Hipster

It disturbs me these days to see young kids trying to "become" a hipster. Why? It was never meant as a title, but a criticism. A stereotype, if you will. It's no different than calling someone who wears black a goth. It's just assumptive and out of line.

Don't get me wrong... I enjoy the occasional hipster joke.

However, when someone looks at someone with both a sense of style and political conviction, they shouldn't see a group of people. What you may call a "hipster" is indeed an "individual" with their own set of beliefs and values. The goal of these people is to create their own life outside of the mainstream. They desire to be unique. When you lump them into a group and say they are hipsters, of course offense will be taken!

Just don't say it.

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