Teenage "Hippies" and the New Age

what she said. totally with you.

well, I don't completely dress like a hippie.. I think. I try not to wear stuff from brand names. eh. I don't really wear peace signs either. because of this whole bullcrap. and my mom got me some t-shirt that had a gas pump and it said 'weapon of mass consumption'. the lettering was all distressed and stuff... like, I like the idea of the t-shirt, but that just makes me seem like those people that do it for a trend.

 

Who cares if it's a trend if you like it..

 

I don't think I'm labeled as a "teen hippie" at all. Although one might assume I have no idea why I act and dress and think the way I do, I believe that I am that way because of influence from not only family but the culture I adore. When I first got into the "hippie scene" I wanted "hippie stuff" like door beads and lava lamps etc. but then I forgot all about that and smoked for a few years, then one day I looked around at my room and realized I did have that stuff, I did dress that way, I did act that way and I did think that way.

(off topic(sort of))
I just looked at my back wall and realized how empty its gotten since I went on probation... I used to have a beautiful wall of quotes and now only a few posters. Its sad.

 

Well man, I just wanted a lavalamp because I like the effect. I don't have any 'hippie stuff' because it's hippie. I actually dissociate from hippies in real life because they're generally too stereotypical for words.
I don't present myself as a hippie because it seems to attracts the lame people conforming to the subculture/'counterculture' and besides that I don't like other people to see me as a typical hippie because they automatically add stupid stereotypes to me that way.
Now, unfortunately some people do see me as a hippie, cause in some ways I just match those stereotypes I'm afraid . Not feeling like changing my appearance or habits for that of course, but it can be annoying.

 

Right on. I'm tired of everyone claiming to be a "real" hippie, "real" punk, "real" hardcore, etc. Just live and let live. Who's to say who is and isn't real and who is fake?
if any of you remember, Lennon was killed because some pretentious little shit didn't think he was real enough.

 

And what is the counter-culture?

 

i'm 17 and i consider myself a hippie.

but i've only been able to call myself this after many years of lots of trouble in my life and trying to find who i truely was.

finally i think i found the true me
and i've never been so excitedd.

 

Now days I believe it is anything that isn't mainstream music, thought patterns and behavior.

 

Not nearly all that isn't mainstream is counter (culture).

 

Sounds of the underground.
It's amazing how many people refer to themselves as a hippy because they tried weed and liked it.

 

Or because they're vegetarian and love music like Pink floyd, Led Zep or Devendra Banhart.

 

..when what they really need is a revolution of conciousness.

 

Wow, it is happening here in this forgotten corner of Mexico, its global, very global...

I could ramble on giving out examples on what is going on here, but the thing is, agreeing with the guy who started the thread, yeah it is a shame, what I like about hippie culture in every country is that the movement goes beyond the label, and every community and culture adds some of its own scense to the movement so in the end is a bigger movement with a bigger idealism, which leads to a better individualism, the construction of a better mind and spirit that works for a common-shared benefit.

People will always need something they can relate to, they need symbols, idol, things to follow, if being hippie is on and trendy now, i wont be later, peopel adop the symbols, they wear it and they dont need to know the background story of their symbols, they just want to wear them as keys to openmore social circles and acceptance...

Do not forget even wearing John Deere merchandise was a trend too, same goes with Ferrari brand, and so many more...

You can take the bigger picture and realize those people will always be confused, will always be moving from trend to trend, in fact it isnt their fault, its fault of their governors, their teachers, their society, the stablished, and the root of the evil is that they never were shown the options they could have o be somebody they will be comfortable with....

It is like living inside McDonalds and only have whats on the menu everyday, watch what ons their screens, and listen to what they want you to listen, of course it all can look so happy, like a dreamy land for a kid, but only few are brave and decide they dont want the happy land anymore, but the real land, then you walk away from the McDonalds and go to get your own food, and whats more important, your own choices, the difference now will be that the choices you make you will do them because you know its the best for you and yours...

Choices + Knowledge = Security : Happiness : More Quality Life

Hugs!

 

Everyone in this thread threatening or revealing what violent acts they want to do to people who are posers etc. are really out of line.

Think before you talk and hippies aren't the only subculture of people who were part of a counter culture.

 

I've always disliked the term "counter-culture", why can't it just be culture?

 

I'd of thought that was logic..

 

It used to be logic perhaps, but since a lot of nowadays 'hippies' aren't really countering the mainstream culture in anything it actually doesn't apply to those hippiefolks, I agree.
But I don't even know for sure we can speak of a hippieculture nowadays. The 'hippies' look more like diverse individuals that, if you have to put them in a subculture, can be put in alot of different ones. There's no single one big hippieculture.

 

In the age of modern society, anyone that derives from the norm is unfortunately viewed a 'freak', or stereotypical label of similar nature.

 

Happily not by everyone from my experience.

If someone really takes himself apart from the norm for no other reason to be distantiated from the norm (because he thinks the norm is boring or lame for example), well, it's actually quite logical some peeps see him as a freak.
I don't deny the fact that people who derive from the norm are too quickly considered freaky a lot of the time though.

 

I have always thought of the "freaks" to be the normal people and the "normal" people to be the freaks.