Tuesday, November 30, 2010
What is a hipster?
TEARSA JOY HAMMOCK
Blog3- Define Hipster
J300-01/Tansey
11/30/10
The Hipster Factor
Hipster is a term that seems to be thrown around a lot lately. Today, college-aged kids and younger in Haight are taking on this label or being “accused” of being one, but what does it mean?
A few questions were asked of some young people who live or work in the Haight.
At the Dino branch of Shoe Biz, a man looking to be in his late 20s to early 30s with neat, cropped hair and a casual but clean look is offering to bring sizes of Adidas, Converse, and Vans to visiting customers. Christian Saga is a manager at this popular shoe store on Haight.
Saga pauses his work to answer what he thinks a hipster is. “To me, a hipster is someone who is always on the scene, especially at clubs and parties all the time. They go to art shows and concerts too.”
When directed with the same question, Kelsey Bonnen from the two-story Super Shoe Biz said: “Shit, I dunno. Black boots and black hair? Hipsters are super simple, I guess.”
Ben Ho works with Saga. He says: “Hipster is a very broad term anybody could be a hipster.”
However, Charlie Santana, a pony-tailed resident with a skateboard in tow, gives his own exact definition: “A hipster is a scene kid. Someone with the latest clothes, music, gossip, and usually has some kind of vice-- a drug of choice, for example, alcohol or cocaine. They hang out at dive bars and are pretty up to date on trends.”
So what does a hipster look like?
Saga says they always wear skinny jeans and try to wear something totally ‘different.’ “Hipsters look like models-- ‘to the par’ on what’s new and trendy.”
There are different types of hipsters according to the region, even district, apparently. “There are different looks on Haight Street” says Ho. “Hipsters here like to shop vintage, wear tight pants and oversized shirts. They usually ride bikes, smoke cigarettes and hang out in coffee shops.”
Bonnen thinks there’s not too many hipsters in Haight, but maybe in the Mission.
Me, a hipster? Nooooo!
Ben Ho says he hangs out with kids who could be considered hipsters and he has been called one. He says the number one rule for being a hipster is to deny being one. “I don’t like to call myself anything in particular. I don’t like labels. I guess I am what I am to whoever.”
Santana has also been called a hipster before, but not by anyone who meant it, according to him. “I don’t consider myself one” he says. He works two full time jobs.
Hipsters, on the other hand, seem like they are all unemployed, according to him, since all they do is hang out at coffee shops all day. “But they look trendy as shit. I think they’re all trust fund babies. Like what the fuck do you do with your time?”
“I can’t be a hipster because I’m not hip,” says Bonnen. “I don’t go out. I’m always working or playing video games.” She says she wouldn’t know if someone has called her a hipster yet. If they have, it wasn’t to her face and she doesn’t know why they would.
No one has ever called Saga a hipster and he don’t consider himself one. “Not at all,” he says. Though he admits, “Five years ago, I was kind of into that--going out and getting known in the scene, but not anymore.”
Best and worst of hipsters.
So what are the pros and cons of hipster-ism? “I don’t have a problem with them,” says Saga. “They do try to judge your character though. They don’t accept you if you’re not in their crew.”
Santana agrees with this statement. He believes hipsters are snobby. “I don’t appreciate hipster arrogance” he says. “They have very narrow mindsets and are very exclusive, only letting people in like them.”
“The worst thing I dislike about them,” says Ho “is their lifestyle choices, like drug abuse, partying, and materialistic attitude.” He says he likes the ‘intellectual-type’ hipster.
“It’s cool that they network a lot at art shows and stuff,” says Santana. He thinks it is cool that they all seem to know each other. “Hipsters are annoying as shit, but they don’t ruin my life.”
They are the rejects of society according to Ho. They prefer not to be the ‘norm.
“Back in the day, hippies would probably be equivalent to today’s hipsters,” says Ho.
Haight Street without hipsters would be...
“the same” --Kelsey Bonnen
“just another street in San Francisco, a suburb with shopping areas” --Charlie Santana
“lacking” --Ben Ho “We need a little bit of everybody.”
“We need the hipsters,” says Saga. “They are something to look at. They add character to Haight. I enjoy looking at them to see what I could sport.”
“I don’t have an opinion on hipsters. It doesn’t matter.” Bonnen is clearly bored with this conversation she doesn’t feel she relates to.
