"fake hippies" and "real hippies"--don't worry about it!

I guess if the topic on the word "hippie" is over-done in this forum, I'm as guilty as anyone, but I really don't think it should be a problem if a lot of people want to talk about it. Whatever it's origins, and whatever peoples feelings about the word are, it has become the word that people use to refer to someone who doesn't march in step with mainstream society. Since there are a lot of people who fit that category, and a lot of good reasons for fitting that category, I personally feel it is up to us "hippies" to make the most of it and try to make the word mean what WE think it should mean regardless of the connotations commonly associated with the word.
I can definitely see the point of view of people who choose not to wear such a label, but at the same time, I think people who don't conform are always going to be called something or other, and whatever the word in use might be, they can either accept the definitions of society, or be pro-active in determining the future meaning of it. I think Skip did a great job of doing that when he wrote his book that he advertises on the homepage. I read it and it's a good book! I'm working on writing a somewhat similar book titled "Why I'm a hippie." It's only barely begun, but I'm not rushing it. I want it to be as well thought out as possible.

 

Ah right, so all people who doesn't march in step with mainstream society are hippies? And are all hippies on this site who quite 'march in step' with mainstream society the fake hippies then?

 

Aw, jeez, I was about to give this long ass speech about if I fit the norm about hippies or not b/c my friends think I do but I have that struggle within; but I'm drunk, I don't really care too much anyway, I dig the psychadelics from time to time (truely a world I lived in for too long at some points), and if that makes me an f'n hippie than so be it... I've already whined and complained about the stereotyping on some other thread anyway lol.

 

Being drunk and diggin psychedelics can make you many things

 

Nicely said. and even if that wasnt the case, should we make people not want to follow the way of the hippie? I think its better than being a fake nazi if you ask me!

 

I like this thread a lot and rated it 5 stars. I think maybe we should make something like this a sticky thread so all the new youngsters won't have to ask if they're real or not or how to become real hippies.

So how about it?

 

Theres no wannabe hippies. If you ask me, be as hippie as you want. There are lots of kinds of hippies.

 

Where are these hippies who march in step with mainstream society? Hanging out with the nuns who are prostitutes? If there are such people, they aren't fake hippies, they're fake conformists. Or maybe just very confused people who are trying to be all things to all people, but generally I think marching in step with mainstream society means not being a hippie and frowning on anyone who is.

 

Hate to reveal my ignorance but....what's a sticky thread?

 

It's when a thread gets its own permanent place at the top of the threads list of any sub forum because it is important and should be looked at first by new people. It'll stay there in contrast to most other threads who will slowly move downwards when people no longer post replies to it. That's why they call it sticky... it sticks to its place. It'll be like "sticky: <thread title>". Every forum within hipforums has a few.

 

Gosh! A sticky thread nomination! Anyone want to second that? Might be a good idea but I'd kinda have cold feet about it unless at least 2 or 3 people wanted me to. (it's like taking a place of honor or something.)

P.S. Thanks though, and i Iove your location...I sleep nude though...need some pajamas!

 

Perhaps they are the fake hippies, since fake hippies aren't hippies neither? But maybe they are real ones too. I can't find myself in this hippie/fake hippie thing at all so.. Áctually, I couldn't care less what different subcultures think about eachother. You have my vote to make this a sticky thread, so there won't be another one about this issue next week.

 

How could someone actually be a fake hippie? If you fear that your fake hippie you are a real one. A fake hippies try to be a hippies becoes they want to feel that they are diffrent but doesn't really care about anything.

 

Well if you want to feel you are different, it means you at least care about being different, but I think I hear what you're saying. The whole point of being a hippie is to take a stand for or agaist something. If a person has no real opinion about anything and is just along for the ride--so to speak, because the person is trying to be cool or hip, I can see how that's kind of fake in a way, but we shouldn't find reasons to call people names or exclude them. That's called eletism. You're only 13 so you might not understand the word "eletism". Heres a video you can watch that will help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMolzESn4oI

P.S. don't be put off because it's a children's story...it has a very adult message.

 

Well I guess I shouldn't be shy about making this a sticky....but I don't know how. If I was a real hippie I'd know how. So if any of you real hippies know how to do it, let me know.

 

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Well, after two weeks it looks like I'm not getting help with the sticky thing, I read through the faq and nothing there on it either so if the same issue comes up again, don't nobody blame me. I tried. Oh well, a little de ja vu never hurt anyone.

 

Thats what I think kills any chance of a new movement happening. Too many people concerned with how "real they are" and we all know how it goes when "Keeping it real goes wrong" ala Dave Chapelle, hah.

But really, people need to be more accepting of those who are different from even those who are different. Does it really matter what a person does? You know, like a 6 turned out to be 9 kind of thing.

 

NO!! It's a 9 turned out to be a 6 thing! Oh, wait, you're right...or... (dislexia)
Of course it matters what a person does but only about as much as it doesn't. :cheers:

 

yeah i would consider myself as a freek, but it doesn't matter every one has a little hippy in them it their own way.