What's with all the hate on "Hipsters" and "Yuppies" in NYC?

[Bronx-Rochester]

Originally Posted by MottHavenGuy

Bronx-Chester...you seem very confused about real life. The fact remains...it is not "your" neighborhood anymore than it was the neighborhood of those that were living there before you when your group moved in. The fact is NOBODY owns the neighborhood, and in this country we are free to move whenever, whereever we want. Your misplaced anger towards hipsters is nothing more than the latest hate on a group. I take it you are some anglo who has been living here for 500 years? If not, then you, or your family, at one time, were an outsider that entered an already established community that did not "belong" to you...yet you were able to move in and live your life. Why can't others do the same? Because now it is inconvenient for you? And it is all about you huh? It's "your" neighborhood after all. Your hate filled rampage of misplaced anger is typical of many small minded "native" NYers who spend no time outside of their block.

You seem confused about alot of things even my race!!! LOL!!!


I'm Jamaican/Indian/Native American/African-American first and foremost.

I'm also confused as to when I said I owned ANY neighborhood? I don't recall saying that. Quote me saying such then respond with more sense.


I don't like the fact that these hipsters and yuppies in particular are moving into outer borough neighborhoods, leaving landlords thinking "hey these guys have money, let me raise the rent just for you" leaving the prior tenants who are already struggling to make ends meet with these options, none of them too desirable:


Get a high paying job that most likely you won't get if you are a minority living in the "hood" (oh yeah by the way, I know about this firsthand as me and my family were in the same boat living in the Bronx)

Or move to a more affordable, but less desirable place, something I also know about firsthand, as my family moved to Upstate to escape the constant rising rents.


This is something, that judging from your post to me you knew nothing about which is funny because you live in the South Bronx.

Oh by the way unless you ask and I tell you you know NOTHING about me and my family so don't ever comment on that again

[Bronx-Rochester]

I don't hate anyone. I'm not even mad anymore. Initially when my family had to move I was angry though, but hey, in the end that's life

[Bronx-Rochester]

Rochester, hence the Rochester part of my name. It's a nice place. Have you been up here before???

Oh yeah I apoligize for coming off as an jerk earlier. Pople who know me tell me I can get nasty and I need to work on that

[Bronx-Rochester]

Rochester winters have nothing on Buffalo winters!!!

Snow blows in your face 24/7 there. It is colder than NYC noticeably though. At least 15-20n degrees colder on average, so usually we are around 20-30 degrees.

Not much to do and as I said in another thread I created no trains so transportation sucks. Just slow buses, which are only $1.00.

[Moth]

I'm Jamaican/Indian/Native American/African-American first and foremost.

You list a total of four. Which is first and foremost?

[Bronx-Rochester]

All of them first and foremost! LOL!!!

I do happen to have more Jamaican in me than any other heritage as my mother is full blooded Jamaican with a little British and Barabian in her.

My father was more mixed. His mom is Indian and African-American. His father is Cherokee Native American from both parents, but my paternal grandpa's father was part African-American and British


I am alot of things just like everyone else!!!

[breakingfree]

This is ironic. On a blog I read, there was a Friday question about why hipsters are hated so much. (It's a DC blog, but it's talking about hipsters in general.)

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