Charlie Santana: “The only thing I like about hipsters is that I can pick on them.”
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Blog3- Define Hipster
J300-01/Tansey
11/30/10
The Hipster Factor
Hipster is a term that seems to be thrown around a lot lately. Today, college-aged kids and younger in Haight are taking on this label or being “accused” of being one, but what does it mean?
A few questions were asked of some young people who live or work in the Haight.
At the Dino branch of Shoe Biz, a man looking to be in his late 20s to early 30s with neat, cropped hair and a casual but clean look is offering to bring sizes of Adidas, Converse, and Vans to visiting customers. Christian Saga is a manager at this popular shoe store on Haight.
Saga pauses his work to answer what he thinks a hipster is. “To me, a hipster is someone who is always on the scene, especially at clubs and parties all the time. They go to art shows and concerts too.”
When directed with the same question, Kelsey Bonnen from the two-story Super Shoe Biz said: “Shit, I dunno. Black boots and black hair? Hipsters are super simple, I guess.”
Ben Ho works with Saga. He says: “Hipster is a very broad term anybody could be a hipster.”
However, Charlie Santana, a pony-tailed resident with a skateboard in tow, gives his own exact definition: “A hipster is a scene kid. Someone with the latest clothes, music, gossip, and usually has some kind of vice-- a drug of choice, for example, alcohol or cocaine. They hang out at dive bars and are pretty up to date on trends.”
So what does a hipster look like?
Saga says they always wear skinny jeans and try to wear something totally ‘different.’ “Hipsters look like models-- ‘to the par’ on what’s new and trendy.”
There are different types of hipsters according to the region, even district, apparently. “There are different looks on Haight Street” says Ho. “Hipsters here like to shop vintage, wear tight pants and oversized shirts. They usually ride bikes, smoke cigarettes and hang out in coffee shops.”
Bonnen thinks there’s not too many hipsters in Haight, but maybe in the Mission.
Me, a hipster? Nooooo!
Ben Ho says he hangs out with kids who could be considered hipsters and he has been called one. He says the number one rule for being a hipster is to deny being one. “I don’t like to call myself anything in particular. I don’t like labels. I guess I am what I am to whoever.”
Santana has also been called a hipster before, but not by anyone who meant it, according to him. “I don’t consider myself one” he says. He works two full time jobs.
Hipsters, on the other hand, seem like they are all unemployed, according to him, since all they do is hang out at coffee shops all day. “But they look trendy as shit. I think they’re all trust fund babies. Like what the fuck do you do with your time?”
“I can’t be a hipster because I’m not hip,” says Bonnen. “I don’t go out. I’m always working or playing video games.” She says she wouldn’t know if someone has called her a hipster yet. If they have, it wasn’t to her face and she doesn’t know why they would.
No one has ever called Saga a hipster and he don’t consider himself one. “Not at all,” he says. Though he admits, “Five years ago, I was kind of into that--going out and getting known in the scene, but not anymore.”
Best and worst of hipsters.
So what are the pros and cons of hipster-ism? “I don’t have a problem with them,” says Saga. “They do try to judge your character though. They don’t accept you if you’re not in their crew.”
Santana agrees with this statement. He believes hipsters are snobby. “I don’t appreciate hipster arrogance” he says. “They have very narrow mindsets and are very exclusive, only letting people in like them.”
“The worst thing I dislike about them,” says Ho “is their lifestyle choices, like drug abuse, partying, and materialistic attitude.” He says he likes the ‘intellectual-type’ hipster.
“It’s cool that they network a lot at art shows and stuff,” says Santana. He thinks it is cool that they all seem to know each other. “Hipsters are annoying as shit, but they don’t ruin my life.”
They are the rejects of society according to Ho. They prefer not to be the ‘norm.
“Back in the day, hippies would probably be equivalent to today’s hipsters,” says Ho.
Haight Street without hipsters would be...
“the same” --Kelsey Bonnen
“just another street in San Francisco, a suburb with shopping areas” --Charlie Santana
“lacking” --Ben Ho “We need a little bit of everybody.”
“We need the hipsters,” says Saga. “They are something to look at. They add character to Haight. I enjoy looking at them to see what I could sport.”
“I don’t have an opinion on hipsters. It doesn’t matter.” Bonnen is clearly bored with this conversation she doesn’t feel she relates to.
Charlie Santana: “The only thing I like about hipsters is that I can pick on them.”
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