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LOL, a good read [Aug. 7th, 2008|09:40 pm]
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The dance floor at a hipster party looks like it should be surrounded by quotation marks. While punk, disco and hip hop all had immersive, intimate and energetic dance styles that liberated the dancer from his/her mental states – be it the head-spinning b-boy or violent thrashings of a live punk show – the hipster has more of a joke dance. A faux shrug shuffle that mocks the very idea of dancing or, at its best, illustrates a non-committal fear of expression typified in a weird twitch/ironic twist. The dancers are too self-aware to let themselves feel any form of liberation; they shuffle along, shrugging themselves into oblivion.
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[User Picture]From: [info]southpaw_koshka
2008-08-08 04:16 am (UTC)

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Oh lawd, de sky is fallin!

Seriously, though, that article seemed overtly trollish. Or the author is so young he can only idealize the movements of the past. These kids today...it's their turn to be young, make mistakes, and have the weight of the demise of western civilization on their shoulders. It's heavy!
[User Picture]From: [info]dr_wrebagzhoe
2008-08-08 05:11 am (UTC)

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I lol'd!

It's funny how hipsters love complaining about hipsters.