Being a hipster is all the rage right now.  If you are between 18 and 30 right now, you are probably partaking or are at least under cultural pressure to partake in hipster mania.  Hipsters will tell you its not a fad but is the new way of life.  Every generation though thinks their fads will be permanent and every one of them eventually proves itself just to be another fad.  Hipsterism will be no exception.  Do you think the fad is peaking now or will peak soon?

Since I never heard of hipster, I probably should look it up.


then again.



nah......

I'm not between 18 and 30 anyways.

Disco was a fad and it went away. I was hoping hiphop/rap fad would have gone away by now too, but sadly it still exists.

http://i.imgur.com/323d6my.jpg

It'll peak when they find another word for "hipster"...

Since I never heard of hipster, I probably should look it up.


then again.



nah......

I'm not between 18 and 30 anyways.

Disco was a fad and it went away. I was hoping hiphop/rap fad would have gone away by now too, but sadly it still exists.


I agree about the hip-hop/rap fad still exists, I wish it went away as well.

Hip-Hop is not a fad. That's like calling Rock music a fad.

Hip-Hop is not a fad. That's like calling Rock music a fad.


Actually, it's an entire culture that has spread across the globe, I think it's usually middle aged, middle class whites that understand hip-hop so little as to call it a mere fad.

Since I never heard of hipster, I probably should look it up.


then again.



nah......

I'm not between 18 and 30 anyways.

Disco was a fad and it went away. I was hoping hiphop/rap fad would have gone away by now too, but sadly it still exists.

And heres the little lady that helped destroy Disco

And heres the little lady that helped destroy Disco
lets see if I did this right

Being a hipster is all the rage right now.  If you are between 18 and 30 right now, you are probably partaking or are at least under cultural pressure to partake in hipster mania.  Hipsters will tell you its not a fad but is the new way of life.  Every generation though thinks their fads will be permanent and every one of them eventually proves itself just to be another fad.  Hipsterism will be no exception.  Do you think the fad is peaking now or will peak soon?


I'll actually be the dissenter here and argue against this.  First of all, I wouldn't say people between 18 and 30 are under any kind of "cultural pressure" to be a hipster.  If anything, hipsters have taken on the same status as emo kids in the 00s: a common punching bag for people to hate on.  I see just as much people complaining about hipsters as actual hipsters.  Heck, the haters probably outnumber the hipsters themselves.  Emo had this same phenomenon back in the 00s.  After a certain point, there was more hating on Emo and Emo kids than there were actual Emo kids.  The very word "hipster" by this point is an epithet.  It is solely used in a derisive, negative way and is very flexible in its meaning, similar to how Emo became overused for anything remotely sad or depressing in the 00s (ex: "stop being so emo!").

I would argue that being a hipster isn't "all the rage" now either.  Look at the top forty songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  You can almost count the amount of "hipster" songs on one hand.  That's not being "all the rage". 

As for whether it is peaking or not, I honestly think it could go either way.  One can't deny that the genre made real progress in 2012 and 2013 and might be heading up higher.  On the other hand, people were saying for years that "hipster culture" was about to dominant and it never did, being overshadowed by the Dance Pop trend through most of the early 2010s.  In that respect, hipsters might have already overstayed their welcome, especially with the sheer amount of hatred they seem to garner.

Being a hipster is all the rage right now.  If you are between 18 and 30 right now, you are probably partaking or are at least under cultural pressure to partake in hipster mania.  Hipsters will tell you its not a fad but is the new way of life.  Every generation though thinks their fads will be permanent and every one of them eventually proves itself just to be another fad.  Hipsterism will be no exception.  Do you think the fad is peaking now or will peak soon?


I have two simple questions:

If you're a hipster, why do you care?

If you're NOT a hipster, why do you care?

lets see if I did this right


Why did she destroy disco?

I'll actually be the dissenter here and argue against this.  First of all, I wouldn't say people between 18 and 30 are under any kind of "cultural pressure" to be a hipster.  If anything, hipsters have taken on the same status as emo kids in the 00s: a common punching bag for people to hate on.  I see just as much people complaining about hipsters as actual hipsters.  Heck, the haters probably outnumber the hipsters themselves.  Emo had this same phenomenon back in the 00s.  After a certain point, there was more hating on Emo and Emo kids than there were actual Emo kids.  The very word "hipster" by this point is an epithet.  It is solely used in a derisive, negative way and is very flexible in its meaning, similar to how Emo became overused for anything remotely sad or depressing in the 00s (ex: "stop being so emo!").

I would argue that being a hipster isn't "all the rage" now either.  Look at the top forty songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  You can almost count the amount of "hipster" songs on one hand.  That's not being "all the rage". 

As for whether it is peaking or not, I honestly think it could go either way.  One can't deny that the genre made real progress in 2012 and 2013 and might be heading up higher.  On the other hand, people were saying for years that "hipster culture" was about to dominant and it never did, being overshadowed by the Dance Pop trend through most of the early 2010s.  In that respect, hipsters might have already overstayed their welcome, especially with the sheer amount of hatred they seem to garner.


