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| − | A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use. | + | A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and [[drug]]-use. Nowadays, the term "hippie" is often used with the intention of being an insult. |
| − | Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society. Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref> | + | Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. Hippies are probably know more than anything for their struggle for peace. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society (Even though this claim has not yet been backed up.) Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. (However, this is not an aspect that has become acceptable because using a drug for medicinal puposes is different than abusing it like a hippie, duh =P <ref> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1612717,00.html </ref> |
==Famous Hippies== | ==Famous Hippies== | ||
===Ken Kesey=== | ===Ken Kesey=== | ||
| − | + | Ken Kesey (17 September 1935 – 10 November 2001) was an American writer, best known for his novel, [[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]], and as a cultural icon whom some consider a link between the "beat generation" of the 1950s and the "hippies" of the 1960s as a founding member of the Merry Pranksters. He famously rode around on top of a technicolor school bus called "Furthur." The adventures of Kesey and the Pranksters are documented in "[[The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]]," by [[Tom Wolfe]]. He was very controversial because of his perspective on LSD. He is known to have said, "LSD lets you in on something. When you're tripping, the idea of race disappears; the idea of sex disappears; you don't even know what species you are sometimes. And I don't know of anybody who hasn't come back from that being more humane, more thoughtful, more understanding." | |
===Timothy Leary=== | ===Timothy Leary=== | ||
| − | Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 – 1996) was an American psychologist who advocated the use of and research into psychedelic drugs, | + | Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 – 1996) was an American psychologist who advocated the use of and research into psychedelic drugs, most notably LSD. In his book entitled [[The Politics of Ecstasy]] (1968), he said "My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out." |
===[[Harry Hay]]=== | ===[[Harry Hay]]=== | ||
Harry Hay was founder of the Radical Faeries, a loosely affiliated international group of mostly gay men, hippies, neopagans, environmentalists, and eco-feminists. Hay is a radical who is accreditted as the founder of the modern [[gay rights]] movement in the United States. As an octogenarian Hay was still known to dress as a hippie [http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_01.11.01/columns/pink.php]. | Harry Hay was founder of the Radical Faeries, a loosely affiliated international group of mostly gay men, hippies, neopagans, environmentalists, and eco-feminists. Hay is a radical who is accreditted as the founder of the modern [[gay rights]] movement in the United States. As an octogenarian Hay was still known to dress as a hippie [http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_01.11.01/columns/pink.php]. | ||
Revision as of 19:14, June 28, 2007
A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and drug-use. Nowadays, the term "hippie" is often used with the intention of being an insult. Many of the elements of hippie counterculture, such as an anti-corporate ideology and the anarchic, experimental, libertarian strands, have been diluted to the point of disappearance in communities that have otherwise grown the seeds of change planted almost fifty years ago into 21st century plants. Hippies are probably know more than anything for their struggle for peace. However, many aspects of alternative cultures that were shocking in the 1960s have now become acceptable in mainstream society (Even though this claim has not yet been backed up.) Even the psychedelic drug use that characterized some hippies is being investigated by academic institutions for its medical benefits. (However, this is not an aspect that has become acceptable because using a drug for medicinal puposes is different than abusing it like a hippie, duh =P [1]
Famous Hippies
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey (17 September 1935 – 10 November 2001) was an American writer, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as a cultural icon whom some consider a link between the "beat generation" of the 1950s and the "hippies" of the 1960s as a founding member of the Merry Pranksters. He famously rode around on top of a technicolor school bus called "Furthur." The adventures of Kesey and the Pranksters are documented in "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," by Tom Wolfe. He was very controversial because of his perspective on LSD. He is known to have said, "LSD lets you in on something. When you're tripping, the idea of race disappears; the idea of sex disappears; you don't even know what species you are sometimes. And I don't know of anybody who hasn't come back from that being more humane, more thoughtful, more understanding."
Timothy Leary
Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 – 1996) was an American psychologist who advocated the use of and research into psychedelic drugs, most notably LSD. In his book entitled The Politics of Ecstasy (1968), he said "My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out."
Harry Hay
Harry Hay was founder of the Radical Faeries, a loosely affiliated international group of mostly gay men, hippies, neopagans, environmentalists, and eco-feminists. Hay is a radical who is accreditted as the founder of the modern gay rights movement in the United States. As an octogenarian Hay was still known to dress as a hippie [1].