Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
(All these political threads are getting me down, so let's bicker about something good and frivolous instead.)
We're all familiar with the term "hipster". Most of us probably have some sense of what it means, but can we translate this into a clear definition? We can describe characteristics which we associate with hipsters, stereotypical hipster pastimes or affectations, but what makes these indicative of hispsterism, or even just hipsterishness?
Many of the most prominent stereotypes aren't unique to hipsters, and are traditionally associated with other subcultural groups- punks love obscure bands, hippies are vegan, classic rock fans insist upon the superiority of vinyl- but are taken as solid proof of hipsterism, provided we believe that their practitioner is already a hipster.
What prompts me to ask is that I recently hear somebody complain about "Starbucks hipsters", which puzzled me. Surely "[major chain shop]" and "hipster" are contradictions in terms? But perhaps not everybody has that understanding of "hipster"?
I leave it to the floor.

We're all familiar with the term "hipster". Most of us probably have some sense of what it means, but can we translate this into a clear definition? We can describe characteristics which we associate with hipsters, stereotypical hipster pastimes or affectations, but what makes these indicative of hispsterism, or even just hipsterishness?
Many of the most prominent stereotypes aren't unique to hipsters, and are traditionally associated with other subcultural groups- punks love obscure bands, hippies are vegan, classic rock fans insist upon the superiority of vinyl- but are taken as solid proof of hipsterism, provided we believe that their practitioner is already a hipster.
What prompts me to ask is that I recently hear somebody complain about "Starbucks hipsters", which puzzled me. Surely "[major chain shop]" and "hipster" are contradictions in terms? But perhaps not everybody has that understanding of "hipster"?
I leave it to the floor.