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Are 'Hipstras' the Next Generation of Hipsters? MTV Is Looking for Them in Greenpoint

By Jen Doll Thu., Jul. 28 2011 at 3:01 PM
Categories: Greenpoint, Hipster Ppl, Hipsters, Jen Doll, Linguistics, MTV, Reality TV, TV

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Miss Heather at NewYorkShitty spotted this poster seeking "Hipstras" in front of T & N Wine & Liquor in Greenpoint yesterday. It may mark a new high in obnoxious terminology. You see, MTV is looking for people, who, given the illustrations lining the borders of the flier, are pretty much "hipsters" in the traditional or stereotypical sense (trucker cap, Jagger haircut, old-school sneakers, ironic 'stache, black-framed glasses, PBR [yawn]), but for some reason MTV is calling them "hipstras" for a show titled I Just Want My Pants Back. MTV is calling them this to indicate that said hipsters/hipstras get paid! Hipstra = Hipster paid to work in reality TV as an extra = Pretty much right back where we started. Go forth and conquer, Hipstra Nation. We'll be sitting here thinking "Lenny Dykstra" for no reason at all. [NewYorkShitty]

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Jamie Peck
Jamie Peck

Holy fucking shit, they used a drawing my friend did for our college humor paper The Fed! It's still one of the first things that comes up when you GIS "Hipster." I think he drew it in 2002.

Ben B
Ben B

I like that they're using stereotypes from 5+ years ago.

WarrenMilton
WarrenMilton

I just paid $22.87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $62.81 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, GrabPenny.com

bl1y
bl1y

Is this based on the book by the same name?

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