BoMag laments influx of BoMag readers

Published Oct 30 2007, 07:41 PM by Adam Reilly

There's plenty to like about this Boston magazine story on the changing South End: it takes gentrification seriously, mourns the passing of Tim's Tavern, and doesn't use the phrase "SoWa" once.

That said, it's worth noting that the author thinks the South End sucks because it's filling up with Boston magazine's target audience. In his words:

[T]he scene is distinctly white, straight, suburban (or buying there soon), and likelier to be sporting khakis, golf shirts, and sweater sets than skinny jeans, indie rock tees, and body art. These are people who do well enough to pay $11 for a cocktail without blinking, and would not look out of place at Back Bay hangouts like Clerys or Abe & Louie's.

Yes, those are your readers.

Myself, I'd give the loss of racial and economic diversity more weight than the dearth of hipsters. But then, I don't have any skinny jeans.

Who saved the trophy?

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2 Comments

The Missus said:

I would agree with you... The loss of economic diversity is a much more interesting point than the loss of the hipster scene.

... And this coming from someone not only lives in the South End... But also lives for fashion.

Though, I would never wear skinny jeans. Or khakis and sweater sets.

I do, happily, pay $11 for cocktails though. But I can only drink two. So, perhaps I am to blame for the increase in cocktail prices, since I only buy two and sip them all night?

October 31, 2007 1:17 AM
anon said:

it's always great to see people who grew up in the suburbs and consider themselves hip and chic bash other people for moving into the city so that they too can be hip and chic.

October 31, 2007 2:31 AM

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