It does seem to me that the hipster subculture did influence a lot of current fashion trends.

Otherwise, I agree with your premise. There are parallels between hipsterdom (is that a word?  :P) and emo.

I actually think hipsters and their subculture are a '00s holdover.

I think a new or different subculture will come along around 2015 or 2016.

Like some people here, I also do not know what a hipster is.  Do I want to know?  Only if my ass was on fire and the only way to extinguish it was to know what a hipster is lol

Like some people here, I also do not know what a hipster is.  Do I want to know?  Only if my ass was on fire and the only way to extinguish it was to know what a hipster is lol


A hipster is someone who's cool looking and wears weird looking clothes.

Like some people here, I also do not know what a hipster is.  Do I want to know?  Only if my ass was on fire and the only way to extinguish it was to know what a hipster is lol


;D


A hipster is someone who's cool looking and wears weird looking clothes.


Like this? Bowie was cool, odd looking clothes

http://wp-images.emusic.com/assets/2012/05/bowie-sale-053112-download.jpg

Cyndi Lauper, she was cool

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1DcR_-L-4Qo/TVCF16FxczI/AAAAAAAAAHw/JwJxC3ANM9I/s1600/nm_80s_cyndi_3_090427_ssv.jpg

John Lennon. Was there anyone cooler?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/MMPH/B72724.jpg

Actually, it's an entire culture that has spread across the globe, I think it's usually middle aged, middle class whites that understand hip-hop so little as to call it a mere fad.


Agreed.  Hip-hop isn't a fad, just like rock or jazz aren't fads.  It had seen the peak of its popularity in the mid-2000s but will always be around in some form or another.

These days, it's hard to even define what a hipster is. Stereotypical hipster features/fashion are what? beards, thick-frame glasses, beanies/berets, untamed hairstyles, argyle sweaters, retro fashion, tight/colorful pants, sunglasses, coffee in one hand/iPhone in the other.

I think any "pressure" to be or dress hipster is indirect or subconscious. Emo kids started wearing skinny jeans in the mid-00s and everyone thought they looked horrendous on guys. Slowly but surely, non-emo people adopted the trend and by the early '10s they were really common among all types of guys. It happens with every subculture, really.

http://go.ninemsn.com.au/img/seinfeld/slideshow/seinfeld_kramer_310x450.jpg

Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer) referred to himself a hipster on Seinfeld

http://go.ninemsn.com.au/img/seinfeld/slideshow/seinfeld_kramer_310x450.jpg

Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer) referred to himself a hipster on Seinfeld


After what he did, he ain't hip anymore.

After what he did, he ain't hip anymore.


The odd things is that hipsters often use racism ironically as pseudo-intellectual statements on society.

Maybe if he were a little more like a stereotypical hipster he couldve pulled it off.

These days, it's hard to even define what a hipster is. Stereotypical hipster features/fashion are what? beards, thick-frame glasses, beanies/berets, untamed hairstyles, argyle sweaters, retro fashion, tight/colorful pants, sunglasses, coffee in one hand/iPhone in the other.

I think any "pressure" to be or dress hipster is indirect or subconscious. Emo kids started wearing skinny jeans in the mid-00s and everyone thought they looked horrendous on guys. Slowly but surely, non-emo people adopted the trend and by the early '10s they were really common among all types of guys. It happens with every subculture, really.


I agree. I myself own a pair of thick-rimmed glasses and an argyle sweater, but I don't consider myself a hipster. I see lots of people these days dressed in clothes that are normally associated with hipsters.

After what he did, he ain't hip anymore.


I agree, he doesn't have it like he used to 20 years ago.

The odd things is that hipsters often use racism ironically as pseudo-intellectual statements on society.

Maybe if he were a little more like a stereotypical hipster he couldve pulled it off.


what do you mean by stereotypical hipster?

what do you mean by stereotypical hipster?


Horn-rimmed glasses, skinny courdoroy pants, v-neck shirts, sweater vests, leather jackets, stocking caps worn half-way off the head. Weird mashup of retro and bohemian fashions.

Horn-rimmed glasses, skinny corduroy pants, v-neck shirts, sweater vests, leather jackets, stocking caps worn half-way off the head. Weird mash up of retro and bohemian fashions.


and don't forget having a Cafe Latte in hand.

In answer to the original question, I'd say it's probably at its peak. It's been a popular subculture for a few years now, and as we all know fads/subcultures tend to last about five or six years and then decline in popularity. I expect the decline will begin in the next year or two and it'll be dead by 2016.

http://go.ninemsn.com.au/img/seinfeld/slideshow/seinfeld_kramer_310x450.jpg

Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer) referred to himself a hipster on Seinfeld


And the world refers to him as a racist

And the world refers to him as a racist


Well, not the whole world?