Who is to Blame?

Ever since hipsters have come on the scene, they have been despised by anyone not wearing skinny jeans.  They have been around for quite a while now and my question is, who is to blame for this?  Just like any other trend, you can't blame it all on one person or one event, but it sure is fun to try. 

I blame Hollywood.  Well, that was easy enough.  When in doubt, blame either Hollywood or the government.  There are two mainstream movies that I think had a hand in getting the hipster movement going.  'Juno' and 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist'.  I've seen both movies, I enjoyed both movies.  But both had an air of pretension.  The main problem is the music.  If you think of hipsters, one thing most people think of is 'you've probably never heard of them' when they refer to the music they listen to.  Now think back to the both of these movies.  Think about the music that was in both of these movies.  Most of the music that was used or referenced in those movies were on the outskirts of mainstream.  Go look at the soundtracks of both of those movies and show them to people on the streets.  Now ask those people to list songs from those bands.  Most probably can't.   

And it's fine, I have no problem with movie makers using music that is obscure.  It exposed the music to people that could find it fun to listen to.  I found the Pixies through movies, so it can't be all bad.  What I have a problem with is people seeing a movie and finding some new music that they had never heard of and think that they are on to something new.  And then chastising others for never hearing of these bands.  Once the music domino fell, it was only a matter of time before they took over other parts of people's lives.  They took Converse Chuck Taylor shoes (dicks), beards (mega dicks), and cool shirts from places like Threadless.  I have several shirts from there, and I always feel a little dirty wearing them knowing that there are hipsters out there that wear the same thing.

In the end, I think that it is just a phase.  A trend that may die out, much like the hippie movement.  They eventually all moved out to the Pacific Northwest and were never heard from again.  So maybe in about five or six years all the hipsters will congregate in New York or Los Angeles and we will never hear from them again.  Hopefully.  And it'll be a reason to never visit those cities.  






Need another reason to think that one of these movies were on the hipster forefront?  Hamburger phone.