Hippies of Today

Nat · 09-17-2011, 01:57 PM

A friend on facebook wrote today, "Never trust a hippie." He then got many responses back from people who either identify as hippies or who like hippies. He later apologized and said he'd recently been hurt by people he considered good friends.

This led me to a question: What cluster of attributes do you think defines hippies of today?

I don't define myself as a hippie, but I do feel a kinship with much of the hippie movement and a debt of gratitude for the contributions hippies have made to our culture in terms of challenging conformity in many realms - including the areas of gender and sexuality.

Nat · 09-17-2011, 02:35 PM

AtLast · 09-17-2011, 02:45 PM

OMG! Due to the usual definition of the term... I am too old to be a hippie!

Definition of HIPPIE
: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic; broadly : a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person

This is so weird- my generation were the hippie flower children of the 1960's Now we cannot be hippies due to age??!

Yes- redefining and reclaiming must occur!!

Nat · 09-17-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

OMG! Due to the usual definition of the term... I am too old to be a hippie!

Definition of HIPPIE
: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic; broadly : a long-haired unconventionally dressed young person

This is so weird- my generation were the hippie flower children of the 1960's Now we cannot be hippies due to age??!

Yes- redefining and reclaiming must occur!!

I don't think hippies should at all be defined by age - especially as a person who grew up around original austin hippies. Plenty people are no longer hippies, but plenty still are.

deb_U_taunt · 09-18-2011, 06:01 AM

The kids I work with all call me 'old hippy' hmmmm

DapperButch · 09-18-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Debby

The kids I work with all call me 'old hippy' hmmmm

Yes, I hear that phrase placed on others who were hippies during the 60's and 70's. "Oh, he is one of those old hippies". Not said in a derogatory way, just a way to describe a person. When referring to a younger person I just hear the term "hippy" applied (or "hippy type person" is used).

T4Texas · 09-18-2011, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

This is so weird- my generation were the hippie flower children of the 1960's Now we cannot be hippies due to age??!

I think once a hippy, always a hippy. I can remember in the late 60's thinking hippies were the greatest thing. Free spirits who lived by their own rules. I think in many ways I am still like that and even though I have become more conservative about some things with age, there are still days when you just want to throw caution to the wind and do something wild.

Novelafemme · 09-18-2011, 07:44 AM

To me, when I think of a "hippy," I think of the folks who embodied the term back in the mid to late 60's/early 70's. The folks who defined modern counter-culture ideology and refused to conform to societies preconceived notions of what citizenship should look like. The rebels (so to speak) but rebels who touted free love, world peace and thinking for ones own self.

Today there are still hippy minded people...take a look at the Burning Man community. If that doesn't harken back to Woodstock days I don't know what would!

Back when I followed the Grateful Dead, I thought of myself as a flower child. Because of my age and identity at that time, it seemed to fit me quite nicely.

deb_U_taunt · 09-18-2011, 07:51 AM

LOVE LOVE LOVE Burning Man...I was so sad to miss it this year.
I did watch the streaming video a few times, but made me homesick.

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Originally Posted by Novelafemme

To me, when I think of a "hippy," I think of the folks who embodied the term back in the mid to late 60's/early 70's. The folks who defined modern counter-culture ideology and refused to conform to societies preconceived notions of what citizenship should look like. The rebels (so to speak) but rebels who touted free love, world peace and thinking for ones own self.

Today there are still hippy minded people...take a look at the Burning Man community. If that doesn't harken back to Woodstock days I don't know what would!

Back when I followed the Grateful Dead, I thought of myself as a flower child. Because of my age and identity at that time, it seemed to fit me quite nicely.

Dominique · 09-18-2011, 08:06 AM

I am a little young to be a real hippy. But not by much. I saw it and knew what it all meant.

People wearing those military vietnam war jackets with peace signs sewn onto them. That was a bold statement. It was not to disgrace to military.
It was to protest the war. The Kent State massacre comes to my mind.
Every May 4th, it is mentioned. Maybe because it is very near here.

The National Guard randomly shot into a crowd of college sudents at Kent State University in Ohio, who were protesting the war. Four were killed and 9 were injured. Students across America went on strike. This was 1970.
Many Colleges and Universities shut down. This had a significnt impact on politics in America. Young people were posturing. The Nixon Administration began sliding. Then came WATERGATE. America had deep politcal social divisions. (Funny, history does repeat itself) Younger people today feel our music was all about drugs. Some may have been. Most was about political ramifications.

If ever freedom to speech and expression was exercised. It was then. The
shootings at Kent State backfired. Those Hippies were smart and underestimated.

Nat · 09-17-2011, 02:55 PM

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Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I am a little young to be a real hippy. But not by much. I saw it and knew what it all meant. People wearing those military vietnam war jackets with peace signs sewn onto them. That was a bold statement. It was not to disgrace to military. It was to protest the war. The Kent State massacre comes to my mind. Every May 4th, it is mentioned. Maybe because it is very near here. The National Guard randomly shot into a crowd of college sudents at Kent State University in Ohio, who were protesting the war. Four were killed and 9 were injured. Students across America went on strike. This was 1970. Many Colleges and Universities shut down. This had a significnt impact on politics in America. Young people were posturing. The Nixon Administration began sliding. Then came WATERGATE. America had deep politcal social divisions. (Funny, history does repeat itself) Younger people today feel our music was all about drugs. Some may have been. Most was about political ramifications. If ever freedom to speech and expression was exercised. It was then. The shootings at Kent State backfired. Those Hippies were smart and underestimated.