Hippies of Today

DapperButch · 09-18-2011, 10:52 AM

Quote:

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).

DapperButch · 09-18-2011, 11:59 AM

From the Urban Dictionary

hippy:

someone who has a bright outlook on life and cares about the world instead of trying to ruin it. they are often member of groups such as greenpeace and antiwar groups that care about the environment.
they reject the established culture and are a subculture originating in San Francisco in the 1960s who advocated universal love and peace, usually had long hair and used soft drugs, usually listen to acid rock and progressive rock music, reggae music such as that of bob marley.
make love not war

This is the way that I tend to define hippy. I think nowadays people define "hippies" almost exclusively more by their style of dress and long hair...their external selves (and the sterotypical cannabis use, as indicated by the term "soft drugs", above... FYI - I am not using the term stereotype in a negative way, here).

What do others think? Is there is shift in how we define hippy in regards to it being an external presentation only/mainly?

Just random thoughts...

Sachita · 09-18-2011, 04:00 PM

I don't think hippie can really be totally defined. It's more a state of being and not all hippies use drugs. Todays hippies are different, IMO but the agendas and level of consciousness are about the same. I think more of us are hippies then we even realize. I'm a product of the 70's and have stepped in and out of how active I was as a hippie but was heart was always there.

I'm a tree hugging, government hating, love & peace, earth conscious human hippie. Yippee

Dominique · 09-18-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sachita

I'm a tree hugging, government hating, love & peace, earth conscious human hippie. Yippee

Every generation had their bohemians and beatniks. What was different about my generation (the Hippies), was we were the most vocal about change on a massive scale. From the music, clothes, cars, design, a whole new consciousness raising on a massive scale. For me it all started when Kennedy got shot and Johnson came in with Vietnam and Strawberry Fields Forever.. There was always some protest going on in the streets (before internet), and every Sunday there was a Love-in in Lincoln Park.

I have'nt seen anything like the "hippy movement" since. Maybe I have amnesia? Then I came out playing in a feminist band. (popcorninthesofa said this)

Exactly. I think of my self as a hippie too. I really do not conform. I'm all of the above, add music loving. If I wasn't so afraid of going to jail, I'd be 420. I love the word Beatnik!

WolfyOne · 09-18-2011, 04:28 PM

I consider myself an old hippie, down to the long hair
I don't do drugs (I am not innocent from my past), have a hard time grasping the new
Always look back on the 60's (for me late 60's) and 70's with fondness
Hell, recycling started long before anyone ever realized it was happening
Free love, not so much a believer with all the STD's out there
I do not confine myself to any particular style in clothes
I am always going to wear my jeans until they are no longer wearable in public
Hell, I can even stand up for a cause and protest to this day
I have and always will, walk to the beat of my own drum
My music has shifted over the years, but still I go back to the days of old more often than not

Daywalker · 09-18-2011, 04:31 PM

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princessbelle · 09-18-2011, 04:41 PM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Hippies ROCK!!!!!

My brother who i lost last Nov was a full fledged, harley ridin, long haired, pot smokin and free-lovin hippy. I remember when he had that old vw van with bright colors all over it. He drove that thing until it was completely dead and i remember he cried when he had to let her go, lol. I miss him so much and i miss being around someone who was so carefree and loving.

I migrate to hippies and totally have some of that in me.

I'm even thinking of making my den into a 60s theme. It just all warms my heart.

ROCK ON HIPPIES!!!!!!!

deb_U_taunt · 09-18-2011, 04:50 PM

This is me, too.

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Originally Posted by WolfyOne

I consider myself an old hippie, down to the long hair
I don't do drugs (I am not innocent from my past), have a hard time grasping the new
Always look back on the 60's (for me late 60's) and 70's with fondness
Hell, recycling started long before anyone ever realized it was happening
Free love, not so much a believer with all the STD's out there
I do not confine myself to any particular style in clothes
I am always going to wear my jeans until they are no longer wearable in public
Hell, I can even stand up for a cause and protest to this day
I have and always will, walk to the beat of my own drum
My music has shifted over the years, but still I go back to the days of old more often than not

deb_U_taunt · 09-24-2011, 05:57 PM

it's a groovy kind of bump

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WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,392 Times in 4,138 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I consider myself an old hippie, down to the long hair I don't do drugs (I am not innocent from my past), have a hard time grasping the new Always look back on the 60's (for me late 60's) and 70's with fondness Hell, recycling started long before anyone ever realized it was happening Free love, not so much a believer with all the STD's out there I do not confine myself to any particular style in clothes I am always going to wear my jeans until they are no longer wearable in public Hell, I can even stand up for a cause and protest to this day I have and always will, walk to the beat of my own drum My music has shifted over the years, but still I go back to the days of old more often than not __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

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