Hipster Boyfriends

Talking about hipster cracks me up. I have so many different thoughts running through my head when I hear the word hipster. I picture the same image that probably everyone else does, but I have been forced to think about the true meaning behind this image due to my boyfriend. He gets called hipster on a daily basis, and once someone says it they know they've said something wrong. That is without a doubt his biggest pet peeve, he gets angry extremely fast. But, I must admit to myself, that based on the stereotypical definition of hipster, I may have to agree with the larger population. I am dating a hipster. Thinking about it a little bit harder though, I decide that there is nothing wrong with that.
The commercial we watched in class that satirized the allergy medicine commercials, for a new drug called unpretentiousil, was hilarious. No matter how much a person may disagree with the hipster label, it is still a funny commercial. But watching it the entire time I thought wow this is my boyfriend. He wears flannels every day, only drinks pbr, and is obsessed with his road bike. But what is so wrong with these people dressing this way and liking these things? Is it really that they are trying so hard to be different? My boyfriend does not give a care in the world about how he dresses, he shops solely at goodwill and cuts his pants, not caring at all how bad they look. He has a genuine passion for bikes. What makes that any different than having a passion for cars? He made me realize that people being different is being mocked and that is not ok.
Everyone who dresses a certain way, that can be given a label, has been mocked at some point. But for some reason, the hipster hatred has gone a bit farther than most others. Maybe because they don't actually care what they are being mocked for and continue doing what they want? I personally think that is admirable. If someone were mocked for being too preppy, they would probably make an attempt to tone down the girliness. But these people just don't care and go about their life the way they feel comfortable. I don't think that makes them jerks, I see that as confidence in who they are. So before anyone comments on my boyfriend's hipster appearance now, I decide that I don't care if he has that label, because I think he is an awesome person. His clothing doesn't define him. This class has definitely opened up my eyes to that.