“Hipster” is a term co-opted for use as a meaningless pejorative in order to vaguely call someone else’s authenticity into question and, by extension, claim authenticity for yourself.
It serves no conversational function and imparts no information, save for indicating the opinions and preferences of the speaker.
Meanwhile, a market myth has sprung up around the term, as well as a cultural bogeyman consisting of elusive white 20-somethings who wear certain clothes (but no one will agree on what), listen to certain music (no one can agree on this either), and act a certain way (you’ve probably sensed the pattern on your own).
You can’t define what “that kind of behavior or fashion or lifestyle” actually is, nor will you ever be able to. That’s because you don’t use “hipster” to describe an actual group of people, but to describe a fictional stereotype that is an outlet for literally anything that annoys you.
The twist, of course, is that if it weren’t for your own insecurities, nothing that a “hipster” could do or wear would ever affect you emotionally. But you are insecure about your own authenticity - “Do I wear what I wear because I want to? Do I listen to my music because I truly like it? I’m certainly not like those filthy hipsters!” - so you project those feelings.
Suffice it to say, no one self-identifies as a hipster; the term is always applied to an Other, to separate the authentic Us from the inauthentic, “ironic” Them.
It serves no conversational function and imparts no information, save for indicating the opinions and preferences of the speaker.
Meanwhile, a market myth has sprung up around the term, as well as a cultural bogeyman consisting of elusive white 20-somethings who wear certain clothes (but no one will agree on what), listen to certain music (no one can agree on this either), and act a certain way (you’ve probably sensed the pattern on your own).
You can’t define what “that kind of behavior or fashion or lifestyle” actually is, nor will you ever be able to. That’s because you don’t use “hipster” to describe an actual group of people, but to describe a fictional stereotype that is an outlet for literally anything that annoys you.
The twist, of course, is that if it weren’t for your own insecurities, nothing that a “hipster” could do or wear would ever affect you emotionally. But you are insecure about your own authenticity - “Do I wear what I wear because I want to? Do I listen to my music because I truly like it? I’m certainly not like those filthy hipsters!” - so you project those feelings.
Suffice it to say, no one self-identifies as a hipster; the term is always applied to an Other, to separate the authentic Us from the inauthentic, “ironic” Them.
Person 1: Lol, that guy is such a hipster! Let's make fun of him and make ourselves look cool! Aren't I so funny guys!!
Person 1:...Guys?
Person 2: Your ignorance is sickening. Just leave.
Person 1:...Guys?
Person 2: Your ignorance is sickening. Just leave.
by Xavier Q. July 11, 2013
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A hipstersexual finds corpulence and imperfection appealing in women. Conversely, nice skin and regular facial features are thought to make a woman look "fake" or like a "robot". Thinness makes her look "like a man". Being striking makes her look either "like a robot" OR "like a man".
Hipstersexuality is in essence a gender pathology:
- because the men themselves are striking, immaculate, and usually thin, they view these things as masculine traits.
- being understated and unassuming are hallmarks of classical femininity.
See also chubby chaser.
A hipstersexual finds corpulence and imperfection appealing in women. Conversely, nice skin and regular facial features are thought to make a woman look "fake" or like a "robot". Thinness makes her look "like a man". Being striking makes her look either "like a robot" OR "like a man".
Hipstersexuality is in essence a gender pathology:
- because the men themselves are striking, immaculate, and usually thin, they view these things as masculine traits.
- being understated and unassuming are hallmarks of classical femininity.
See also chubby chaser.
"Jenny Lewis is regarded by hipster culture as the apex of female beauty, while Eleanor Friedberger doesn't even get a second glance. LOL."
"Yeah, that's hipstersexuality for you."
"Yeah, that's hipstersexuality for you."
by interneter May 11, 2010
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Orson: Sick.
Orson: Sick.
by Paco43 July 18, 2011
Get the hipsterpotamus mug.One who gets off on ordering their pizza from independent pizzerias. And refuses to eat at or patricipate in any fuctions that support and engage the use of Little Cearsars Pizza.
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As in, a broken hip-ster.
As in, a broken hip-ster.
"Wow, your Dad sure loves cardigans and fixies. He's a bit of a hipster, isn't he?"
"Dude, he's, like, 70. He's a broken hipster, if anything."
"Dude, he's, like, 70. He's a broken hipster, if anything."
by LongPig May 10, 2010
Get the Broken Hipster mug.Those with red/orange hair who take being a hipster to the next level. They go so far as to be proud of their hair color. They argue points such as how to say "either" or "neither". They will perform in acts that seem main stream (e.g. life guarding) but they reject the normal ways of doing these actions (e.g. not wearing uniform while life guarding). They are tall and slim and usually seem to fit in well to the everyday "high school scene". But behind the facade, they reject everyone else's realty and insert their own!
Girl 1: hey! Neither (said like kneether) of these tables are clean...where should we sit?
Ginger Hipsters : WHAT! its pronounced n-EYE-ther!
girl 1: alright, but where should we sit? either (ee-ther) here or there.
Ginger Hipster: its pronounced EYE-ther!! god, now I can't even eat my grapes (the red kind WITH seeds)
Ginger Hipsters : WHAT! its pronounced n-EYE-ther!
girl 1: alright, but where should we sit? either (ee-ther) here or there.
Ginger Hipster: its pronounced EYE-ther!! god, now I can't even eat my grapes (the red kind WITH seeds)
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