Hipsters are a subculture of women and men typically between the ages of 16 to 30 years (Hiebert 2). This subculture values same qualities, which include individuality, progressiveness, counter-culture, and appreciation of art and indie-rock. Hipsters began in the 1940’s, and like most things hipster, the name of the subculture draws much from some other cultural movement, hipsters of the 1940s (Faulkner 1). This group was connected with calling each other hepcats, spending most their time smoking pot, and the modern jazz music.
Hipsters reject mainstream societal norms that apply to dating preferences and traditional “rules” of physical attraction (Greif 1). Hipsters believe that mainstream advertising cannot influence their thinking. They dislike listening to current affairs or top hits. They also try to dress differently to the society, and they find arts and crafts as a hobby. They find drinking on Mondays enjoyable because they dislike conforming to Weekends as free time. They can wear a bowl-hat indefinitely for more than a month.
It Hipsters mainly live in urban areas or business districts. Hipsters usually live in neighborhoods where young people from different origins live together (Greif 1). This subculture has recently gone global and many college students like this subculture.
Hipsters emerged during the jazz age and were common among the middle class youths. The subculture developed the group rallied against any sign of normalcy (Petri 1). The rejection of extravagant lifestyles of the rich led the lower class white youth to jazz clubs, where they could meet other young people of similar financial status.
It is difficult to assess the lineage of hipsters because it belongs to people falling between the ages of 16 to 30. However, hipster evolves and they might not loose taste. In the past, hipsters spotted old vintage cameras, but today, they take photos using their iPhone cameras. Hipsters are everywhere, including colleges, streets, and workplaces.
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