I'm pretty sure that I'm not a hipster myself, but I have been accused in the past and I guess it depends on how broad your definition is.
My case against:
* I do not own a single ironic t-shirt
* I don't live in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, the Village, Austin, or any of those other trendy neighborhoods.
* I listen mostly to death metal and industrial music and can't stand 99% of the indie crap that's generally associated with the scene.
* I don't have a trust fund and I'm actually employed and do real work and earn all my own money.
* I have no fashion sense or awareness. If I ever look ridiculous or my hair is messed up, it's because I genuinely don't know how to dress, not a purposeful attempt to be ironic. If I ever look remotely fashionable, it's because an ex girlfriend with much better taste than me picked out my clothes for me.
* I would definitely fail the "two finger" test.
* I don't do cocaine.
* I do not own a single trucker hat.
* I don't have any tattoos, let alone star tattoos.
* My footwear is usually combat boots.
* I do not have a MySpace profile. (I heard Facebook is the new MySpace though so maybe that's close enough)
The evidence for:
* I'm a twenty something New Yorker.
* I'm affiliated with a very hipster centric music blog. (but I write about metal and industrial, dammit)
* I have friends who are _definitely_ hipsters and can occasionally be found in Williamsburg bars with them.
* I admit to a fondness for Pabst Blue Ribbon. (I'm generally a beer snob, but if you want dirt cheap, PBR is about as good as it comes in that class)
* I vehemently deny being a hipster and make fun of hipsters frequently (this seems to be a necessary though not sufficient condition for hipsterdom).
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anders pearson - Sat 25 Aug 2007 17:36:02
I'm pretty sure that I'm not a hipster myself, but I have been accused in the past and I guess it depends on how broad your definition is. My case against: * I do not own a single ironic t-shirt * I don't live in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, the Village, Austin, or any of those other trendy neighborhoods. * I listen mostly to death metal and industrial music and can't stand 99% of the indie crap that's generally associated with the scene. * I don't have a trust fund and I'm actually employed and do real work and earn all my own money. * I have no fashion sense or awareness. If I ever look ridiculous or my hair is messed up, it's because I genuinely don't know how to dress, not a purposeful attempt to be ironic. If I ever look remotely fashionable, it's because an ex girlfriend with much better taste than me picked out my clothes for me. * I would definitely fail the "two finger" test. * I don't do cocaine. * I do not own a single trucker hat. * I don't have any tattoos, let alone star tattoos. * My footwear is usually combat boots. * I do not have a MySpace profile. (I heard Facebook is the new MySpace though so maybe that's close enough) The evidence for: * I'm a twenty something New Yorker. * I'm affiliated with a very hipster centric music blog. (but I write about metal and industrial, dammit) * I have friends who are _definitely_ hipsters and can occasionally be found in Williamsburg bars with them. * I admit to a fondness for Pabst Blue Ribbon. (I'm generally a beer snob, but if you want dirt cheap, PBR is about as good as it comes in that class) * I vehemently deny being a hipster and make fun of hipsters frequently (this seems to be a necessary though not sufficient condition for hipsterdom).sky - Sat 25 Aug 2007 18:35:25
well, I don't have any hipster friends, so I think you're safe :)