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    StonedAndDethroned: I'm sorry, but I think black people were the original hipsters. The Jazz Age anyone? As for the white folks, I'm going to be provocative and say there... more »
    AwakenedDesires: Ugh. This reeks of the expectation that black people act "black." more »
    kityglitr: How is this an actual story? I mean, I'm black and since I was a little kid (I'm 32 now) I've known I'm not what other people think of as Black... the... more »
    LatestBy: Does this explain the sweaters on The Cosby Show? more »
    amusezvous: Wait, what? Gallery Place? I mean, it's been a few years since I've lived in DC, but how did DC hipsters migrate there from the Raven and Wonderland? ... more »
    TheMac: I love articles like this because they are completely about 'reporting on' how much of an enigmatic brown person you are if you aren't ghettofied. You... more »
    metropolitan: geez.. is this the first time these guys have seen a black hipster??? huh? modern american punk rock was established by Bad Brains, an all black punk ... more »
    Cheap Shot: They're not real hipsters unless they have a fixed gear bike, eat vegan, design websites and have herpes. more »
    CodePink: Know what I wish? I wish there were a Hipster Convention, that every hipster in the world showed up to, and that at the Hipster a convention, a bomb w... more »
    britneyspearstears: Ninja, please. more »
    randomnessish: Obviously these people just discovered blipster bingo. more »
    mysterygirl: If the NY Times reported on this "phenomenon" two years ago, doesn't that mean it's a three-year-old trend piece? I look forward to their coverage of... more »
    leonleonleon: I just want to say Ninjasonik (the band pictured) fucking rules NINJA FUCKING SONIK SONIK FUCKING NINJA more »
    SylvanSylph: Um, what? Come to Atlanta. I didn't realize anyone thought tight pants and cocaine were solely the domain of the privileged. more »
    fuzzywhat: Do Asian and Latin hipsters need their own names, too? I didn't know a prerequisite for hipster was "white. more »
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    Black...Hipsters? Please Explain!

    Black. Hipsters. Blipsters. Is your brain leaking out of your ears, socioculturally speaking, at the very idea? Who are they? Why are they? Fortunately there's a new article that tries—and fails—to provide answers: More »