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Fuck that, im deffinatley not a hippie, and i smoke alot of grass.
I mean im anti-war but that dosent make a me a hippie. it makes me a sane human being that dosent want to go shoot people for whatever resources they have.
plus i wear shoes..
whats with all the labels?
As far as I'm concerned hippies were a phenomena of the cultural and social changes of the 1960's and (in Aus at least) the 1970's. I'm one of 8 children raised by a self identifying hippy of that time and an anarchist of Irish extraction. My father lived his political beliefs quietly and earned a respectable income that allowed my mother pursue her passion her social justice and generally run amok.
As a child I marched in the moratorium rallies holding the hands of my younger siblings, camped on the lawns of parliament house and was forced to drink fortifying milkshakes made from brewers yeast on winter mornings. My siblings and I went where ever my mother did, it was all part of our education. I went to open air rock concerts, sit ins and protest rallies and missed a lot of school.
Footwear and underwear was discouraged at home, nudity (semi nudity as we grew older and more modest) was the norm in warm weather. Prior to 12 years old, I didn't wear underwear at all, unless I was going to school or away to play at the homes of more conventional families.
We were encouraged to explore and experiment with the natural world, but also taught to respect the intrinsic value of all forms of life. Both my parents shunned any suggestion of monotheism, yet let us make up our own minds on the nature of the world.
Our neighbours hated us quietly, we were very noisy and were never admonished for foul language because my mother believed that words should not have power over the people who speak them. There was no shock value in swearing for us, but we probably caused our more conservative neighbours fairly continuous discomfort.
We had a huge veggie garden, dad brewed beer and made wine. Neither of them smoked dope because dad grew up on a sugar cane farm and had very set views about the appropriate uses for hemp. Mum would have loved to get her hands on some and during my teens, would ask my friends if they could supply. They usually thought she was testing them, she wasn't.
That's hippies to me.
I absolutely loathe the commercialisation of cannabis paraphernalia with 'hippy' logos, or the consumption of tie dyed clothing, soft environmentalism, or the eclectic approach to borrowing bits of other people's cultures, I see today as being related to the concept 'hippy'.
Like I said, my mother was a hippy :hippy:
Well said ...Sarah.....:thumbsup:Quote:
Like I said, my mother was a hippy :hippy:
Your momma was a hippy...but...you are hip, too...:hippy:
im not a fan of hippys
I find that most people who smoke weed tend to be a bit more open minded and slightly more intelligent then most. As a result of that we tend to shy away from base violent desires and attempt to solve our problems with talking rather thing fighting. But overall...thats just a stereotype.
Thank God...judging from your avatar...I would hate to see what you are a fan of..Quote:
Originally Posted by logie_boy
You are closer to the truth..than you will ever know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gundari
Psychobilly lovin' sociopath , so I guess I'm as far from the stereotype as you can get.
I dont think I have ever met a hippie.....or at least the kind you see on movies.But I know alot of guys who smoke that are peaceful.
i think hippies give weed smokers a bad name, i dont want people to assume im a barefoot, dirt poor, tree hugging, tie dye wearing, not shaving, long haired, burnt out person thats only concerned with sitting in drum circles bashing the govt but being to scared to do anything about it. The whole hippie scene is terribly overrated
besides hippies were in the past, anyone that wants to be a modern day hippie should go live in a special compound in the middle of the desert. Havent you guys seen Easy Rider???, Thats what a real hippie should be like.
lol no offence to all you hippies, i hope its workin out for you guys. This is just my opinion :twocents::twocents::twocents::twocents:
whats CND ? obviosuly confirming this is somewhat of a sterotype.