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This is hysterical. Read it.
Hip Replacement
April 23, 2008
By Aviv Rubinstien
I am a hipster. After an internal crisis fraught with existential angst at every turn, I can finally admit it: I am a twenty-two-year-old, 250-pound man who daily and for no good reason squeezes into size-two jeans. The denim, like sausage casings, imprisons my husky legs and along with them, my secret.
I used to be normal, the mildest of mannered. A warm evening in April changed it all. A sojourn to the city of Philadelphia to see a friend’s new apartment became a gateway, my ah-ha moment.
This is my story.
“What is a vegan potluck dinner?” I asked .......
Read the rest of the story here: Hip Replacement
I am a hipster. After an internal crisis fraught with existential angst at every turn, I can finally admit it: I am a twenty-two-year-old, 250-pound man who daily and for no good reason squeezes into size-two jeans. The denim, like sausage casings, imprisons my husky legs and along with them, my secret.
I used to be normal, the mildest of mannered. A warm evening in April changed it all. A sojourn to the city of Philadelphia to see a friend’s new apartment became a gateway, my ah-ha moment.
This is my story.
“What is a vegan potluck dinner?” I asked .......
Read the rest of the story here: Hip Replacement
Posted by diehipster at 7/29/2008 2:39 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Only with your help can NAMBLA continue its work. See if you agree why NAMBLA matters:
* For 30 years, NAMBLA has been the primary voice testifying to the benevolent aspects of man/boy love.
* NAMBLA has been, and continues to be, a beacon of moral support for all individuals who feel a natural love for boys.
* Through our web site and publications, NAMBLA provides a public forum for a diverse range of viewpoints supporting sexual liberation and youth liberation.
* NAMBLA is the only organization that specifically supports incarcerated individuals who identify as boy lovers or who otherwise agree with our aims.
* NAMBLA has celebrated the dignity inherent in the natural love of boys.
* NAMBLA has been a bulwark against the lies and pejoratives of a venal abuse industry and opportunistic politicians and law enforcement officials. Exposing these lies is important not only for man/boy lovers but for all people who value democracy, since its foundation is a well-informed electorate.
* NAMBLA has consistently protested ill advised wars that needlessly maim and kill young people and devastate families here and abroad. Even before it started, NAMBLA warned against the Iraq invasion. Our warning was on our Web site long before many of the politicians, who belatedly recognized their immense error, echoed our concerns.
* NAMBLA has spoken out strongly against the shoddy and disrespectful treatment afforded youth in our society and the resulting high rates of child and youth poverty, neglect and alienation.
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Trey Parasuco
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Basically anyone who embraces a youthful and edgy urban style, who enjoys going to rock shows and divey-type bars is labeled a hipster these days. These people represent a significant fraction of the under-30 population in this city who enjoy keeping up with the latest in nightlife, music, art, and culture. Hipterism is the new mainstream, and basically anyone with a healthy and active social life is a "hipster".
An interesting observation on these anti-hipster ranters are their failed attempts to hijack online "hipster blogs" with their incoherent babble. These blogs often document various cultural activities in the city, and upon closer inspection of pictures therein, you'll find many people who don't fit a hipster stereotype at all, but are all thoroughly enjoying themselves. Of course, anti-hipster ranters still shout "hipster" at anyone and everyone they don't agree with. If you own an Ipod, they will call you "hipster". If you've ever gone to Starbucks, they will call you "hipster". If you are a freelancer and have your own work hours, they will call you "hipster". If you own any clothing from a thrift store or have edgy urban fashion sensibilities, they will call you "hipster". If you listen to bands on an indie record label, they will call you "hipster". If your hair is a little messy or scruffy, they wil call you "hipster". If you drink cheap beer like PBR, they will call you "hipster". If you are vegan, they will call you "hipster". If you simply exist, they will call you "hipster".
What does this all really mean? Anti-hipster sentiment is really based on a resentment of people who have healthier and more fulfilling social lives. Judging from their comments, a lot of anti-hipster sentiment evidently comes from "tough guy" non-intellectual homophobic macho types who feel that the more sensitive, intelligent, physically slimmer, and culturally aware hipster ideal threatens their insecure sense of masculinity. At some point in their lives they probably got mocked and ridiculed, or even had beer poured all over their heads, by some downtown girl with a tattoo (aka "hipster") after trying to pull some lame move on them. If you think about it, in some ways the entire hipster revolution came about to mock and ridicule such people and their mentalities. It's not about meat and muscle anymore. Anti-hipster sentiment often comes from people who simply can't keep up with social change and are envious of those who can. Remember...you can always rate the amount of insecurity someone has by the amount they rant about hipsters.
For a more intelligent and relevant critique of modern hipsterism, visit http://www.hipsterrunoff.com instead as this site has become nothing more than intelligent people making fun of "native" NYCers for being racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and generally idiotic.
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Trey, read the story there is hope for hipsters, repent now.
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