Hipsterism is a kind of snobbery, yes. It's an active avoiding of the mainstream.
Going back to my earlier point about where they congregate (at least in NYC), here are pictures of actual popular hipster music venues in New York. Look closely:
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Hipsterism is a kind of snobbery, yes. It's an active avoiding of the mainstream.
Going back to my earlier point about where they congregate (at least in NYC), here are pictures of actual popular hipster music venues in New York. Look closely:
We've got a few places like that.
I don't know about that. There is San Francisco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
I don't know, San Francisco is a great town with its own thing going, but man is it fucking lightyears from that Brooklyn hipster vibe.There are like, literally dozens of them all over Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. And the fact that I know that probably doesn't speak well for me. I'm going to write it off to having a lot of friends in bands.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakey
Scarves and umbrellas are feminine. Take that for what you will.
So how hipster is it to be a snob about people thinking you're a hipster?
Well I'm definitely a hipster, then. But I don't wear the clothes or listen to the music described above, nor do I have a fixie, I don't smoke or do drugs or drink PBR, etc. So what kind of hipster am I?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
One of these?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakey
I will give this all the serious thought I would give to any fashion advice that I get from a walking H&M catalogue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
The hipster/PBR thing is more cliche than fact in my experience. I think it only applies to the under 23/too-stupid-to-like-beer set. Most hipster bars serve a lot of microbrews or imports and don't even stock PBR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliander
And musically what they like changes every 3 months, so it's hard to generalize about that except to say that they tend to be really fickle and hate what they liked last year.
Okay, well I generally drink Anchor Steam or Arrogant Bastard. Do those count?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Hmm... also not me. This is so confusing.Quote:
And musically what they like changes every 3 months, so it's hard to generalize about that except to say that they tend to be really fickle and hate what they liked last year.
A shitty one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calliander