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
11:19 you are SOO right – but to test your theory, I’m going to try it:
God I hate Bed Stuy – they got these fat overweight moms with 4 kids, who constantly interrupt my reasonably peaceable day by yelling, cursing and slapping the crap out of their kids while I am just trying to buy some stuff at Target; plus I can’t go into any of the fast food restaurants around Bed Stuy, cause these Mom’s are fighting with everyone and their kids run around wildly bumping into everyone and everything- what a bunch of self-absorbed overweight slobs.
See 11:19 maybe your wrong, maybe the NY Times will run a piece like this next week…..
Anon 11:15..why did that comment bother you so much? I am a woman and I used fertility drugs and I thought it was hysterical. Now that I my “test tube” babies are much older I do realise just how compeltely ridiculous and over the top I was. Since I have been the hipster, the careerist and the “too old for this” mommy I find this string beyond funny because everyone is right.
Hey SlopeDad,
Under no circumstances do sandals ever look good on a man. Flip flops are okay. That’s the real conversation that all of y’all are scared to address.
so breastfeeding is cool if the chicks are hot? sorry it’s been so long since you’ve been laid.
Geez, why are so many blog comment posters so disaffected, cynical and holier than thou. No, not everyone who wants to live in New York desires the urban desolate industrial wasteland look of Williamsburg-Bushwick. Some, like myself, (I live in the South Slope right off of 7th avenue) want a tree lined street, nearby amenities, a diverse community (diverse not only along racial lines, but also economic status, family status, etc).
Yes, there are kids running around, yes, there are lots of families and strollers, but as a late 20-something holding down a job and trying to enjoy life in the city, those are aspects of my neighborhood life I’d much rather deal with than many other unsavory conditions I can think of in city living.
You know what, the neighborhood I live in is generally safe, I have nearby amenities, and it’s a nice place to live. The fact that families are choosing to live in a City neighborhood means to me that the City government’s tax base isn’t drying up anytime soon due to outmigration.
All of the disaffected and pretentious hipsters and hipster wannabees need to get over themselves – they’re just as oppressive and self-righteous as the bugaboo crowd they’re complaining about.
stack it up point by point. it’s the best neighborhood in brooklyn. that’s why it gets so much hate. can you imagine a conversation about hating, say bed-stuy with criticism of the parenting style. what other place could you have this kind of converstaion about? hilarious!
Don’t take the bait of Icarus’s post . . .
“Most of these women are older post-career chicks who took fertility drugs, so it’s inbred twins they’re pushing along, insisting others get out of the way.”
F*ck you A$$Hole. i would kick the sh*t out of you if i ever met you.
Isn’t it great there is a whole neighborhood full of kids/strollers/breastfeeding moms? And if you don’t like it, you can go elsewhere?
Why complain about a neighborhood you hate? I don’t get it.