Content Research

Regarding to my last post, I chose to go with the "Hipster vs Hippies" idea but first, I have to do a bit of research on the content itself. Firstly, I need to know the general information of what Hipsters and Hippies are of course and how it all connects in a Malaysian context (if it is possible).

Let's go back way into 1940s America...

Hipster (1940s) 
From what I have gathered around the internet, a Hipster is generally a fan or aficionados of the jazz music genre. It is a person who adopts the lifestyle of jazz musician. They embrace a lifestyle of drugs, music, fashion and even sexual revolutions. In a nutshell, they like to apply themselves away from mainstream culture and politics and keep up with the alternative trend.

Their cause, is to be cool.

Hippies
The 1960s Hippies is a subculture which spawned during the height of the Vietnam War. The common population of this subculture, in particular, includes teenagers to adults and so on. Like the 1940s Hipster, the Hippie also embraces a common lifestyle. However, the lifestyle began in response to the violence of the Vietnam War and sustainable resources. Hippies protest against violence and war by promoting "peace and love" through music, art, social orthodoxy and liberal freedom.

In general, I like to think of them as artistic rebels.

Hipster (contemporary)
To put it simply, they are the modern incarnation of the older Hip-subcultures. They both have the same goal in life, to non-conform in mainstream society. In spite of their true goals, they all approach differently. The modern hipster emphasizes their non-conformity through musical, artistic, dietary and fashion trends in their lifestyle... without admitting so. It is all about the irony. E.g. buying unlabeled clothing to be a part of the people who supports unlabeled clothing, though without admitting so.

They do not rebel for a higher cause.

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Similarities

• They all rebel
• Adopt a different lifestyle
• Liberal thinking
• Counterculture

Differences

• Lifestyle goals
• Taste in music, fashion and art

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Sources:

http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/culture-causes/hipster-countercultures-through-decades

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_(1940s_subculture)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippies

http://soulpancake.com/conversations/view/76491/whats-the-difference-between-a-hippie-and-a-hipster.html

http://thoughtcatalog.com/kelsey-clark/2013/10/comparing-hipsters-with-hippies-are-they-the-same-thing/