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fandomhigh2011-01-21 07:33 am
whitedeathpod.livejournal.com) wrote in fandomhigh2011-01-21 07:33 am
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Pop Culture 101 | Friday | Period 2
Class was back in session in the Danger Shop and John was back at the front of the room, waiting for the students to file in. The word HIPSTERS was written on the chalkboard and underlined a few times for effect.
"Hipsters," he started, grinning easily, "are young, recently settled urban middle class adults and older teenagers with interests in non-mainstream fashion and culture, particularly indie rock, independent film, offbeats magazines, and quirky websites. In the simplest of terms, it's a term given to teenagers and young adults who just don't care. They listen to a specific type of music, watch movies that the average person would find boring and might think they're better than everyone even if they don't cop to being better than everyone. It's a subculture of this time period just like stoners, hippies, nerds, and the like. It's a niche group of people who have had their subculture seemingly start booming recently. No idea why. The music is just whining and melodrama that I'd rather avoid."
John was so not a hipster, obviously. He did reach for a piece of paper that he'd tucked into his back pocket. "To give you a quote to sum hipsters up: 'Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They're the people who wear t-shirts silk-screened with quotes from movies you've never heard of and the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a good beer. They sport cowboy hats and berets and think Kanye West stole their sunglasses. Everything about them is exactingly constructed to give off the vibe that they just don't care.'"
The piece of paper got tossed onto the desk and John leaned back against. "So, there you have it. It's a subculture and one of the more popular ones right now. You yourself might be a hipster or you might know them. Today's activity is easy. I've set you guys up in a sweet shopping mall and I've handed out worksheets on hipsters. Your job is to hit the shopping mall and find an outfit, a movie and a piece of music that you think would peg you as a hipster. That's it. Have fun and don't get lost in the mall."
With that, John got the sim going and set the class loose.
"Hipsters," he started, grinning easily, "are young, recently settled urban middle class adults and older teenagers with interests in non-mainstream fashion and culture, particularly indie rock, independent film, offbeats magazines, and quirky websites. In the simplest of terms, it's a term given to teenagers and young adults who just don't care. They listen to a specific type of music, watch movies that the average person would find boring and might think they're better than everyone even if they don't cop to being better than everyone. It's a subculture of this time period just like stoners, hippies, nerds, and the like. It's a niche group of people who have had their subculture seemingly start booming recently. No idea why. The music is just whining and melodrama that I'd rather avoid."
John was so not a hipster, obviously. He did reach for a piece of paper that he'd tucked into his back pocket. "To give you a quote to sum hipsters up: 'Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They're the people who wear t-shirts silk-screened with quotes from movies you've never heard of and the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a good beer. They sport cowboy hats and berets and think Kanye West stole their sunglasses. Everything about them is exactingly constructed to give off the vibe that they just don't care.'"
The piece of paper got tossed onto the desk and John leaned back against. "So, there you have it. It's a subculture and one of the more popular ones right now. You yourself might be a hipster or you might know them. Today's activity is easy. I've set you guys up in a sweet shopping mall and I've handed out worksheets on hipsters. Your job is to hit the shopping mall and find an outfit, a movie and a piece of music that you think would peg you as a hipster. That's it. Have fun and don't get lost in the mall."
With that, John got the sim going and set the class loose.
Sign In [PC 01/21]
Lecture [PC 01/21]
Activity | Become a Hipster [PC 01/21]
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[Feel free to handwave as you'd like!]
Lindsay the TA [PC 01/21]
John [PC 01/21]
OOC [PC 01/21]
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No seriously, none of this made any sense whatsoever.
Re: OOC [PC 01/21]
Today is hilariously Packer-ed out at work.
Re: Lecture [PC 01/21]
He was so going to get lost in the simulation.
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They found one (http://www.zazzle.com/save_a_tree_eat_a_beaver_t_shirt-235671777750514903) with a text printed on it that made no sense at all, so Sov got that. Then they picked up a hat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/viche/2705288270/) and a pair of glasses (http://www.gettyimages.se/detail/78371708/Brand-X-Pictures) too. This should work.
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"I found a movie," she said, holding up her copy of Turnpike District (http://fhmeta.wikia.com/wiki/Turnpike_District), "but all the groups I like are underground, and the corporate whore music store just had sell-outs and mass-produced garbage."
If the hipsters really were cooler-than-thou, that should be an acceptable answer. She hoped.