A derogatory term used to describe free-thinkers and
people that appreciate creativity. Because in most modern societies it is often looked down upon for an individual to appreciate creativity and to be able to think for themselves it has become somewhat rare to find
people that do so. Many half-wits or
people who abstain from thinking for themselves (the majority of
people) have come up with a derogatory term (hipster) to describle all
people that do such things. However, the term "hipster" fails at defining these
people because it refers to a specific style of dress and a specific type of independent
music (Rock) while people who appreciate creativity and think for themselves don't all have the same style of dress. They could wear anything and listen to a wide variety of independent
music (not just independent rock as the stereotype suggests). One of the most obvious reasons why these people would prefer not to be labeled as "hipsters" and view the term as derogatory is that the term "hipster" implies that they are trying to conform to a specific subculture while anybody who appreciates creativity and can think for themselves would not conform to anything because doing so would not be being creative or thinking for themselves at all.
Tool - "Hey, can I ask you a quick question?"
"Hipster" - "I guess. What's up?"
Tool - "Hey, why don't you dress like everybody else and listen to bands that are on the radio?
"Hipster" - "Oh, that'
s because I don't have to dress the way that other
people dress, and because I don't like the
music on the radio.
Tool - "But, why don't you like the
music on the radio? If it's on the radio, then doesn't that mean it's good?"
"Hipster" - "Well, the
music that you hear on the radio is made specifically to appeal to ignorant, culturally deprived people like yourself that don't really care about the artistic and creative value of
music and prefer to listen to
music that sounds just like every other singer on the radio and sings about the same cheesy, shallow, unimportant, generic topics that have been used in thousands of other songs and don't really mean anything."
Tool - "Oh..."
("Hipster" lights a cigarette and walks away)
