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[edit] Hippie slang and the Wolof language

I have deleted this section, which is very silly. None of the words given were specific to the hippies, and their derivations from African languages, presumably via 300 years of African-American usage, is highly dubious. And even if it's true, so what? Psychedelic comes from Ancient Greek words, but what does that prove? Adam 11:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Remove the Doors

I think you should remove the Doors from this page. Jim Morrison was not a hippie nor should he be associated with hippies. 27 November 2006

From Korky Day: Thanks for your comment on Nov. 27. I did a light show for the Doors in 1967 or 1968. At the time, as now, there was a lot of debate about who was and who wasn't a hippie. A great many hippies rejected the description hippies simply because they didn't want to be "pigeon-holed" with any label at all, except maybe human being, not that they had any serious disagreements with hip culture. Others rejected the word because they disagreed with some serious or trivial aspect of alleged hippie ideals or practice. Because of media stereotyping, people would say to me that they'd like to be a hippie, but they couldn't because they weren't allowed to have long hair at their job. I assured them that hip is a state of mind and heart, not dependent on appearance. Aside from fears of stereotyping, the word hippie, like any word, can have strict or lenient interpretations. Morrison, though a drunk, was definitely trying to be hip, and partly succeeding, to my medium-lenient interpretation. Haven't you heard or read his lyrics? Likewise with the other Doors. I don't know if Jim accepted the word to describe himself, but he was certainly right in the thick of the movement. Are we going to re-possess his Hippie Membership Card because he wasn't as perfect as you and I are? No, that wouldn't be accurate--or hip. 2006 Dec. 13. --Korky Day, an old hippie, korkyday @ yahoo.com . Korky Day 00:18, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poor Sentence

"By 1968, self-described hippies had become a large minority, representing less than 0.2 percent of the U.S. population."

That is just a poor sentence really... it should probably be more like

"By 1968, self-described hippies had become a large minority, representing just under 0.2 percent of the U.S. population."

SeanJA 17:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks. Next time just go for it ;). ∴ here…♠ 20:30, 6 December 2006 (UTC)