A single flannie does not a hipster make. Well in my case it does. I tried to explain what hipster culture means and stands for, but I quickly found out it doesn't stand for much. More of a non-culture. There is a certain style that hipsters typically have but that is centered around finding stupid things to promote, ironically.
Hipsters are very protective to all those that they hold "sacred" which confuses me since they deny that they really ever honestly enjoy something. But there is a sort of right of passage into becoming a hipster, one will be approached by a hipster type person who will then begin to quiz you on your favorite bands, movies and places to eat. The safe response to any of these questions is to say that your most listened to band is Synonymous Repercussions and that they are based in San Fransisco and that you went to see them last year while you were there. A safe response to your favorite movie should be Cargo, which is a Swiss/German sci-fi movie with great cinematography (hipsters love foreign cinema, the further away from Hollywood the better). Acceptable favorite eateries and drinkeries include any farmer's market or Whole Foods, any place that sells coffee or teas that aren't Gloria Jeans or Starbucks. Sports clubs are right out! Thats where the tradies commune.
The joke at the beginning where a say "a pelvic, giant, combustible, gaseous solar body" might require some explaination. That sort of defeats the point of it being a joke but meh. Pelvic means hip and giant, combustible, gaseous solar bodies are all descriptors of stars, ergo hipstar. My inner comedian is getting angry at my nerdier side for needing to over-explain everything. Speaking of nerds, Jonah Ray of the Nerdist podcast has a great little rant and explanation of hipster culture. Its about 10 minutes from the end. Nerdist Podcast Defines Hipsters
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