Defined.
Hipsters. They're everywhere. What is a hipster you ask? Well I'm assuming if you didn't click the link that so obviously said "define" then you don't deserve to know. But, I'm a nice person, so I'll tell you what people are talking about usually when they say "hipster". It's a label- much like jock, nerd, punk or goth- applied to anyone who listens to obscure bands, has a unique mix of thrift store indie apparel, and is in to really eccentric things. Go to Berkeley and walk around the college town or take a trip to San Francisco. Or Portland. In fact, go downtown anywhere, find any liberal arts related venue, and I can promise you that you will see a minimum of one so called "hipster".
I'm pretty sure I've already expressed my hatred of labels before for y'all, but just to be clear, I hate labels. Like really. I just hate the idea of being slapped with some term that people will describe me as for years to come, because it gives people an expectation of who I am way before the get a chance to get to know me, and that's no fun. To clarify, there's a difference between describing someone and labelling someone. Describing is going into some amount of depth, whereas labelling is one term, hit and run. Getting to the point, yes, I have been known as a hipster. Which I'm not...
Sure, I do shop at antique stores when I can. Sure, I listen to a lot of music, and a lot of stuff that's not "mainstream" or familiar to the public. Yeah, I am a liberal, and I periodically enjoy reading or watching satires and dancing at concerts. I have been to ArtTown down by the river and I love it. I go out of my way to shop at local stores and try to avoid chain companies. All of that is true- but that doesn't mean I'm a hipster. I'm simply Sierra. Nothing more, and nothing less. So if I happen to fit right in with some of the hipster group, so be it. But that's not all there is to me- there's actually a real person with a real personality. So please oh please don't leave me as one term, and then figure I'm as good as known. Get to know me!
I guess the main problem I have with hipsters is the irony. The entire point of being a hipster is to avoid being "mainstream", but so many people have decided that's super-dee-duper cool and now they're joining in on the fun. Which is all great, except for the most part it's people changing their opinions in order to gain a certain look. And I hate that! It's one of my worst pet peeves- just be yourself, and do whatever you want BECAUSE YOU WANT TO. I guess I'm saying.. wanna be hipsters can leave. Wanna be anything can leave.
Enjoy your life!
-Sierra
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So true! I admit I like to dress a certain way but it's always depending on my mood, and has something to do with myself mainly-with influences from other people. I think that's how labels are formed-a trend is started, and once a certain number of people have that trend whether it be thick rimmed glasses or short shorts-begin to carry that label, but what people fail to recognize is that those people just have somewhat similar tastes. They all at some point decided they would enjoy wearing this or that or listening to this kind of music, or riding their bike, and for just being themselves sometimes, they are labeled for no reason, because as it happens to be, being themselves is also being something similar to what somebody else is. AHhh sorry for always writing SO MUCH. Have a lovely day, I love this^^! :)
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