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So this is why I no longer live there.

I'm surprised that Rhode Island made it to that list. I would also like to say that my state is less hipster than North Carolina and Wisconsin.

That whole lumberjack look is something I'm wondering about though because in some states its the local dress. You know, northern midwest states like Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Wait, so other people think things we do normally are 'hip'? Flippin' weirdos. And dogma, having farmer markets, bikes, Prince, and Juno being set here is a bad thing now? I thought the tone of the whole article was more "these are just things they do" rather than that us Minnesotans identifying ourselves as or trying to be hipsters. Now if you moved because of the snow or people trying to give you fish with frikken lye on it and calling it food, that is understandable.

Louisiana, so there are redeeming qualities to you.

Bromsy wrote:Wait, so other people think things we do normally are 'hip'? Flippin' weirdos. And dogma, having farmer markets, bikes, Prince, and Juno being set here is a bad thing now? I thought the tone of the whole article was more "these are just things they do" rather than that us Minnesotans identifying ourselves as or trying to be hipsters. Now if you moved because of the snow or people trying to give you fish with frikken lye on it and calling it food, that is understandable.

I moved because I graduated. And, in my defense, Macalester was the heart of the MN hipster movement.

Fair 'nuff

#4?

Gotta grab my hammer and fix that...

Wait.. I live in Washington and my mother always goes to the farmer's market. Can a 70 year old woman be a hipster?
And no, she has a false knee, not a false hip.

This article's data is flawed. Hipsters consider the term "hipster" to be an insult, and would not use the search term "hipster (fashion, look, clothing, etc.)". This shows that the fine people of MN know the least about hipsters. Besides, I thought that hipsters chose their fashion based on what no one else is wearing? Usually old novelty shirts/ ratty 2nd hand shirts from good will?

Also, Juno is a mainstream movie. The lumberjack look isn't hipster, as it's fairly common. Why would a hipster wear something that's mainstream? Our live theaters, like the Walker (pictured in article) show actual theater productions, like Shakespeare, or Ibsen. Hipster theatre is improv plays in the back of a warehouse that explore modern themes of sexuality through the use of naval metaphors, where the only price of admission is finding a way into the warehouse without the security guard catching you.
I've never heard of the last 3 bands mentioned, but Bob Dylan and Prince are very definitely mainstream. Of course, that means the last 3 are hipster bands, now that I think about it.


But Minneapolis is the geekiest city! We already have one niche, we don't need another!

Bromsy wrote:Wait, so other people think things we do normally are 'hip'? Flippin' weirdos. And dogma, having farmer markets, bikes, Prince, and Juno being set here is a bad thing now? I thought the tone of the whole article was more "these are just things they do" rather than that us Minnesotans identifying ourselves as or trying to be hipsters. Now if you moved because of the snow or people trying to give you fish with frikken lye on it and calling it food, that is understandable.

I think he moved because of the Vikings, what a god-awful team.

OH GAWD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

halonachos wrote:

Bromsy wrote:Wait, so other people think things we do normally are 'hip'? Flippin' weirdos. And dogma, having farmer markets, bikes, Prince, and Juno being set here is a bad thing now? I thought the tone of the whole article was more "these are just things they do" rather than that us Minnesotans identifying ourselves as or trying to be hipsters. Now if you moved because of the snow or people trying to give you fish with frikken lye on it and calling it food, that is understandable.

I think he moved because of the Vikings, what a god-awful team.

Hey, go ahead and take the vikings, if you want them. I'm a packer's fan, and any sports fan with an ounce of logic in MN will be too.

Dear jesus, why do they need a new stadium? They can hardly even fill the seats in their current stadium.

micahaphone wrote:
But Minneapolis is the geekiest city! We already have one niche, we don't need another!

I saw another article claiming it was the gayest city.

dogma wrote:

micahaphone wrote:
But Minneapolis is the geekiest city! We already have one niche, we don't need another!

I saw another article claiming it was the gayest city.

Really? I thought that was Boston, or some other New England towne.

EDIT: just read the article; they used decent data. Sadly, our state legislature is trying to push anti-gay marriage through, so that won't stay true for long.

dogma wrote:

micahaphone wrote:
But Minneapolis is the geekiest city! We already have one niche, we don't need another!

I saw another article claiming it was the gayest city.

I thought that it was San Fransisco.

micahaphone wrote: Sadly, our state legislature is trying to push anti-gay marriage through, so that won't stay true for long.

If it passes I know many people who will be very angry.

That put hipsters in a much better light than I had known of them prior...

Luco wrote:That put hipsters in a much better light than I had known of them prior...

How so?

Thinking about it, and I'll have to look this up, but I had heard awhile ago that Minneapolis was basically the new "it" city. Chicago opened the door to coastal attention on the Midwest, and Minneapolis is now seeing its theater scene draw in all the liberal urbanites looking for something off the beaten path, or something like that.

Well, we have a good music scene-especially for classical and jazz. And the walker is nice inside. And our museums are bomb. And don't forget the mothe-oops. Well, uh, the lakes. They're awesome. Seriously, canoe, fish, walk around, scuba dive in one. They're awesome.


But Minnesota's most awesome part is anything north of Duluth, including Duluth over to Brainerd, as a general line. Locals refer to this as "up north", and it is a good place to have a dwelling called a "cabin".

micahaphone wrote:

Luco wrote:That put hipsters in a much better light than I had known of them prior...

How so?

Trying to appear as the ideal or norm seems better than to be obnoxious about how unique they are and to look like they can't be bothered to clean themselves.

micahaphone wrote:
But Minnesota's most awesome part is anything north of Duluth, including Duluth over to Brainerd, as a general line. Locals refer to this as "up north", and it is a good place to have a dwelling called a "cabin".

I played rugby on a frozen lake at the Eelpout Festival once, it was a good time. Got very drunk.

Luco wrote:

micahaphone wrote:

Luco wrote:That put hipsters in a much better light than I had known of them prior...

How so?

Trying to appear as the ideal or norm seems better than to be obnoxious about how unique they are and to look like they can't be bothered to clean themselves.

I always thought the defining trait of hipsters was going against whatever is mainstream-if people are paying good money for polo shirts, they go to goodwill and buy t-shirts from obscure local events (preferreably from far away) that they never attended, ect.

I live in texas, where, even if you're dominican, you're still "black"

earth-star wrote:I live in texas, where, even if you're dominican, you're still "black"

I live in Minnesota, where, even if you're Dominican, you're going to be so covered in snow you'll seem white.

micahaphone wrote:This shows that the fine people of MN know the least about hipsters.

Which means that Minnesota is the most underground state in the country. Since being a hipster is unknown, it's totally underground.

So obviously it will be full of hipsters.

biccat wrote:

micahaphone wrote:This shows that the fine people of MN know the least about hipsters.

Which means that Minnesota is the most underground state in the country. Since being a hipster is unknown, it's totally underground.

So obviously it will be full of hipsters.

Your logic is so right it hurts.

We're #4 and I only know 1 hipster.

I feel kind of cheated.

Chongara wrote:We're #4 and I only know 1 hipster.

I feel kind of cheated.

What part of "underground" don't you get? ()

I don't know any hipsters, which makes me think my city is crawling with them. If I knew 3 or 4, I'd be pretty certain that there weren't any hipsters around here.