"Hipsters", as they are so-called, are usually (though not exclusively), white people from middle-class backgrounds who move into urban areas, "pioneering" gentrification. (Yes, that's right. If you look up gentrification, the term can aptly be applied to the hipsters who paved the way for the yuppies; in both cases the original residents and businesses are threatened, and of course, one thing leads to the other).
Secondly, "hipsters" tend to be very insular. Generally speaking, they only wish to associate with other hipsters, which means much of their art work and ideas appear as though it all came from a single source (or a single collection of sources). And they are pack animals who tend to follow the schemas, heuristics, and trajectory of their pack. For people that espouse independent thinking, this is a fallacy.
There are a near infinite number of ideas, possibilities for cultural interchange, and perspectives that can lead to vast and innumerous creative outputs.
Generally, this diversity is not well represented by the hipster demographic. And lets be honest, it needs to be emphasized, many hipsters are white people, and white people have a long history of asserting a sense of entitlement and self-importance over others.
Secondly, "hipsters" tend to be very insular. Generally speaking, they only wish to associate with other hipsters, which means much of their art work and ideas appear as though it all came from a single source (or a single collection of sources). And they are pack animals who tend to follow the schemas, heuristics, and trajectory of their pack. For people that espouse independent thinking, this is a fallacy.
There are a near infinite number of ideas, possibilities for cultural interchange, and perspectives that can lead to vast and innumerous creative outputs.
Generally, this diversity is not well represented by the hipster demographic. And lets be honest, it needs to be emphasized, many hipsters are white people, and white people have a long history of asserting a sense of entitlement and self-importance over others.
“Intelligent thought is not dead in New York. It has simply moved to Brooklyn.”
- Oh, right, you're a hipster.
- Oh, right, you're a hipster.
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Life expectancy of a typical hipsterant varies between three months and a year depending on location.
Life expectancy of a typical hipsterant varies between three months and a year depending on location.
Flavio came back from the Biennale with an award for best short documentary. The afterparty was at a new hipsterant in south Brooklyn
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One of those peeps who looks down upon your engagement, because marriage is too "bougez" for their liking. They will tell you this while simultaneously holding "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel on vinyl in one hand and "On The Road" by Jack Kerouack in the other. Ask them about either and they wont know what the hell they are talking about because instead of actually reading or listening to music they take pictures of the covers and put them on social media sites. They are also identified by a patch or button advertising over generalized leftist values attached to a sweater from Goodwill. Hipsters generally tuck them into thrifted high waisted shorts with a belt from American Apparel that also looks thrifted but was actually $50.00. If you still can not tell if they are a Hipster, chat them up, more likely than not they will be sure to tell you that whatever your saying is offensive to them, especially the real discreet things you say that are actually not offensive at all.
Kristi: Yo Tabatha! This Green Tea is Dope, all my Niggies drink this $hit, you got to try it.
Tabatha: Kristi, saying "Green Tea" is offensive and appropriated. I understand that you didn't know any better, but i'd feel much more comfortable if you called it "Green Water From The Asian Lands" next time.
Kristi: Dayumnn Tabatha, that was a test and you failed. Now go get yourself a PBR, you overpriced PBR drinking, Hipster.
Tabatha: Kristi, saying "Green Tea" is offensive and appropriated. I understand that you didn't know any better, but i'd feel much more comfortable if you called it "Green Water From The Asian Lands" next time.
Kristi: Dayumnn Tabatha, that was a test and you failed. Now go get yourself a PBR, you overpriced PBR drinking, Hipster.
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1. A usually young person who is started game fishing in the last 12 months, they think they are original and unique for having “innovative” opinions (light-gauge hooks) when really the only opinion they have is the opposite of whatever is considered “mainstream”.
2. These self-described experts think they can out fish most other anglers although they don’t have the balls to actually try and fish a real tournament, making up lame excuses akin to a fat kid that doesn’t want to compete in cross country “… I just don’t like the competitive nature (of the tournament)” when the reality is, they know they have no chance.
1. A usually young person who is started game fishing in the last 12 months, they think they are original and unique for having “innovative” opinions (light-gauge hooks) when really the only opinion they have is the opposite of whatever is considered “mainstream”.
2. These self-described experts think they can out fish most other anglers although they don’t have the balls to actually try and fish a real tournament, making up lame excuses akin to a fat kid that doesn’t want to compete in cross country “… I just don’t like the competitive nature (of the tournament)” when the reality is, they know they have no chance.
Befuddle Tackle Store Tenant: Your using what may as well be a snapper hook for marlin fishing and you're worried about putting chafe tube through the eye of the hook with 400lb leader?
Hipster Game-Fisherman: Yer I will bust the leader off when I wrap it up on a good fish.
Befuddled Tackle Store Tenant: Ok Buddy.
Hipster Game-Fisherman: Yer I will bust the leader off when I wrap it up on a good fish.
Befuddled Tackle Store Tenant: Ok Buddy.
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