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[Renegade_Turner]

Ren your logic is for the most part sound, but it seems a bit like you simply don't understand hipsters. They know exactly what they are doing. They strive for irony. There may be some who drink Pabst for the taste and yet are not rednecks, but I can guarantee you from personal exposure that there is a subculture surrounding buying shitty/old/"vintage" things for the irony of it. Hipsters are a real threat. We must prepare. *cocks shotgun*

I have to admit though Bryan, the keychain thing was a bit of a stretch. I'm not sure if I've even ever seen a Hipster wearing one.

...you...you speak like these people walk down the street with "hipster" slapped across their forehead in bright red ink. I'm not sure even you know what you're on about. An going "Oh you don't understand hipsters" is a bit of a cop-out. You don't even understand hipsters. I don't think anyone even fully agrees on what they are. It's like the whole emo thing, or the goth thing. Everyone has their own little idea of what it is that doesn't coincide with anyone else's because there's never been any definition, there's just been little bits of popular culture and in-jokes that were strewn together to make some semblance of artificial truth. Because it's all bollocks, yeah? it's all stuff people piece together so they can parrot it again and again to make themselves feel better. My friend started calling some kid a hipster one night because he was wearing a scarf, for fuck's sake. And I'm pretty sure he was only saying it because he was jealous that the guy was hanging around with two girls that were particularly cute. This is one of my pet peeves, and I will destroy any concept you have of what you think is so right about it.

Besides, if someone really does like vintage things and it makes them seem a bit pretentious or you think they're a dickhead for it, so what, leave them at it. Calling them out on it only makes you the dickhead. Saying one person buys antique things in a legitimate sense and another person buys antique things in an ironic sense just because you think they're a hipster? That's just conceited.

And if they have an odd sense of dress, at least it's more interesting than bootcut jeans, striped shirts and brown loafers. At least they're trying to have some immitation of a personality.

[Jacktheawesome]

If I speak like that Andy, it's because they do. I am sure there are people who, because of some personal taste, like one or two things that could be considered "Hipster." You (and many others) with the tight jeans, Jesse with the bike and beer, etc etc. But there are people who intentionally fit into this stereotype, I have seen them, I have known them, it is a real thing. When you begin to see a trend of people dressing in almost the exact same way, and speaking in the same pretentious voice, you can't brush it aside as a "casual taste in antiques" or "he just felt like wearing a scarf that day." Your friend probably did just feel like wearing a scarf that day, but from what you say he doesn't sound like a hipster really. You would probably dislike him if he was.

[Renegade_Turner]

What...my friend wasn't wearing the scarf...he was making fun of another guy for it.

Also, you seem to agree with this assessment that scarves are a facet of being a hipster? What is this all about, really? You don't even know what it is, you're just taking what other people are saying it is and holding that as fact.

Let's play a game. Spot the hipster:



And do you actually have the gall to tell me that if my friend was a "hipster" I wouldn't like him anymore? Oh for fuck sake.

[Jacktheawesome]

Oh, sorry, I misread. I thought your friend was the one with the scarf. You keep saying that I don't know what I'm talking about, and that I'm just repeating what others are saying, and I can't really say anything to that. I don't know where you are getting this from, but it's wrong, and I am moving on. Scarves are a facet of being a hipster. Wearing one doesn't make you a hipster, and not wearing one doesn't necessarily make you a non-hipster, but they show up often enough that I would call them a facet.
In regards to your game: I'm not sure what you are getting at. Do you expect that I will pick the guy with the weird scarf, because you're trying to prove your misguided point? It doesn't even look like anything a hipster would wear; it doesn't look very expensive, or nice. It looks like a dishrag. If he's a hipster, he's not a very good one. I don't spot any hipsters. Sorry I lost your game

I'm saying if your friend was a hipster he wouldn't be your friend in the first place, because by nature of their culture hipsters are inherently obnoxious.

[Count Roland]

Who gives a shit about other people and how they define themselves? This is a ridiculous long discussion for a non issue.

[Renegade_Turner]

You're right, I'm just going to go ahead and disregard all of what he said as silly nonsense.

[underthedeep]

guys i'm totally wearing a jacket purchased from a goodwill that was made in the 70's for the irony of it! i'm obviously in malibu and i can obviously afford other clothes!


nawh it just looks good.

[Grayswandir]

[sexy jacket]
nawh it just looks good.

[Arnold_voice]Your clothes. Give them to me.[/Arnold_voice]

This whole definition of irony relating to "hipsters" feels off to me. I still don't see how buying old clothes when you can afford new ones is ironic.

I found this comic after writing what I did above:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/irony

This comic proves my point. Yes, I can be accused of doing exactly what this comic says. Ironic, no?

Ha. Ha ha. HA HA HA. Ha.

Ha.

Irony.

[Renegade_Turner]

This man is a hipster. Recorded his album in a secluded house by the sea and all. Fucking hipster.

[Jacktheawesome]

I decided to not respond because our argument was clogging up the Member photo thread with off-topicness and Roland had a point...so you decided to take the high ground...by going right along about hipsters in my absence. That makes sense. At least Jesse stayed on-topic in a sarcastic way...

[Renegade_Turner]

What? "I decided not to respond because..." and then he makes a snide little bitchy comment anyway. I wasn't even talking to you? What's your problem? What a jerk.

Also, if Jesse was on topic, and he was talking about "hipsters", then I was on topic, because I was talking about "hipsters".

Also, Jesse, that jacket is awesome.

I can be a hipster too. Look, I'm enjoying the countryside:


Fucking hipster.

Also, check out the following picture (I'm on the right):


Now check out this picture of Bam Margera:


Wtf

[Ragdollmaster]

Dude that guy has a scarf and he's wearing dog tags

what a hipster

[Jacktheawesome]

Yes, my response was bitchy. Of course. Get over yourself, you goddamn hypocrite.

[Assaultman67]

*watches the thread burn from afar*

P.S. I often wear a leather bomber jacket that's older than me around campus.

[Jacktheawesome]

I was wondering where you went. You were smart and got out before this happened. Which I knew it would. When will I learn