Swoopy Bangs.
Plaid. Stripes. V-necks.
Sunglasses.
Scarves.
Jeans of every colour/texture/style.
Lil jackets.
Remnants of the electro era mixed with an overall vibe of the purgatoryAlt.
Angry Mulatto Men in the Background.

I remember when I made a pie chart that attempting to break down the Altino Tribe of Humans.

I am not sure if 3rd World Alts/Mexicalts/Altinos/Latin Americalts are ‘growing up’ and catching on to new trends, or if they are sort of stuck with a tween-like perception of the alternative aesthetic. Wonder if the Altino in 10 years will look like the altbro circa 2k7.

Sometimes I sorta take for granted the mainstreamification of alternative trends. Like I never even take the time 2 genuinely appreciate it any more. The way I used to dress 1-20 years ago is being implemented by tweens and forever-young-post-tweens.

I made this graph in 2k8. How do yall think it has changed in the past year?

Just so weird how the 3rd worlders are such laggards when it comes to trend adoption. Do u know if they have Macbooks in those countries?
Worried about 2k10. What if I become a ‘laggard’ and some new form of human/blog/RSS feed is able to consume trends faster than me?
What if the chillwave genre was the last great moment where alts ‘chewed up and spat out’ a trend in record time? #the_glofi_movement
What if chillwave was just a ‘consumer trend’ and not an actual ‘movement’?

worried abt 2012…

Previous Mexicalt Coverage
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/12/the-crowning-achievement-of-mexicaltsaltinos.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/11/part-of-the-altino-nvr-dies.html
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/11/all-i-ever-wanted-was-a-mexicalt-with-a-progressive-pokemon-haircut.html

Mexicalts are not sure who they are. They are attached to who they were, and very interested in forging their future identity based upon who they were. This often leaves their personal brand with a very weird state. They are a walking pupu platter of what trends have been ‘hot’ in the past 5-10 years.

While this video has already gone viral in a ‘wtfrotflmao’ kind of way, I think it will live on forever as the meme/art that finally expressed who the Mexicalt people finally art. The song is a masterpiece, mixing genres in a way that shits down upon the golden era of rap+rock [Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, etc]. The video features all brands of Mexicalts, searching for an present identity without losing touch with ‘who they were.’ The music and their personal brands are beautiful, but u might only feel that way if are working on a thesis called ‘The State of the Modern Mexican American (Born after 1985 [in the internet era])–MillenialMexis, Myspace, and a Shifting Cultural Zeitgeist | Throwing Away Previous Cultural Standards in an Effort to Fit In + Express Themselves.’

AltinosMexicalts consist of the following:

Is n e thing missing from ‘what makes a Mexicalt?’

Do u know n e Mexicalts will ever reach ‘authentic alt’ status?
Or will they forever be in the late adopter/laggard group, targeted by alternative apparel companies who are looking for a brand loyal group of consumers?

Who do I want 2 b and how does my cultural background influence the person I am capable of being?
Will there ever be a Mexi President? ///////////////

My personal choices are bold. However, there is a high level of uncertainty in my self-concept. I don’t know who I am. I don’t know why I got a butterfly tatty on my neck. I don’t know if I am a boy or a girl. I don’t know if I am a goth or a punk. I don’t know if I am an emo or a pokemone. I do not know if I am electro or power pop. I do not know if I am 40 years old or 12 years old. I do not know if I am brown or white. I do not know if my hair is straight or Mexicurlie.

The MexicAlt Identity Crisis is one of the 50 most interesting cultural topics of the past 10000 years. Might go to grad school for anthropoly/sociology and write my thesis abt it. Do yall know of any universities that let u make ur thesis in powerpoint? h8 writing. need bullets & pix & wordart.

XX BONUS POKEMONES XX

Does n e 1 else hope Pokemones take over 1st World Countries?
According 2 wikipedia…

Pokemon is the name of an urban tribe among Chile’s youth that surfaced in the late 2000s.[1][2] They are readily identifiable by their angular and pressed hairstyles, reminiscent of characters from the Japanese media franchise Pokémon. It is currently one of the largest and better known urban tribes in the country.
Pokemones dress similarly to other tribes, such as Otaku and Emo, but they are not followers of anime like the former, nor share the musical tastes of the latter.[7] Pokemones are livelier and extroverted. During parties they dance to reggaeton music, while kissing and groping with as many people (male or female) as they can, which they call poncear.[3] They make extensive use of the Internet, trading photos of themselves on image-sharing sites like Fotolog and communicating through MSN Messenger.
Pokemones are usually from the Chilean middle and lower class. They are frequently juxtaposed against another group, the so-called peloláis, well-to-do girls with long, straight fairer hair from private, Catholic schools.

s00 scared of the Pokemones in 2k9

(maybe there’s a lil bit of pokemonfggt in all of us)

Do u ever feel like ‘I wish I wasn’t s00 self-aware–would totes be ttlly happie if I didn’t ‘get’ life.’
Would u trade ur self-awareness for an AZN/entry level hornie alt/MeximAlt ?
S0 many decisions–ultimately I just want 2 be authentic.
Stay focused on ur long term goal of authentic personal brand sustainability.

XX BONUS ALTINO BROS XX

I wonder if Altino Bros are more in touch with electro and/or culture than WHITE altbros.
Is there such thing as electroTejano?
PART OF THE ALTINO NEVER DIES.

[Photos by every1isAltino]