Did hippies announce themselves as "hippies" or did it even matter to them?

I was just wondering. I know a lot of what they did was based on action, but did they actually say to people, "Yeah, I'm a hippie." or did they just do their own thing?

 

originally it was used kind of derogatorily as in, "you dirty, smelly, long-haired hippie'" said in a growling redneck snarl

 

i don't know, do you introduce yourself by saying "hi, i'm a guy who asks obvious questions?"

 

It's funny but hippies tend to object to being labeled as hippies.

 

and those that want to call themselves hippies, aren't.

 

Thanks for the input, guys. I've just always wondered. Now all I can think to myself is "duh".

 

Aw shucks! You remember! :daisy:

AFAIC to hell with labels.

 

No and no.

 

I only started to refer to myself as such when it became unfashionable to be one. Otherwise - head, freak, etc.

 

I never heard anyone refer to themselves as a hippie. It was a term of derision. I knew a guy that everyone called Hippie Ralph, it wasn't a compliment, it meant that he was trying too hard to fit the stereotype and it was a bit pathetic. Nice guy, though.