

Hipsterdom is a choice isn’t it? and if it makes some people laugh, what of it? if a Hipster doesn’t want to be labeled he can not be a Hipster. no one ever said being a hipster is bad. it’s just an ingenious word used to capture all the previously unlabelled non-conformists out there and give them a title. of course labeling people is silly, but so is the way that some people dress, and watching people squirm when you call them a Hipster (which is a meaningless word in truth) is hilarious.

By: Accuardi

Accuardi — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:00:35 +0000

as a highschooler myself, i can tell you that Hipsters don’t have trouble being popular

By: pirateradio

pirateradio — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:53:53 +0000

your line of thinking is laughable. should we stop using any name that refers to any group of people? is it inappropriate to call people “Skaters” because they are riding skateboards and listening to Skater Punk? how dare we “stereotype” them as skaters!

your comparison to successful women being labeled feminists holds no water at all. that is a completely different situation. this is a funny article, not a soap box. end of story.

By: kayehbee

kayehbee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:39:07 +0000

ryan your 2nd statement is essentially what i’m trying to disprove. our culture has taught us to associate “hipsterism” with a particular attitude, fashion sense, and music taste. it’s like any other stereotype and rather then creating more stereotypes we should be trying to reduce them and expose them. it’s like saying all successful women are feminists, its a fucking retarded rationale once you even begin to dissect it at the outermost layers.
i’m not offended, i’m shocked.

By: kayehbee

kayehbee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:15:10 +0000

a hipster would care because they hate being labelled

By: Knatterjak

Knatterjak — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:59:51 +0000

how fetch of you luis

By: KF991

KF991 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:49:38 +0000

I’ve never met a hipster that denies he’s a hipster. Most of the time, the people that say they aren’t hipsters… are usually not hipsters.

I guess maybe if you made fun of someone for being a hipster, they might deny it, but even then, wouldn’t a real hipster not care? So if you deny hipsterdom, you probably weren’t involved with it in the first place.

By: lol

lol — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:46:26 +0000

@ the people offended by this article.

They’re probably just angry you figured them out so easily. “‘stash and stare? damn! i do that! *hates in the comments*”