​A few months ago it was reported that New York City's (already low) 50 percent return rate on census forms was brought down by "the hipster enclave of Williamsburg, Brooklyn," where only 30 percent filled out the forms that help make important funding decisions. "These young, recent graduates with ironic mustaches and plaid shirts are apparently too busy tweeting to fill out a simple census form," said NPR. This week, the issue came up again in a City Council committee hearing called to figure out just why NYC's numbers seemed so off: "Hipsters," said one woman.

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​On Friday, Crushable and Guest of a Guest noticed an MTV casting call on Craigslist. "Do you own skinny jeans, old school chucks, cabbie hat, the 70's vest, an ironic t shirt or hat, a fitted sweater, flannel shirt, or chunky lens-less glasses?" it reads. "Do you drink PBR, have an ironic mustache, have a blog that allows you to post pictures you took with your digital camera?" Seriously. "Been called a hipster?" That's enough; you get the idea. The show will be called I Just Want My Pants Back. And though we've discussed shying away from the h-word time and time again, this seems important because it's explicit. MTV is trend-hopping, make no mistake, but they've always played a role in bringing "hipsters" -- of varying stripes and levels of authenticity -- to the masses. Though they've accidentally gotten it right a few times, they've consistently contributed to a mainstream misunderstanding of What Makes a Hipster. Through the years, it looks a little something like this:

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