Park Slope Stroller Nazi Story Getting a Little Stale
We’re not exactly sure why this was a front-page article the the NY Times Sunday Real Estate section—seems more like City section material to us—but, there it was, another article making light of the number of strollers (and implicit bourgeois existence of their pushers) in Park Slope. The fact that there are a lot of…
We’re not exactly sure why this was a front-page article the the NY Times Sunday Real Estate section—seems more like City section material to us—but, there it was, another article making light of the number of strollers (and implicit bourgeois existence of their pushers) in Park Slope. The fact that there are a lot of young families (some of whose matriarchs aren’t averse to a little public nursing) in Park Slope just ain’t news anymore, so let’s just settle the fight for the soul of the slope once and for all in the hopes that another article never has to be written on the subject. In the words of The Times article, is Park Slope “Hipster Hell” or “Parent Heaven”? Update: As of 4:30 today, there were 216 votes for Parent Heaven and 158 votes for Hipster Hell.
The Park Slope Parent Trap [NY Times]
Photo by Kansas Liberal
You’re all racists and elitist…. hence your desire to stick to this stupid topic. People always want to show how much smarter they are, how much cooler they are… when in fact, they are indeed the dumber, geeker ones in the first place.
I just want to shake my fist at everyone!!!!
ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
‘no matter how many posts and rants this topic generates, the bottom line is not gonna change – PARK SLOPE IS NOTHING BUT A SUBSTITUTE FOR WANNA-BE MANHATTANITES.’
Wake-up buddy, Manhattan is just about over. It’s Disneyland.
The only consensus I gather from this thread is that Mandals are bad.
When I take the D train, I get annoyed by loud, poorly disciplined kids and oblivious or obnoxious parents of all ethnicities. White, black, Hispanic, Chinese, South Asian–toddlers and young kids screaming and elbowing and getting into other people’s personal space, parents pretending not to see it. The idea that one group has a monopoly on unruly kids is bogus.
It’s annoying, but it happens. And most kids and parents are just fine. That’s living in the city–we’re close together, and sometimes you’re going to be inconvenienced by another person.
But it’s only upper-middle-class white men who rock the man-dals. Don’t oppress us! It is our culture!
Goddamned Park Slope moms. To hell with ’em.
Oh lord!as long as your feet are clean,
for gods sake wear your sandals boys and girls it’s SUMMER! enjoy! soon enough we’ll all be back in heavy coats, woolen socks and Winter shoes…
sandals are cool on all levels…
So many folks out there with strange psyches… the sight of men’s feet, breasts, strollers, babies, sends them into a lather… hmmm, maybe a new
psychological disorder being Bjorn…
oops! 🙂
I think Brownstoner should go into business with the Tea Lounge, start a friday night Hipster vs. Breast Feeding/Stroller Nazi mud wrestling match and charge a $10 cover. Saturdays could be Park Sloper vs. Victorian Flatbusher night. Some one should profit from all of the animosity/rivalry this board exposes.
Tired of this subject?
I’m just tired of the word “hipster”
Hipster doesn’t even have the same meaning as it used to.