Post by CMF Newsman on Apr 2, 2012 6:04:16 GMT -5
When it comes to social labels, few are as nebulous and polarizing as "hipster."
To some, the term indicates membership in a trendy, intelligent and creative counter-culture that is fascinated with irony, repopularizing outmoded fashions and art outside the mainstream.
To others, hipster is more negatively defined as an obsession with appearing cool and nonconformist while simultaneously sharing their peers' taste in fashion and the arts.
Ask most people to define the term or whether it applies to them, however, and the general consensus is with shrugged shoulders and a noncommittal response.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/mar/30/chattanooga-mentioned-new-magnet-city-hipsters/
To some, the term indicates membership in a trendy, intelligent and creative counter-culture that is fascinated with irony, repopularizing outmoded fashions and art outside the mainstream.
To others, hipster is more negatively defined as an obsession with appearing cool and nonconformist while simultaneously sharing their peers' taste in fashion and the arts.
Ask most people to define the term or whether it applies to them, however, and the general consensus is with shrugged shoulders and a noncommittal response.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/mar/30/chattanooga-mentioned-new-magnet-city-hipsters/
