Who is a Hipster?

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I have heard the word "hipster" thrown out a lot over the past few years. The word hipster itself is a word with an ever-growing definition. Is it someone who is always down with the latest underground music? Someone that hates all mainstream items and things that everyone else likes? These are things that I have heard to describe the "typical hipster".  Also, that Hipsters have "special snowflake syndrome", which basically means wanting to think they are special or different than everyone else, but that's what a hipsters whole persona is about. Friends, as well as myself, have been accused of being hipsters, a few others and myself by our clothes and a few by what they choose to indulge themselves in.  So which of those is the true hipster? I have a mixed opinion on the whole Hipster ideology. I think a hipster is more about the style of clothing than the attitude of “I liked it before it was cool”. Let’s face it, everyone has special snowflake syndrome, everyone wants to like the next big thing and be able to say they knew about it first, making them special. Also, who doesn't want to get attention from every direction on how weird or "out-there" their music and dress are. The “hipster dress” such as Flannel, thick glasses, etc, has become the new way to dress in this generation. Dressing like a hipster has went mainstream and now more people have started dressing like this.  This is where the most popular hipster falls in. Not someone with attitude but someone who enjoys the clothes and the mentality behind it. So who is a hipster? It depends on your definition and what you want to be seen as.

 

James Riley