Hipsters

Pumpkinseeds

Whatever happened to diversity? When did people decide to become clones? I'm sick of seeing young fellas in tight jeans, NHS type glasses, with stupid beards and even more stupid hair. So many young girls don't even seem to bother making any effort any more and more or less live in unisex hoodies and tracksuit bottoms. I'm not saying girls should cake themselves in make up or spend a fortune on clothes, just make a bit of an effort with their appearance. Leisure clothes just looks slovenly.

darkpagandeath

If I see another Hitler youth or side part haircut ...

JupiterKid

Are hipsters and millenials the one and the same?

Where is overrun with hipsters? Seems like Stoneybatter is a bit hipster haven.
Should we carry out a cull of hipsters?

Anyone here an out and proud hipster? Do you farm chickens in your urban backyard, cycle a fixed gear bicycle and have an old-fashioned mechanical typewriter? Do you deliberately NOT own a TV?

elefant

Joey Jo-Jo Junior wrote: »

Maybe I just don't pay attention to people that much but I've seen very few hipsters here. In fact, I hear them being talked about more often than I see them!

As an earlier reply indicated, the term 'hipster' is thrown around all the time in Ireland to describe anyone who dresses or expresses interests somewhat outside of what their peers expect. Which is quite sad.

Anesthetize

JupiterKid wrote: »

Are hipsters and millenials the one and the same?

Where is overrun with hipsters? Seems like Stoneybatter is a bit hipster haven.
Should we carry out a cull of hipsters?

Anyone here an out and proud hipster? Do you farm chickens in your urban backyard, cycle a fixed gear bicycle and have an old-fashioned mechanical typewriter? Do you deliberately NOT own a TV?

Holy crap it's 2016. Not 2009.

RWCNT

I don't really get the lambasting so-called "hipsters" for all looking the same when the vast majority of men wear similar clothes anyway.

The few people I know who wear completely off the wall clothing get slagged off for being "attention seeking" anyway. I think you have to be pretty insecure to give half a ****e what other people wear anyway to be honest.

whiskeyman

Hipster bashing used to be cool...

andekwarhola

I know it's inaccurate but for me, the classification usually puts me in mind of a certain type of person of my (mid-30s onwards) generation: still clinging to a certain po-faced subcultural/politcal affectation that befits younger people while still being ineluctably middle-class, status-aware and avid consumers.

I try not to apply it to people in their teens to late 20s because it's entirely the natural way of things that they should have daft hair, clothes and personal politics, and that I should be midly irritated/amused by it.

fizzypish

Please people. PLEASE! Some of us cant help it. It just happens to some of us over time. We can't help it. I just started by growing a beard. I just did it because it was the first time I could properly in 22 years. I don't groom it I swear! The pipe smoking.... that just happened, you've got to believe me! I'VE NEVER VAPED!!!!! O god.... finally, the trilby style hat...... I JUST LIKED THE STYLE, I SWEAR I WASN'T TRYING TO BE DIFFERENT.... "Sobs onto keyboard wishing this was trolling"

andekwarhola

Anesthetize wrote: »

The whole idea of a hipster sitting in a Starbucks on a MacBook wearing clothes from some high street store is the complete opposite of what the modern incarnation of a hipster (from mid/late 90's) is supposed to represent, which was a reaction against capitalism.

Close call for capitalism. It must have been quaking in its boots.

CalamariFritti

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

they are trying their best to be different but they all look the same

To be fair this is happening through all the generations. When young we were trying to be very different but we still want to be part of a group. Even punks adhered to some kind of dress code.

JupiterKid

On another web forum someone posted that hipsters have always been around - arty, creative types that moved into run down urban areas and gradually improved them by opening businesses and living there. Temple Bar was touted as an example of this...:rolleyes::

But I do think the cloned hipster look and so-called "alternative" lifestyle screams "pretentious gits.":D

jimgoose

Jack Kerouac's Beatniks were the original, and only, "hipsters" maaan - in his words, "beat, meaning down and out but full of intense conviction" ... "solitary Bartlebies staring out the dead wall window of our civilization". What we saw in the '00s, and which still lingers wherever stupidly expensive craft beer is to be had, is this:

JupiterKid

Are there any AHers who openly admit to being card carrying hipsters?

Now now...don't be shy!:D

Arghus

JupiterKid wrote: »

Are there any AHers who openly admit to being card carrying hipsters?

