Comments on: Keepin’ it Gnarly

By: Tera Sweis

Tera Sweis — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:41:19 +0000

Terrific work! This is the type of information that ought to be shared close to the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!

By: Charlesetta Cosano

Charlesetta Cosano — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:09:57 +0000

thanks for sharing .:)

By: Mary Z

Mary Z — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:52:39 +0000

There are a bunch of ‘subcultures’ of ‘hipster.’ Some guy took time to make a website out of it. It just so happens to be HILARIOUS. http://yourscenesucks.com/

I dig a lot of things mentioned in this post, but that video is the best thing I’ve seen in a while.

By: Brie

Brie — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:38:24 +0000

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this but “claiming they are communist”. I have encountered many a hipster that has done just that.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:49:29 +0000

Is Nick Cave hipster in America?! That saddens me, I’m pretty sure he’s not here. My mum loves him!

I agree that there are plently of different subcultures of hipster. What unites them all are tattoos and feelings of superiority

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:51:25 +0000

In my extensive cultural studies, I’ve identified several tribes of hipsters. Apologies for the lack of parallel structure…its 4 am here.

The first is the literary/art school hipster: Lucky Strikes; chest-baring male v-necks; thick-rimmed glasses; obscure french music; post-post-modern meta-fiction; annotated David Foster Wallace books; self-aware moleskins; single malt; thrifting as a verb; subletted apartment in Brooklyn; bad haircuts; foreign films; trip abroad to “immerse oneself” in the culture; a habit of mixing in French with their English; pescatarians; dogfish beer; warehouse performance spaces

The second, the “Cobrasnake” hipster- sheer, nipple-baring tops; S&M bras over ratty t-shirts; American flag bikinis; crop-tops; white hair, neon streaks; excessive use of the kissy-lip and middle finger pose; limp cigarette in mouth; On the Road- the only book that matters; faux homoeroticism; persistent trucker hats; Juergen Teller/Terry Richardson love; “inspiration board” of Kate Moss, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg; jizz nailpolish

The psuedo/pseudo hipster- collection of Vinyls that Rolling Stone deemed ‘must haves’ (see: Exile on Main Street, Blonde on Blonde); purposefully dirtied converses; “cute” ugly dogs; chipped black nail polish; slam poetry applause (regardless of it’s dreadfulness); mentioning Taoism of Buddhism casually; worn in shirts from the Salvation Army; crotch-hugging pants; an exaggerated love of micro-breweries; possesion of Vampire Weekend concert tickets; shopping at Whole Foods as a see-and-be-seen experience; raw food; radical self love

By: Marky

Marky — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:48:56 +0000

Scabs

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:05:31 +0000

The Raisin Girl – Absolutely! My friend Romeo pointed out the other day that “There’s a performative aspect to hipsterism.” If you liked all that shit but stayed home and shut up about it, you wouldn’t be a hipster.

By: BethUK

BethUK — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:41:36 +0000

Katya – If you buy a fair isle jumper but for the right reasons (i.e. it has reindeers on it) does that make you a hipster or ………. oh shit

By: Dru

Dru — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:38:31 +0000

I quote Susie Bubble on this: “As samey as Sofia’s films are she does get the sport of young, lost girl psyche spot on..” (from a comment on my blog a long time back)

Kids have always liked alienation/being a little lost and disconnected from the rest of the world. Sofia’s appeal isn’t really so inexplicable in light of that fact.