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Discuss “Hipsters bashing hipsters: using irony to veil fear of judgment”

“So ironic it’s not; so unironic, it is.” This was a line from a YouTube video that recently found its way into my inbox. In less than a day that video had been saved for me on del.icio.us twice, instant messaged to me, and referred to in casual conversation.

The video in question is called the “Hipster Olympics”. Set in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn known by the indie crowd as ground zero for hipsters, “Olympics” features a collection of emaciated, sun-fearing 20-somethings sporting solid-colored American Apparel clothes, tight pants, ironic T-shirts, and oversized sunglasses. The hipsters are competing in events like the MySpace Photo Shoot and the Music Collection Bragathon.

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Comment Not-a-hipster
Sep 25, 2007 at 02:14 AM

PFFFT

that's just what the HIPSTERS say

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