Frequently mistaken for a hippie?

Discussion in 'Hippies' started by Babydread22, Jan 14, 2011.

  1. Babydread22

    Babydread22 Member

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    I'm frequently called a hippie and I would like to know if you believe I am or people just say that based on stereotypes.

    A little bit about what I enjoy and like. Well basically, all the music on my iPod is from the 60's and 70's. I really can't stand the noise on the radio. Makes me sad how music and lyrics have gone down the drain.

    I walk everywhere barefoot. It just feels so good to have my toes touch things and to feel what's going on and just have my feet free and not restricted.

    I basically never shave my legs. Don't really see the point?

    Basically I'm letting my hair do whatever it wants. I put in dreads, hated it (felt fake and synthetic) so I let them fall out and am letting them grow out.

    I own a lava lamp and mood ring (apparently that's super hippie to people)

    I LOVE tie dye. I used to own 12 shirts (one for each day of the week and extra!) I outgrew them all though. I need to restock this summer.

    Recycling has become a hobby. I dig through the trash after people to recycle a piece of paper or milk carton. And going to the organic store has become a huge thing for me. I get so excited. One of my favorite things to do is try new foods. I've basically become a vegetarian (would be vegan if I could just give up cheese!). I do it basically because I don't support the way animals are treated in the mass production of meats. And animal testing is a big problem with me. I basically educate others on why organic is good for you.

    Traveling is my favorite thing in life. I'd pick going on a six mile hike over a three hundred dollar shopping spree in a heart beat. I plan on going to college for wildlife biology and I'm signing up for tons of volunteer programs that coincide with the two.

    Problems can always be solved with words, time, and patience.

    I don't consider myself a hippie (I have lots of respect for hippies, and just don't believe I fit in the category.) but what do you think?
     
  2. LoneDeranger

    LoneDeranger Trying to pay attention.

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    I think you sound like a nice kid.

    But you're spending too much time thinking about what a hippie is to really be one.

    So you MUST be something else. ;)
     
  3. Meliai

    Meliai Members

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    well..you definitely fit the stereotype. If anyone is going to be called a hippie, its going to be someone like you..

    but, hippie is just a label like any other, and most labels are created because people are uncomfortable with differences in others.

    i wouldn't worry about it too much. you sound cool
     
  4. Mason Grey

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    i started skimming this and.............
    who cares man!????
    what you think is hippie, what i think is hippie.... what wicked crazy outof control hippie is hippie.........?? who the shit gives a fuck....

    speak from the heart man+
    :2thumbsup:
     
  5. Duck

    Duck quack. Lifetime Supporter

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    I guess you'd fit the stereotype but find 'hippie' to be a rather broad category; and usually think of it as more of an insult.

    Typically, anytime I think of a modern person being a hippie, it's someone who WANTS to be a hippie. Some losers that can't find their own identity - it seems to me like your identity is just incidentally similar to theirs

    I hate how much I agree with a lot of the hippie values and am glad I don't fit the stereotype in other ways =P
     
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    im frequently mistaken for the police.. works out though, cops think Im a cop too.. idiots. /;p
     
  7. Reverand JC

    Reverand JC Willy Fuckin' Wonka

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    You lost me at ipod.

    Stay Brown,
    Rev J
     
  8. Babydread22

    Babydread22 Member

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    Ahahah didn't say I thougtvof myself as one. just reasons why people think I am. Thank you all. You are very kind. Have a good day :)
     
  9. The Imaginary Being

    The Imaginary Being PAIN IN ASS Lifetime Supporter

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    hippie

    sorry, someone had to :rolleyes:
     
  10. KeithBC

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    Yes, you are a hippie. :2thumbsup: But you don't have to call yourself one if you don't want to.
     
  11. Me too! ;)
     
  12. ohm~with~your~chi

    ohm~with~your~chi Member

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    don't call yourself anything. and don't care what people call you. just be. :)
     
  13. Babydread22

    Babydread22 Member

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    Good wisdom. I'm just a happy person looking for others. Hope you don't mind me lingering on here then. Everyone is so sweet :)

    And on the subject of the iPod, got it as a gift from my parents at christmas. It was a lovely surprise. Don't use it often but it carries some good recipes! :)
     
  14. SunnyHappyVegan

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    Well... if you decided to join this site, than I'm sure you're a hippie! :)
    Unless you don't want to be, than you aren't. You are what you wanna be...unless you're not, then you're something else. Or nothing else, it really all depends on what is and what isn't...Unless of course, it doesn't.
     
  15. Logan 5

    Logan 5 Confessed gynephile Lifetime Supporter

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    Labels. Fucking labels. God I hate them.


    Yep. Steely Dan, Chicago, 5th Diminsion, Boston, Jefferson Airplane, all great stuff!
    ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EegRh8Z4H-o"]YouTube - The Fifth Dimension "Aquarius /Let The Sunshine In" (1969) )

    Cool beans!


    Ban logging....? :)


    I love well cared for hair. Mine itches like crazy when it gets too long, so I usually get a haircut every few months (it's also slow growing).


    I used to have a mood ring, but it didn't really turn me on.


    I want to get some myself. Would be original for some of the meetings I go to. What I really want is to find someone that can do custom tie dyes.


    I was thinking about starting up a similar group. People for the Ethical Treatment of Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts. ;)


    Wurx pher me! I enjoy, of all things, picking up litter. Moreso than most other hobbies I used to have.


    Yep.


    Just be yourself babydoll, and you'll fit in just fine.

    Oh, BTW, welcome to HipForums! :2thumbsup:
     
  16. Babydread22

    Babydread22 Member

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    I was hoping this thread would slowly disappear. Ahahaha. i would love to call myself a hippie, but lately my mind has been wishy washy. Haven't came to be at peace with myself. But everyday I feel happier and lighter and it's good. Thanks for the feedback. I don't plan on worrying about it. I love everyone on here too by the way. Great people :)
     
  17. Reverand JC

    Reverand JC Willy Fuckin' Wonka

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    Just remember what Zappa said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKfK1TxruHU"]YouTube - Frank Zappa - Thingfish - You Are What You Is

    Stay Brown,
    Rev J
     
  18. Plasticfantasticlover

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    Well, I'm called a hippie by most too be cause of most of the things you said, but I almost consider myself a hippie because I love the 60s and I have more or less the same believes. But, I'm not sure, man, what do you think?
     
  19. OneLifeForm

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    The OP sounds ridiculously stereotypical.

    Many people have labeled me a hippie. I am not sure what it means.

    I do not consider myself whatever I think that it may be or whatever people think that it is.
     
  20. Neohipi

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    Whoooo - the hippie police are coming to get you - there are strict rules that must be obeyed at all times.

    Personaly, I would never limit myself to a defined label, it's way more free to just be me. Don't put yourself in a box and ipods are cool and I love you too.
     

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