[lbo-talk] what are hipsters?

[Alan Rudy]

Well, yes and no. If the emphasis is on the "follows" w/r/t "trends and
fashions" then the hipster is a follower, a consumer, not a producer... at
best second hand authenticity
But I think "the latest trends and fashions" is also key reinforcing the
point that the producers of the authentic phenomenon before it gets trendy
or fashionable are not hipsters.
Of course, it can be hard to differentiate followers who "really get it"
from followers who're following 'cuz its hip (and can talk the talk but
don't walk the walk).

Hipster "I just found this great old LA post-punk collection called Warfrat
Tales, it ROCKS, esp. The Leaving Trains' Creeping Coastline of Lights!
BTW: have you seen these cool, super tight, low-rider jeans I found in a
Brooklyn thrift store?!"
Hipper "Dude, I was into The Dream Syndicate before anyone called them part
of the Paisley Underground and nobody with a flat ass like yours wears jeans
like that."
Hippest "Yeah, well The Dream Syndicate, Thin White Rope (not actually part
of the Paisely Underground nor even Desert Rock) were all wannabe
Televisions, though I guess you could trace that whole thing back to the
dueling leads John Mayall encouraged his young charges to produce, if not
further."
Most genuinely awesomest: Piss off, everything sucks except Big Black, Sandy
Denny and John Philip Sousa.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Michael Smith <mjs at smithbowen.net> wrote:


> n
> > Apple's dictionary says ...  "hipster 1 |ˈhipstər|
> > noun informal
> > a person who follows the latest trends and fashions.
>
> Which just goes to show how useless dictionaries are.
>
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