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In order to be dominated by any type of person or culture or whatever one wants to call it, they have to comprised of a majority population. Although hipsters may be the media darlings at the moment regarding Portland, they are not the majority of the population and are therefore not the dominating populations of these cities. I do not live in Seattle but I believe this is true of that city as well.
Since I actually live in Portland, and this poster does not, I think my assessment is more accurate.
Portland is an awesome liberal city, the hipsters there are more just the representation of young people living there, but the majority of people are much more well rounded environmentally minded local focused people.
I mentioned Lafayette, LA as a conservative city with a lot of energy, vitality, and culture - i.e., coolness. I've never been there, but have just finished a couple of books about Acadiana and its history. Lafayette is a good example of a city with a strong historical core identity (Acadian/Cajun and Catholic) but at the same time tolerant of other influences that fit with what's already there. It's conservatism is both political and cultural, but it has plenty of what I think hipsters like to call "grit".
I have family there. What makes Lafayette "conservative?" Do you mean politically conservative? It has a very heavy black population. Are they conservative too?
BTW...its a nice town. Very nice. I couldn't live there personally, but it has stuff to offer if you like that type of thing.
Gay people help make a city cool ... because gay people are a significant factor in the arts, music, entertainment, restaurant, cafe, home, and architecture segment of society. Gay people are not welcome in "conservative cities."
If examples of "cool conservative cities" are places like Oklahoma City and Lafayette, LA ... my question is: how many tourists - both North American and International - flock to those places? How do they compare to NYC, LA, San Francisco, Miami, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Washington, Philly or Portland?
Why is it such common knowledge to think conservative cities & towns can't be as hip as more liberal places, especially with the younger generations?
I've often wondered this.
Is it because liberal cities have more of a "live & let live" attitude about them vs. conservative cities which tend to put family & God first?
Progressive doesn't always equal liberal. There are some very progressive (economically & technologically speaking) conservative cities out there. I live in one.
Do you mean a places like Provo, Utah or Idaho Falls? No.
Gay people help make a city cool ... because gay people are a significant factor in the arts, music, entertainment, restaurant, cafe, home, and architecture segment of society. Gay people are not welcome in "conservative cities."
If examples of "cool conservative cities" are places like Oklahoma City and Lafayette, LA ... my question is: how many tourists - both North American and International - flock to those places? How do they compare to NYC, LA, San Francisco, Miami, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Washington, Philly or Portland?
Indeed, I agree but let's not forget the unfortunate "conservative" gays of the Lincoln Log variety. Bless their hearts. Talk about voting against your own self interest.
You got Houston, Dalla, and San Antonio from texas, they have populations over one million.
Many of the vocal politicians from there are conservatives.
Houston is far far far from being conservative. It's more like the San Francisco of Texas (with guns). To begin with, we have an openly lesbian mayor. The city votes Democrat by a large margin. And it has a very vibrant cultural life. I find the live-and-let-live attitude here to be much more "real" and pervasive than other places I've lived, like Seattle. I've never had a problem here being openly gay, by, for instance, showing affection to my partner in public.
Now, Dallas is a whole other matter. It's very close to Oklahoma, and much more conservative than Houston. Which is why I avoid Dallas at all costs.
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