Now now...don't be shy!:D

You'd be hard pressed to find any self-proclaimed hipsters anywhere.

The way it works: I might like some craft beers, listen to synth revivalist acts, have some tattoos, with elaborate facial hair and wear glases of high size, but low prescription - but I'm not a hipster... It's the other guys that are the hipsters.

worded

How did the hipster die?



He fell into the main stream

pragmatic1

Hipsters have always been around, we just didn't have a suitable name to christen them with.

Mr. FoggPatches

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Hipsters have always been around, we just didn't have a suitable name to christen them with.

Didn't we used to call them t*ats?

pragmatic1

Mr. FoggPatches wrote: »

Didn't we used to call them t*ats?

Come to think of it yeah, I think that is the term we used to describe them.

I think that the original Vice magazine team of Gavin McInnes, Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi are largely responsible for this current incarnation of the hipster. Vice dictated what was cool and what wasn't cool. Those lads have a lot to answer for.

Stoogie

Day Lewin wrote: »

I'm a hippy and proud of it. I remember the Seventies.

Intend to die in a hippy way and be buried in a cardboard coffin. Under ferns.

Like my cats ?

jimgoose

Stoogie wrote: »

Like my cats ?

I want to be buried under Fearne as well - to the butt!

fizzypish

jimgoose wrote: »

I want to be buried under Fearne as well - to the butt!

Don't you mean *in?

jimgoose

fizzypish wrote: »

Don't you mean *in?

No, I mean "buried to the butt, under Fearne". The "in" is implicit.

whisky_galore

JupiterKid wrote: »

Are there any AHers who openly admit to being card carrying hipsters?

Now now...don't be shy!:D

I like certain things that could be defined as hipster-ish.

Can't physically cultivate a beard and even if I could, wouldn't want to. Too much maintenance to be bothered with.

Would never wear skinny jeans as I would look quite ridiculous in them.

Cienciano

Boojum in the Millennium Walkway is a hipster mecca. Go in there in the evening and everyone is sort of dresses like school teachers from the 70's. Thick rimmed glasses, beards, cords, tweed sports jackets with patches on the arm, hats. It's weird.

Anesthetize wrote: »

It's strange that people are still going on about hipsters in 2015. Hipster culture really died out towards the end of the 00's when it got consumed by pop culture and became distorted. The whole idea of a hipster sitting in a Starbucks on a MacBook wearing clothes from some high street store is the complete opposite of what the modern incarnation of a hipster (from mid/late 90's) is supposed to represent, which was a reaction against capitalism.

High end clothes isn't a hipster thing. The MacBook is expensive alright, but it can be a really old one. As long as people can see the apple logo, that's all that matters.

Winterlong

Hipsters are a rich man's bohemian.

Mortpourvelo

Mr. FoggPatches wrote: »

Didn't we used to call them t*ats?

"Used to" ???

Look at you all mature lolol!!!!!

Birneybau

Cienciano wrote: »

Boojum in the Millennium Walkway is a hipster mecca. Go in there in the evening and everyone is sort of dresses like school teachers from the 70's. Thick rimmed glasses, beards, cords, tweed sports jackets with patches on the arm, hats. It's weird.

High end clothes isn't a hipster thing. The MacBook is expensive alright, but it can be a really old one. As long as people can see the apple logo, that's all that matters.

Eh, beard, glasses and cord jacket. Were you in there Tuesday last at about 17:20? Because that was me!

The Draugan

Im no fan of the hipsters but credit where its due , they've made pulled pork , decent craft bears and a nice G&T mainstream , i tip my hat to them for that.

But shoes with out socks and super skinny jeans on men , ah lads sort it out.

Beanntraigheach

Cold War Kid wrote: »

Aye, although I'd make an exception in relation to Dublin - it is pretty hipster central around Grafton/Dame Street from what I observe.

A lot of the time people just use the term in relation to people whose tastes they don't share - for a while I wasn't sure it was a real thing, but it is all right I think. The Simpsons episode The Day The Earth Stood Cool actually nails it, which is strange for a recent Simpsons episode.

The thing of being into retro tat ironically and so on was around long before 2010/11 when it seemed all the talk of hipsters was just starting (yes I'm aware of the hipstery-ness of that statement).

I've been ruminating on where would be best place to go on a murderous rampage with my home-made flame thrower.
Grafton/Dame Street it is.

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