The official panel on hipsters.
Watch this panel of New York City experts describe what hipsters are. The first guy can barely get a sentence out because he has hipster friends he doesn't want to offend. The Asian girl probably convinced her parents to open a failed Thai restaurant in Williamsburg, the last guy is the typical "Hey, I'm not a hipster" guy even though he knows he is.
Posted by diehipster at 8/17/2008 4:46 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Painful.
I suggest watching it on mute.
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The first bloke can barely get a sentence out because he's a wanker.
Then you have that slapper talking in that annoyingly vacuous way they all do, thinking she's hip.
And to top it off there's the obnoxious, whiny-voiced hipster.
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Notice how hipsters never want to admit they are hipsters! I mean, no hippy ever apologized for being a hippy. No punk ever denied being a punk. No glam rocker denied being a glam rocker.
Yet hipsters are insulted at being called hipsters.
Why?
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so true hipsterminator
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1. a person who is hip.
2. hepcat.
3. a person, esp. during the 1950s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships.
Williamsburg is not very inventive or creative. That's really all.
You want to create art? Don't waste time talking about how to label it. Idiocy...
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Perhaps I missed it but, what the fuck are these flaming assholes experts of?
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Of course anything that moves that you disagree with is a "hipster". This is nothing but another example of your low-class idiocy, typical of meatheads. If you claim to be a "native" NYCer then you give all NYCers a bad name. No wonder people moving into the city feel no guilt in pricing imbeciles like you out. I've said it before and I'll say it again, so that the intelligent and socially well-adjusted people new to this site will know the truth:
Anti-hipster ranters 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 will 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".
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. 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. Ranting against hipsters is like ranting against the fact that the sun comes up every morning... except the meatheads still don't get it...
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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I see Parasuco's sock puppet is cutting and pasting with his Mac again.
Here are some especially ridiculous hipsters I've stumbled across: myspace.com/awakethenyght
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Oops, here's the link:
http://www.myspace.com/awakethenyght
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It is comments like this that only prove me right again. The anti-hipster meatheads on this site shout
"hipster" at anyone and everyone they don't agree with. Anything that moves is a "hipster"! This site lacks
humor, class, wit, and totally out of touch with modern hipsterism because their stereotypes are based on
information in the outdated and irrelevent "Hipster Handbook".
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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What is more hipster than starting a blog about how much you hate hipsters?
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hipsterrunoff.com is probably the most painful thing to read next to reading chat on Xbox live, or being on an IRC channel with script kiddies.
And what's with the "AZN" thing? Some say this site supports racist viewpoints, and from the general tone directed at ASIANS, I'd say its pretty correct.
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These folks seem to define themselves by internet sites.. friendster, pitchfork, etc. Weird.
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DUh!?! Only now are you starting to finally understand aren't you? You should know by now that because of the rise of various online photo-blog and social networking sites, insights into urban hipster culture is reaching sheltered suburban audiences at an exponential rate. Cultural "norms" have been deconstructed by hipster culture as a whole and thus is effecting widespread changes in society. In a sense, hipsterism is the new mainstream, and that has led to feelings of insecurity and resentment in people who are no longer a part of the cultural ruling class. For example, a lot of anti-hipster sentiment evidently comes from "tough guy" macho types who feel that the more sensitive, intelligent, and culturally aware hipster ideal threatens their insecure sense of masculinity. Anti-hipster sentiment often comes from people who simply can't keep up with social change and are envious of those who can. You can always rate the amount of insecurity someone has by the amount they rant about hipsters.
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Understand what? That its sad that they define themselves by websites? That they define themselves by content that other people drive?
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They're yuppies, pure and simple. The yuppies of our times.
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No they're not. Yuppies were overly ambitious. They do have self-centered-ness and obnoxiousness in common though.
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They are the spawn of yuppies, born with silver spoons in their mouths never having to work a day in their lives.
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I find it ironic and hysterical that people think Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the center of the universe- and the only place where "Hipsters" exist. If they do indeed exist at all.
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your website is pathetic. and not funny. no good points are made. it's time to feel good about yourself without pointing at people. artists/hipsters are silly and so are you.
love for all, even you
todd fink
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thanks Todd. Sorry to constantly make fun of your fan base. Looks like we're both going no where however I dedicate an hour or two a week to this site and you've dedicated your life to your band. Which is worse?
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Funny how they thing only NYC (or even Brooklyn, for that matter) experiences this phenomenon called the hipster. May have something to do with the cultural myopia that comes with being young but also the cultural imperialism of New Yorkers (and those that want to be them).
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That last guy isn't a hipster, he is straight up a douche bag. I had the misfortune of meeting him last year. He's a big Virginia redneck that now believes he's the shit. Oh and he's short.
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