Sometimes, you need someone else to say it for you

This quote comes from one of my favorite blogs: The Style Rookie.

"One day I will write about how the hipster stereotype is 1) boring humor, 2) too broad and applies to everybody, and 3) stifling of creativity because everyone is scared of seeming pretentious."

-Tavi  Gevinson, emphasis added

That quote manages to express a sentiment I have been attempting to pin down for a while.  I don't think I'll really know my opinion of the term "hipster" for at least a few decades, but at this moment, I'm trying to de-stigmatize the word.  The animosity I have towards it makes little sense when paired with my inability to define it.  I am tired of avoiding or reconsidering certain aesthetics because I think they might somehow fit into the indefinable umbrella of "hipster".  I'm certainly tired of attempting to define the indefinable umbrella, and I'm pretty damn sure the fear of being a hipster is poor reason for me to avoid things I find beautiful or interesting.