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JCC Hipsters

Discussion in 'Community' started by imperial_dork, Jan 10, 2013.

  1. Point Given

    Point Given Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    A bit has been personal experience, just the general change in the feel of a room when a minority walks into it. I'm a minority myself and am attuned to the little social cues that pop up, and I catch it when I'm in Williamsburg or Park Slope on weekends. It's when you know you're going to be that "I have an Indian friend/Arabic friend" in someone's future stories when you've only met the person for an evening or two.

    For a less personal anecdote, I would point to the controversies surrounding the Prime 6 hip hop club in Park Slope and the rap ban in Savalas. Basically it's non-native New Yorkers, the majority white, who have moved to western Brooklyn in recent years and gentrified it to the point where they're essentially pushing anyone not like them.
     
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  2. AAAAAH

    AAAAAH Jedi Knight star 4

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    that's really interesting. not surprising, though.
     
  3. EmpireForever

    EmpireForever Force Ghost star 8

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    You're not meant to wear socks with deck shoes. They're for the deck--as in boat(which is why they're also called boat shoes), and wearing socks on a boat or at the beach would be silly. The problem is you're not meant to wear deck shoes off of the deck(but then, that's how fashion works--by assimilating functional apparel and making it trendy instead).
     
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  4. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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  5. epic

    epic Ex Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    That article is really reaching in places.
     
  6. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

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    I don't like that new beard coverer thingy that people wear when it's cold out. I see people wearing it around campus even when it's 50 out.
     
  7. Miana Kenobi

    Miana Kenobi Admin Emeritus star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    How much does a hipster weigh?

    An instagram!
     
  8. Arawn_Fenn

    Arawn_Fenn Chosen One star 7

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    Considering the source, not exactly credible.
     
  9. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    What's wrong with Jezebel?
     
  10. Ender Sai

    Ender Sai Chosen One star 10

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    And I am ok with not knowing enough hipsters to have anecdotes to explain it. :p
     
  11. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Feminazis!
     
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  12. AAAAAH

    AAAAAH Jedi Knight star 4

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    that is a **** article.
     
  13. AaylaSecurOWNED

    AaylaSecurOWNED Jedi Master star 6

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    Jezebel has plenty of issues. There was a hell of an uproar last year when they posted screencaps from a video of rape - this article discusses it.

    The article Ender posted, as has been pointed out by a bunch of people, isn't really a great summary of hipster racism. Sure, it has good points and covers a lot of the big stuff, but it's not informative or persuasive for anyone who doesn't already know about hipster racism, and probably wasn't the best response to the question "what is hipster racism?"
     
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  14. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    It does, but the legit issues aren't usually the ones detractors bring up. It's kind of like people who complain about President Obama.
     
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  15. AaylaSecurOWNED

    AaylaSecurOWNED Jedi Master star 6

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    I was just addressing Jello's out of character wide-eyed naivete that Jezebel might not be infallible.
     
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  16. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Gawker Media.
     
  17. lexu

    lexu Force Ghost star 6

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    No, these:

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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  19. PRENNTACULAR

    PRENNTACULAR VIP star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    they're only ironically ugly, Lexu. gosh
     
  20. Healer_Leona

    Healer_Leona Squirrel Wrangler of Fun & Games star 9 Staff Member Manager

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    I was just talking with my daughter and she told me I'm a hipster. From the food I eat to the music I listen too. I can only hope she's teasing as I've only heard negative things of them. :(
     
  21. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I don't see what's so bad about being a hipster. I'm a hipster and proud of it.








    ... Hipster still means "person into jazz music," right?
     
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  22. Healer_Leona

    Healer_Leona Squirrel Wrangler of Fun & Games star 9 Staff Member Manager

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    I'm not into jazz.

    So one of us is not. It must be me.

    Phew!
     
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  23. Arawn_Fenn

    Arawn_Fenn Chosen One star 7

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    I think it means "person really into hips".
     
  24. Aytee-Aytee

    Aytee-Aytee Jedi Master star 5

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    SHAKIRA SHAKIRA
     
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  25. Lowbacca_1977

    Lowbacca_1977 Chosen One star 7

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    I'm pretty sure you can't be, as I get the impression you like things in a very sincere manner.