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
I hate people with iPods. I hate people talking on cellphones. I hate people with big umbrellas.
Just because they own 1 or all three of these things.. what right does that give them to be inconsiderate and think everyone should move for them ’cause they are in their own selfish self-indulgent world
I gotta listen to them chatter or hear their music, etc, etc. Move or lose my eye from their umbrella.
Flip flops are only cool if you’re French (which is to say smoking) and wearing a just-so stretched out v-neck, just-so worn APC jeans and looking appropriately (Frenchly) aloof.
And you must have well groomed toes or it’s just nasty.
a lot of hatred in this topic!
1. Those insecure about living in soulless, treeless, and overpriced manhattan are using this as a wedge issue against the slope. (and add to that anyone who wanted to live in the slope but settled for more space for less money in a more ghetto suburb).
2. Angry “freelancers” who probably couldn’t afford enough space to raise kids in the slope, even if they could stop serial dating, using it to vent at their situation. I work from coffee shops too and understand the compromise. I’m basically glad they exist and have aircon, everything else is a bonus.
3. Angry moms who probably outsource their daycare needs anyway, hitting back at being turned into a scapegoat.
Its really too funny. Tribe against Tribe, tribe nested within tribe..
The slope is great. I wish I lived there. Kids are great. Strollers are in 99% of cases I see absolutely necessary for modern life in the city. Manhattan sucks, why do you read this blog if you think the slope is full of “wannabe manhattanites”? In my experience the reverse is true: The slope is full of people who see the light (and the trees, and the peace, and the lack of tourists) and opted out of manhattan knowing exactly what they were doing.
12:11
I see the problem now.
let you inner self go and buy a pretty skirt and matching pumps and sally forth! throw caution to the wind and throw your doo-dahs to the breeze!
Wow David-
I understand the theoretical exercise value of your 11:37 post, but it really reveals a whole SLEW of class issues on your part doesn’t it? I won’t get into any sort of race issues since you didn’t mention race explicitly, but I can see how someone would make that assumption as well.
…not to mention Target is in FG (a lot closer to PS than BS).
I’m happy you are above all this “HS” stuff. You must be the one true individual here. You must be above ALL marketing and only look at cold hard facts. Ha.
And someone else mentioned Boing Boing earlier – don’t get me started about a pro-breastfeeding store that sells pumps but no bottles, and whose owners, when asked, will tell you so with a condescending, admonishing tone. But they do have onsies with stupid PC slogans.
I’d rather go to Ft. Greene and give my money to Target than that place. At least they stock the pump parts my wife needs AND the bottles to feed my kid when she’s not able to.
I am bored and it is really hot outside and I am thirteen years old. My dad sometimes reads this site and sometimes so do I and I love how easily manipulated adults are on this site. Hi dad.
Why does everyone have to resort to early child psychology when something bumps up against their belief system? Yes, I agree, sandals feel cool on the toes, but that’s not the point. If I could wear a skirt I would cause I imagine it would feel great to have a cool breeze getting all up in there – but I’m a fella, so it wouldn’t look good. The point is all sandals make all men look ultra silly! (flip flops are cool)
12:02: it seems to me your complaint applies to almost all people or groups these days, not just parents with kids. how about the way people with dogs hog the whole sidewalk. my favorite is how two strangers with dogs take up the whole sidewalk complimenting each other’s dogs and asking various questions about them while their dogs sniff each other. they never seem to notice or care that other people are trying to get by. or how about people who blast music in public places just because they want to. there are countless other examples. i think it’s a general trait of society these days that people simply don’t get or don’t care about anyone else. i don’t think it’s particular to parents with kids.
But sandals make my feet feel cool.