This video is a spoof of the book and movie Where the Wild Things Are. Instead of having the "wild things", though, they have hipsters. After watching the video, what do you think the creator was trying to prove about hipsters? Why did they use Where the Wild Things Are as a comparison? What specifics about the hipsters fit the stereotypes? What is your view on hipsters? Did your opinion change after watching this video?
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The creator of this video was definitely trying to point out that hipsters are dirty, pretentious assholes that kidnap you and hide you away in the forest... maybe not that latter, but still. I think the creator used Where the Wild Things Are as a comparision because that book is something everyone can recognize, also, because it lead to the perfect setting for the video. Everything the hipsters said pretty much was right on with the stereotype from PBR to American Spirits. My view on hipsters is somewhat like the video pointed out. There are many different 'types' of hipster from cycle hipster to Turban Outfitters/AA hipster. My opinions on hipsters didn't change because this video was pretty much right. Poor Max :(.
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was great. They took hipster to an extreme, and definitely covered all the stereotypes like Caitlin said; Bike riding, not shaving, being vegan, saying"conformist", listening to small indie bands, wearing vintage clothing, and buying a 300 dollar vest. Like most parody videos, they over exaggerated but the creator really drove home stereotypical hipster. However, there are very few people who actually act like this. Like most stereotypes there is only some truth to them.
I feel like the creator was trying to show the hypocrisy of hipsters by comparing it to 'Where the Wild Things Are'; hipsters try to set themselves apart from everyone by being 'out there', and non-comformist, but when it comes down to it they have all conformed to the regulations of being a hipster and refuse to actually be wild by shooting down all of the kids suggestions. The creator definitely took time to cover all of the stereotypes, from the fashion and music to the preferences in cigarettes and what they do/don't do. I feel like hipsters are kind of ridiculous, and quite hypocritical, and this video did nothing to change that.
I can't say how much I hate the word "hipster". I don't use it just like I try and stray away from "jock/prep/geek/etc" stereotypes. It's all the same generalization and usually, when I hear such a phrase, it comes into my mind with a negative connotation. Just like I wouldn't want it for myself, I don't want to place these unfamiliar people in a pre-constructed box of judgement. Simple as that, ya'll. But this is a little funny too.
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The video does a great job of identifying the traits of the stereotypical hipster but the things mentioned in the video are exactly that-stereotypes. When you identify yourself with a group of people, chances are people who don't know you will associate you with a set of stereotypes. By now we have all learned, however, that while belonging to a group helps shape your identity, it generally does not mean you completely embody the group's stereotype. I think that "hipster" once had a pretty broad definition. Because so many people have been able to fit the definition in one way or another, the term has become cliched, and now has a negative connotation because the idea of not being mainstream has become mainstream and the stereotypical hipster is somehow oblivious to that.
I think the creator of this video was trying to point out all the main sterotypes that "hipsters" have. Most of the video was the actors acting like they were too cool for anything. One girl was wearing the big glasses, one had a mixed CD of indie bands the kid "has probably never heard of", wearing vintage clothing, being vegan and they smoke american spirits. This is just the extreme sterotypical version of a hipster though. My opinion of hipsters didn't change after this video. I don't really care. Not every "hipster" fits all of these sterotypes though, just like how it is with any other group of people who are sterotyped.
I think the creator of this video was trying to say that hipsters are weird compared to the rest of society. The kid tried to make friends with the hipsters, but they didn't really even want to become friends. The creator used Where the Wild Things Are because while the monsters looked scary on the outside, they had good hearts, while as hipsters look normal yet are cold on the inside. Some of the stereotypes about hipsters that were prevalent throughout the video were the vegan, their fashion (like the nerdy glasses yet clearly not a nerd), and they were all cliquey. My view on hipsters is that they think they are better than everyone else just because they are "different," really I think they are just anti-social people who are rude and can only make "friends" with people who can handle each other. My opinion was only validated by this video. I also think this video was created by someone who may be considered a nerd. I only think that because I am part of that group and I would make a video like this to mock people.
I think that the video was drawing on the relationship between hipsters and the movie "Where the Wild Things Are", which was carefully marketed to appeal to this group through the indie music and the cinematography and editing used in the advertisements. Apathy is a major characteristic of hipsters--their entire subculture is based around not caring about something because it's "too mainstream" or liking something simply because no one else likes it or has heard about it, simply so they can then brag or complain about it if it ever does become popular with everyone else. This was validated in the video multiple times, such as when the hipsters didn't want to sleep in a large pile because "they had already done that last week". I suppose you could even go so far as to argue that they are the exact opposite of fandoms, in that their entire goal is to antagonize people who legitimately like things!
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