Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Grups, Yups, and Pups

The best part about being a pseudo yuppie/hipster, is that I tend to attract other pseudo yuppies and hipsters. Not only do they seem to flock in my direction - since moving to Brooklyn many of my friends are self-identified non-hipster hipsters - I seem to be equally attracted to them.

I have classified them in different ways, and I'm sure they've done the same for me. The best part about being friends with non-hipster hipsters is the chorus of judgment and self-denial that is really the only key sign of a hipster: intellectually elite. Each wants to have their go-round of self-criticism, "imnotsayingimnotahipster," only to break down the irony of their situation: criticizing everyone else.

Thus, the beginning of the sub-yuppie/hipster categories...

1. The Grup, as recently defined by Adam Sternbergh, comes from a self-critique of his alternadad lifestyle, very much the margin between a grown-up hipster and a yuppie. Someone who will dress their kids in expensive crusty Che Guevara t-shirts, live in palatial lofts in Tribeca, and drive a Hybrid car.

2. The Yupster, similar to the grup, but more easily classified as a hipster with excellent heath insurance coverage. The yupster also wants to look poor (only buys $2 cans of PBR) and shops for deals on vintage clothing still out of the price bracket of anyone without a steady salary over 35,000 (with no children). They are more likely to complain about the temperature of their steamed latte than the rise of gas prices and are still way more in to the idea of skateboarding and riding a fixed gear bike.

3. The Yippie, something totally not cool these days. This Youth International Party reeks of too much of politics, caring about something, and maybe too much weed.

More to come...

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