Yippies
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Yippies were a radical, theatrically minded youth movement of the late 1960s that blended countercultural rebellion with left-wing politics and satirical protest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yippies canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture movement
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political movement ⓘ youth movement ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
hippie movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rock music culture ⓘ underground press ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fullName | Youth International Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Yippie movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anarchism
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anti-establishment politics ⓘ anti-war activism ⓘ countercultural rebellion ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ libertarian socialism ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| influenced |
punk-era political activism
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satirical protest movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s counterculture
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Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ New Left NERFINISHED ⓘ anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaStrategy | seeking maximum press coverage through outrageous stunts ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Wall Street money-throwing stunt at the New York Stock Exchange in 1967
ⓘ
nominating a pig named Pigasus for U.S. president in 1968 ⓘ organizing the 1967 March on the Pentagon events with other groups ⓘ protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abbie Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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Dana Beal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Gumbo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Kurshan NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Krassner NERFINISHED ⓘ Stew Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOn |
criticized capitalism
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criticized mainstream electoral politics ⓘ opposed the Vietnam War ⓘ supported civil liberties ⓘ supported drug law reform ⓘ |
| slogan | Revolution for the hell of it ⓘ |
| targetAudience | youth ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
guerrilla theater
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media pranks ⓘ political satire ⓘ street theater ⓘ theatrical protest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.