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Word.

it's more than the clothes

I mean, you have to be behind at least two world issues and name 10 bands only you've heard of

I dress like a hipster. I carry a messenger bag, and primarily ride a fixed gear. But I only drink microbrews and a few select imports.

I'm a halfster?

I grew up in the late 50's and early 60's on jazz, bob dylan, beat poetry, coffee houses, mose allison, wynton kelly, red garland, bill evans, et al. All that was hip back then. At least we thought so. I was hip before there were hippies, and of course I kind of morphed on over. I'm a musician - keyboards. Thank God I lucked into a way to make a living, but my hipster roots are alive and well. So by Yoshi's criteria -
*vegan - no, I'm an omnivore
*rides a fixed gear - yes, I do.
*rides an Italian road bike - Yep, a Gios Compact Pro
*has a messenger bag - nope
*stretched ears - Nope, except where my wife hangs me by them.
*tattoos - yep, I got some ink.

3 out of 6 - yesses; zero "no" I even flunked out of engineering and gravitated to Liberal Arts and Music. I am educated way beyond my capabilities. I am hip in a beat/be-bop nation sense, I guess. I am behind all kinds of world issues in a stealthy way and work in public interest/ poverty law. I'm a Democrat. You tell me...

My criteria was meant solely for me, not as a general measure. I just listed six things I thought made me a hipster and six things I thought didn't. Hell, I left out a lot - I'm really skinny, live in a hip neighborhood, etc. etc.

just so long as we all understand that its a measurement of image and not of character. "hipster" has never applied to a person based on merit, charisma, snark or charm. only looks. face value assessments aren't gonna tell you a person's lifestyle to well, either.

new jacks on kilo tts and seasoned veteran messengers alike are both susceptible to being called hipsters. same with streetwear kids in $300 nikes and crust punks with tattoos. and anyone between the ages of 18 and 30, give or take five or six years. you can find any excuse to call someone a hipster. its a worthless gesture that reflects poorly on the accuser.

and i'm telling you; these "hipsters" in your community are the least of your problems, and if you have a problem with hipsters that aren't even in your community, then you most definitely need to take your dick out of your purse.


now pass me a pbr and get the f*ck off my lawn.

and for what its worth, i am a god damned scenester

*high five*

Scenesters....
Refresh me, those are the ones that resemble the stereotypical emo kid and listen to post-hardcore bands like Thursday or From First To Last?

"Scenester" is a far more general term and refers to people (in a derogatory sort of way, usually) who are a part of a "scene." So if you are talking about the post-hardcore scene, then yes.

i think scenester is just the old word for hipster...

there is some type of constant evolution... "emo kid --> indie kid --> scene kid --> hipster"



i don't understand it.

Name ten bands you've never heard of?

Hell, I'm IN three bands you've never heard of.

And I live in a real urban neighborhood, but for urban it's fairly un-hip. And I started riding a fixie to my respectable white-collar job. Go figure.

I think I've become what my father calls "intellect-ual mo-rons" (big southern drawl gaps between syllables and accent the first syllable of "moron").

Nah, I think scenester is more general than hipster. Like, crust punks could be described as scenesters but they certainly aren't hipsters.

If you think those are quality examples of post-hardcore AND post-hardcore = emo; You are in utter disarray. Furthermore, what music isn't emo, if its not emotional then what is it? Made by robots? Perhaps some Yngwie Malmsteen. If you listen to Malmsteen seriously you are ********, and that is the best example of music that is not emotional on any level. Next thing I know people are going to tell me Bad Brains isn't emotional.

Anyways, enough of that, saw it and had to respond. Back to lurking and not posting. Carry on with the hipster-esc bashing.

I could never be a hipster, my legs are way too jacked.

hahaha, its funny because risers is on there three times.


i was really against risers for a long, long time, but then i broke my collarbone, and now i need 'em!

cripple culture = for sale.

Kay. I always used to get called a scenester back when "tight pants, depressed and listens to Thursday" described me. As no one as set me straight, I kind of thought that was the general meaning.

Also, regarding that bingo board, do deep-v's alone make you a hipster or do they have to be the colored kind?

Well usually you call people who try to hard to be a part of a scene a scenester. So when it comes to [whatever scene you want to consider Thursday a part of] the scenesters are the depressed guys with tight pants.

When it comes to the "fixed-gear scene" then the scenesters are the depressed guys with tight pants.

i dunno man, i am posi as f*ck.

i got called a hipster by my one of my friends the other night. my response was "that cant be good. really?". i wasnt even sure what it meant. i guess i still dont exactly.

but i dont really give a ****. which i guess oficially makes me a hipster. or something.

oh well.

I think we need a clear-cut definition of a hipster from the one who created this poll.
I'm getting: tight jeans, tattos, rides fixed gears with useless fashion pieces on them, lives in hip neighborhood, drinks pabst blue ribbon.
That about right?

I wear $200 jeans.