member picture thread :D

[NejinOniwa]

Seen through the eyes of LoL-abuser demon...
Top pic: Commando Caitlyn
Bot pic: Commando Sona

Ofc, neither of those champs have commando skins, but if you add the style of THESE to these two champions, you should get what I mean...

Also Commando puns. Hurf durf, so funny.

[Nichi]

@Bella: You have a keytar? Awesome!

Well, I'll have some pics later on; including something funny I saw at Wal-Mart earlier

[Chocofreak13]

bella, you're not a hipster. you're not fake enough. :\

[Bella]

bella, you're not a hipster. you're not fake enough. :\

Think about it: I use a Mac, love indie music, hate mainstream/"popular" music, have picky tastes in coffee, routinely do things ironically, love vintage/retro stuff (especially clothing and technology), often go thrifting, "do art" (but hate graphic design), have the long shaggy bangs, tend to lean progressive in matters of religion, morals and politics (despite being mostly apathetic about those matters), have an "unusual" romantic/sexual orientation, hate commercialism and want to get into vintage film photography.

The real clincher is, unlike MOST hipsters who ARE fake and have adopted the "hipster identity" to look cool, my likes, dislikes and beliefs are a matter of personal choice, not trying to conform to a pre-made identity (in this case, hipsterism). Thus, I am MORE HIPSTER THAN MOST HIPSTERS. Yet I don't usually identify as one, because that would be labeling my identity, something I try to avoid.

[Chocofreak13]

but by actually believing all of that, you don't qualify as a hipster, since they're doing it ALL "ironically".

also, from what i have observed of them in their natural habitat:

-they don't specify what type of photography they're into, whether it's analogue or digital
-"indie" specifically isn't their thing, though they're only fond of mainstream music "ironically"
-the large part of them flock to graphic design
-sexual orientation was never largely specified

also, they smoke and eat hideous amounts of chobani, though that might just be the art student variation. :\

[Bella]

Nah, that's the fake form of hipsterism that wannabees have adopted in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the mainstream or "rebel" against society. Sorta like dumb 13 year old kids who think dying their hair black and listening to metal automatically makes them Gothic, or that being rebellious and sporting a mohawk makes them Punk. Those are two legitimate subcultures, just like hipsterism, but they've been perverted beyond belief by posers.

You really can't go by what you see at art school, those kids are the bottom of the proverbial hipster barrel.  -___-

[Chocofreak13]

but they constitute the majority of the hipster population.

i still don't want to be a hipster......

[Bella]

but they constitute the majority of the hipster population.

i still don't want to be a hipster......

Just like dumb teenagers trying to be different constitute a majority of the Goth population. Or the Punk population. Or the Scene population. While making a mockery of everything those actual subcultures stand for and making people make fun of/dislike/hate them in the process. Hipsterism is no different. Main tenets of actual hipster philosophy are intelligence (at least quick-wittedness), having a broad worldview, a large bank of personal experience in the real world and the ability to draw upon many cultures and philosophies when it comes to one's clothing, attitude, behavior and tastes in art and media - something that most collage-age kids have yet to accomplish simply because they're too young and inexperienced. (This is the reason why many authentic hipsters you'll find in ACTUAL hipster hotspots - NOT collage campuses - like Portland and Seattle are usually in their mid-to-late 20s and up.)

Who said anything about you having to be a hipster? I don't want to be gothic, or punk, or belong to any other subculture, so I choose not to be a part of those subcultures or identify with them.

[Chocofreak13]

my sister used to call me a hipster all the time.

you just identified with the hipsters like, 2 posts ago.

and i know what you're saying, but it's hard to wrap my mind around the idea of a hipster that isn't a total fucking poser without seeing one first. :\ (i don't mean to offend at all, but i just can't picture it.)

[Paul]

you can't see me really well, but the flash is beautiful *.*

[Chocofreak13]

afro! xD

[Bella]

Your hair looks fluffy.....

[Paul]

my hair is fluffy

[Chocofreak13]

like a sheep! ^^

[Bella]

My hair is fluffy too. ^^