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In reply to the discussion: THERE ARE ALMOST NO BLACK PEOPLE BREWING CRAFT BEER. HERE'S WHY. [View all]cyberswede
(26,117 posts)60. I disagree that it's a "hipster movement"
Some hipsters may have glommed on to it, but it isn't "their" movement.
Boiling down passionate craft beer drinkers into a hipster stereotype makes my blood boil, because its simply not the case. Yes, while Pashman is making a larger point about beer snobbery a bad habit of craft beer drinkers that Ive harped on before portraying the über-est of beer drinkers as hipsters is lazy. Worse, it alienates potential craft beer drinkers who see a negative connotation with the term. And the reality is that the demographics just dont jive with craft beer consumers being anything resembling hipster.
http://brewyorknewyork.com/post/100005157298/is-craft-beer-a-hipster-trend
http://brewyorknewyork.com/post/100005157298/is-craft-beer-a-hipster-trend
Point 2: We know people from all walks of life drink craft beer. Women drink it, minorities drink it, athletes drink it, nerds drink it. But OK, if I were to stereotype the average craft beer drinker it wouldnt be a hipster. What would it be? An older white guy. Yep, an older white guy with a 67% chance of having a beer belly.
This conflicts with the media portrayal of the craft beer drinker, but thats been my real-life experience. Granted I come from the homebrewing world so my experience may be skewed. But whats this?
http://homebrewacademy.com/craft-beer-hipsters/
This conflicts with the media portrayal of the craft beer drinker, but thats been my real-life experience. Granted I come from the homebrewing world so my experience may be skewed. But whats this?
http://homebrewacademy.com/craft-beer-hipsters/
I have personally been interested in craft beer since the late 1980s when I first visited a McMenamins brew pub in Portland.
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There's a dress code for Riverside? What's next? Dinner attire for San Bernardino or Hemet!?
villager
May 2016
#130
Hey, man if the Riverside hipsters are lax, I'll go with boxers, white socks, and my big belly.
HuckleB
May 2016
#134
because if you want to reduce racism, you have to look at where race matters and has an impact
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#6
pretending there are no disparities by being color blind does perpetuate racism
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#35
No, just no understanding on your part, and no ability on your part to present an argument.
kwassa
May 2016
#90
When you look at someone and make a determination about them just based on the color of their skin..
TipTok
May 2016
#170
There are lots of people whose careers depend upon the continuing existence of racism.
Nye Bevan
May 2016
#44
yes, I found some articles like this I posted links to down at the bottom of this thread.
kwassa
May 2016
#136
So what is the "impact" of a particular minority generally choosing not to participate
wickerwoman
May 2016
#147
When I got my PhD back in 1990, I suddenly found that I could afford good beer or bad wine.
stone space
May 2016
#7
If blacks are a tiny minority of craft beer drinkers, then this is not a surprise
FLPanhandle
May 2016
#14
continued segregation is what often leads to both big disparities (education) and minor disparities
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#25
i am not name calling, it is a hipster movement, one that i approve/like
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2016
#31
I was looking for a good specialty malt liquor just the other day and couldn't find anything.
bluedigger
May 2016
#46
We always went for the Green Monster (Haffenreffer) in my neck of the woods.
bluedigger
May 2016
#54
if there were more blacks into microbrewing, would that be cultural appropriation?
Bucky
May 2016
#111
telling me I'm ignorant of something and then passing up a chance to inform me...
Bucky
May 2016
#119
Interesting, is there any particular reason for African-Americans prefering lagers?
Odin2005
May 2016
#199