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hat it still perpetuates racist ideas, and it is, in fact, racist. While people may ardently claim that they are not racist, the people who engage in hipster racism are overwhelmingly white and middle class, and they clearly have some unaddressed racial issues which are being subverted in their attempts to be edgy. Sometimes, they are actually explicitly racist, and they are using hipster racism as a way of presenting their racism in a way which will be acceptable within their social groups.

— "Hipster Racism" via this ain't livin'


I just read this quote on a friend's tumblr, and it seemed particularly timely what with this new Amanda Palmer ridiculousness going on.  You can read about what I me
an here (warning: That post contains graphic pictures of Violence and murder. You Can Read about what's going on at the top AND NOT scroll down to the images if you'd prefer.)
And Also this quote from The Same post:

The very hipster lifestyle is, in Some Ways, racist, and definitely not very introspective when it comes to race. Hipsters Are a driving force behind gentrification, driving out low Income people and people of color. Consistently They co-opt and Other Appropriate elements of cultures, piecemeal, and Often Without Any Respect or cultural sensitivity. Regularly They draw upon the work and legacy of people of color, crediting Usually Without Them, and MOST of Their contact with people of color eat in the form of the service personnel Them Their serving food, cleaning Their wine bars, and picking Their organic produce. Personally I'd take product placement over hipster racism any day of the fucking week. AND IT'S NOT LIKE EITHER ONE OF THEM ARE NEW.