Thursday, April 26, 2012

Hipster racism

  • Theres been a lot of talk these last couple of weeks about hipster racism or ironic racism--or, as I like to call it, racism.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • I take personal offense to the blatant racism and perverted cultural appropriation your Staring at Stars Skull Native Headdress T-shirt or the Navajo Hipster Panty.
  • (thegloss.com)
  • And thats where this vein of hipster racism starts. It tests the idea that anything wrapped with enough irony can be transformed into something else.
  • (The AtlanticWire (blog))
  • But maybe those hipster glasses are already causing a distortion of Then we as a society couldn't stereotype and label as much.
  • (techvibes.com)
  • As the stereotype goes, the typical teen from Chicago is a hipster who is all too quick to accept an On a more obvious level, stereotyping is one of the main tools of racism and sexism. We use it to shun, tease, and ridicule others.
  • (BC Heights)
  • It's an excellent and subtle portrayal of humans, that despite our best efforts, we still battle underlying subconscious feelings of racism. The third major plot involves Don, who spends pretty much the entire episode sick in bed.
  • (Chicago Maroon)
  • Surely you must have, its done the rounds on Hipster Runoff, Gawker classism, transphobia, racism you name it. It only takes a stroll through the slur-filled comments threads on any videos of that ilk to get the picture.
  • (The Vine)

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