The Hippie Legacy

The Hippie Legacy. Counterculture movement began in US, spread to UK big from 1965, declined in 1970s white, 15-25 of age, more often than not students seen as wasters, druggies, idiots, green-freaks heavily influenced by music (Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles) easily identified by their style tried to distance themselves from conventional, structured styles. Britain in Britain, there had always been an artsy, capital of Italy underground widely known as the underground, even though media tried to dub them Flower Children in London What did they do? eld sit-ins in universities, protested for rights promoted free love and love and peace went to festivals such as the Knebworth festival experimented with drugs cannabis, hallucinogens (LSD) often denounced alcohol - overall, dejected anything mainstream and conventional, thus many a(prenominal) were seen as wasters, bums and as cosmos useless. Legacy movement declined in 1970s, after the infamous summer of love, 1967. Social legacy a c ouple can live together taboo of marriage and not be judged. wider rights for gay, lesbian, transsexual people. sexual topics are less of a taboo. eminist movement women played a large role in blossom child movement many, both men and women, chose to go naked, creating an equality and freedom throughout. some argue that hippie movement led to wider integration of black people many see this as being untrue as very view black people were involved in this movement the black rights movement happened at the same time, so the results of the two could be blurred. Style legacy long hair and facial hair were unacceptable before the 1960s long, flowy dresses and skirts colourful flower patterns, light materials, dip-dye flowers worn in hair, peace sign accessories.Cultural legacy The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix Experience folk, psychedelic rock - many current bands would use these as their musical influences. the Glastonbury Festival in England is to this day considered to be the largest gatheri ng of hippies throughout the world. in Britain, the summer of 1988 became known as The Second Summer of slam as a hippie revival descended it held much of the same ideologies as the original movement and was heavily driven by electronic and acid music. eligion religious and cultural change became more widely acceptable in 2005, Oliver Benjamin, a former hippie, founded The Church of Latter-Day Dude, based on a character called The Dude in a 1998 movie The Big Lebowski. This became known as Dudeism. The epigraph on their website states Come join the slowest-growing religion in the world Dudeism. An ancient philosophy that preaches non-preachiness, practices as teensy-weensy as possible, and above all, uhlost my train of thought there. Anyway, if youd interchangeable to find peace on earth and goodwill, man, well help you get started.Right after a little nap. environmental started the concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Greenpeace, founded in 1971 by a dozen men half environment alists, half hippies. promoted organic living, which is currently very popular, curiously amongst celebrities. Article in The Telegraph, 2007 The hippy ideals that outlasted the 1960s The 1960s were not, it appears, just a passing phase. A survey to mark the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love shows the hippy ethos has moulded our views on everything from war, government, sex, fashion, food and the environment.Almost half of Britons (46 per cent) agree with the slogan Make Love Not War and 49 per cent are opposed to atomic weapons, a YouGov poll for Readers Digest found. One in 10 have taken part in an anti-war protest while just over a third think there is never any excuse for war. Just under a third disagree with party politics much like hippies, who were largely against the party system and preferred to focus on single issues like the environment.The idea of free love has also become mainstream, with 75 per cent agreeing with sex before marriage and one in 10 saying they would have multiple sexual partners. More than a third said they had taken marijuana, while 43 per cent said they were open to meditation and 25 per cent believe in astrology. The sounds of the 60s have also endured, according to the poll. Some 84 per cent of Britons are able to hum or recite at least part of Yellow Submarine and 79 per cent know imbibe the Magic Dragon.