Hipster?

So two days ago I saw something pretty weird. I saw my little sister slipping on my old wayfarer ray bans, propping on a pair of doc martins and wearing skinny jeans that literally could stop blood circulation in your thighs. 

~I am in no way against skinny jeans, ray bans or doc martins, but my sister has never been very 'fashion forward'.

She was making duck pouty faces and pushing out her collar bones to give of the 'anorexic' illusion in her selfies for instagram.

~again I am not against the duck face or instagram

Anyways the situation played out a little like this;

Me: Why are you dressed like that?

Mo (My sister): Why don't I look good?

Me: No you look fine, but you don't usually dress like that

Mo: Saki, i'm transforming, I wanna be hipster...

My initial reaction ranged from shock horror to confusion.

So me being me, I continued drilling her about her 'change'.

Me: Why do you wanna be hipster?
Mo: Because everyone else is doing it..

So she wanted to be hipster cause everyone else was doing it.

I gave her a long talk about being herself ~ which I know went through one ear and came out of the other.

But after that conversation it got me thinking.

What is classed as hipster now?

Since everyone and their mothers are now incorporating some aspect of hipster fashion.

So the Urban Dictionary defined hipster as;

a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. Hipsters reject the culturally-ignorant attitudes of mainstream consumers, and are often seen wearing vintage and thrift store inspired fashions, tight-fitting jeans, old-school sneakers, and sometimes thick rimmed glasses.

My sister suddenly thinks she's a hipster, she's replaced her coke bottles with coffee and now walks around quoting contemporary poetry.

There's two very obvious problems with that;

1.Anyone who is genuinely cool wouldn't want to be tagged as a hipsters

And 2. She's not cool.

I love my sister... I really do, and she's still a child ... even if she is slightly taller then me... But her wanting to be like everyone else is disturbing, especially since we've been conditioned from a young age to be ourselves.

Yes I understand this is probably her way of finding an identity...finding herself...becoming more comfortable in her own skin

But seriously this stereotype nonsense is extreme. Today I picked her up from school and literally every girl looked the same.

They  had those shaggy side swept bangs and long hair, styled almost identically, save for a few floral bobby pins and head bands.

I literally felt like I was standing in the breeding ground of 'hipster' zombies.

It's like Mo's brain has been rewired and now she actually thinks that if she doesn't act, talk and look a certain way her high school life will be over.

But seriously thinking on it now, the term 'hipster' really doesn't have any meaning.

Everyone just acts hipster, some people try so hard that they've actually started believing it. You may find a few genuine hipsters - the ones that really don't give a damn about stereotypes and just live life to the fullest.

But Mo, you're not one!!!

If you're reading this... the term hipster no longer has any meaning... cause the whole culture is to 'mainstream'.

You're a good girl Mo' just be yourself, don't kill yourself over it.

                              

Has anyone else had any similar experiences?

Has your younger sibling or child become a slave to stereotypes?

Or do you think the term hipster no longer has any meaning?

if so comment below?