Fox News vs. Hipsters: A First-Rate Lesson in Hate Speech →
Why Fox News Truly Doesn’t Understand Hipsters, by Fox News: “These are all common beliefs of hipsters that can be overheard on a Sunday stroll through NYC’s East Village. — Just be sure to avoid the tainted syringes. — If you were to ask the modern hipster, he… I mean she… Sorry, IT is likely under the impression that Usama Bin Laden is wearing skinny jeans in his cave, currently listening to Animal Collective as he throws back cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Certainly Al Qaeda shares a common bond with the trust-fund jackass, bobbing his head at the Vampire Weekend concert.” First of all, it’s now expensive to live in the East Village, “hipsters” are primarily housed in Brooklyn, it’s widely believed and/or understood. Even if that weren’t the case, the East Village hasn’t been junkie-friendly for at least six or seven years: an Upper West Side Starbucks Bathroom sees more junkies in a day than St. Marks does. That said, you were close with “Pabst” and “Animal Collective” and “Vampire Weekend” by at least three to five years (a reference to “chillwave” or “Four Loko” would’ve taken you far, here).
Okay, all fun and games in this part. But seriously, please click on this, if only to see the last paragraph. I’m a fierce first advocate, but hate speech is hate speech, no matter who it’s against. This is a particularly worthless cause on their part, but, really: Why is everyone so angry like this? It sounds like a naive question, but I mean…I don’t know. It probably is.
