The ins and outs of Hipsterdom!
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
In:
Coupling
Though they tend to shy away from “official” relationship status (Facebook declaration, meeting family, actually returning calls, ect. type-things may be neglected… but still!)… Hipsters, none the less, pair off like the rest of the animal kingdom does.
Two Hipsters of a complimentary variation will meet, do the standard mating rituals used to attract a partner (putting on your best pair of skinny jeans and plaid/writing a dope indie love song on the ukulele/going out to a nice Vegan brunch), fall in love or whatever, and then it’s all Sid&Nancy from there…
Don’t forget, Valentine’s day is only 2 weeks away. And even though all good Hipster’s know this is nothing but a commercial holiday invented by greeting card company’s and chocolate pushers to take advantage of a naive love-sick populous…
That still doesn’t mean we don’t want you to get us anything.
In:
Vice
They say crime rates, suicide rates, and the consumption of alchohol/drugs all increase around the Holiday season. Typical. And everyone knows Hipsters are not shy about their bad habits *see older posts.
It’s a wonderful life.
In:
Atypical Holiday Season
Hipsters love nothing more than having their own strange little holiday traditions. Or celebrating less popular, more obscure Winter holidays (i.e.: Winter Solstace). Or even creating new, made-up holidays of their own (often combining several existing holidays, i.e.: Chrismahanukwanzika).
Have a holly-jolly whatever.
In:
Capitalism
THIS IS A VIDEO OF A BLACK FRIDAY CROWD AT URBAN OUTFITTERS.
“And I was all like ‘What the fuck?’”
Out:
Fall
We’ve had a lot of fun with the leaves and the warm obscure teas and it’s great having an excuse to buy new plaid and all, but… It’s time for winter. Thick vintage coats and hot cocoa and fire and brooding and silence and the holidays. Here it comes. Here we go. The year is about to take it’s last few breaths.
In:
Revolution
“You know we all wanna change the world.” -The Beatles
With Occupy Wallstreet inspiring similar movements to spring up around the country, “caring” about “politics” is suddenly worth doing again. Party conversation will often turn to these happenings. Liberal banter ensues. Occasional hidden Libertarians spring up to counter for the fun of it. So on and so forth.
Update…
STILL Out:
Your Day Job
In:
Misanthropy
Hipsters love to talk about how much they enjoy solitude, “me” time, meditation, thosequietnightsathomewithagoodclassicbook, ect. Other people are “too much sometimes,” they’ll say.
Good ‘ole misanthropy. All the greatest minds experience it, after all. Hipster heroes have been feeling this way for generations: Henry David Thoreau, Kurt Cobain, Sylvia Plath, Edgar Allan Poe, Ayn Rand, Greta Garbo, ect.
In:
Mustaches
These, like plaid and triangles, are a Hipster favorite. Many describe this fascination as inexplicable… But really the reasoning is just very complicated. If you don’t get it, you MIGHT be mainstream. Sorry.
Out:
Summer
Over it.
