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| − | {{merge|Hippie}}[[Image:Hippies.jpg|thumb|Hippies in their colorful | + | {{merge|Hippie}}[[Image:Hippies.jpg|thumb|Hippies in their colorful native costume]] |
| − | 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. |
| − | 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 | + | 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> |
==Famous Hippies== | ==Famous Hippies== | ||
===Ken Kesey=== | ===Ken Kesey=== | ||
| − | + | Most famous for writing the novel "[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]," [[Ken Kesey]] was also known as one of the most famous hippies of the 1960's. He famously rode around on top of a technicolor school bus called "Furthur." He had a troupe of hippies with whom he lived and traveled, called the [[Merry Pranksters]]. The adventures of Kesey and the Pranksters are documented in "[[The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]]," by [[Tom Wolfe]]. | |
===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, including LSD. He is best known for coining the phrase "Turn on, tune in, 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]. | ||
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A subculture that originated in the late 1960s, notable for psychedelic music, sexual freedom, and drug-use. 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. [1]
Famous Hippies
Ken Kesey
Most famous for writing the novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Ken Kesey was also known as one of the most famous hippies of the 1960's. He famously rode around on top of a technicolor school bus called "Furthur." He had a troupe of hippies with whom he lived and traveled, called the Merry Pranksters. The adventures of Kesey and the Pranksters are documented in "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," by Tom Wolfe.
Timothy Leary
Dr. Timothy Leary (1920 – 1996) was an American psychologist who advocated the use of and research into psychedelic drugs, including LSD. He is best known for coining the phrase "Turn on, tune in, 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].