History Main / BourgeoisBohemian

The trope originated as an insulting depiction in the 1890s, and among Socialists rather than the nationalists, with Populists in the United States and Labourites in Britain using it to mock their more bourgeois liberal/socialist counterparts. The term changed a bit over the 1900s. These people have also been called "champagne socialists" in the U.K., "gauche caviar" in France, and "limousine liberals" or "latte liberals" in the U.S. Anti-liberal and anti-socialist nationalists and conservatives began to co-opt it in the mid-20th century. The [[TropeNamer term itself]], however, comes from the [[NewerThanTheyThink 2000]] book ''Bobos in Paradise'' by the conservative ''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers New York Times]]'' columnist David Brooks. Brooks identified Bourgeois Bohemians -- "bobos" for short -- as Baby Boomers like himself who had grown up with the individualistic, do-it-yourself ethos of the 1960s counterculture, but now found themselves in TheNineties as well-off, middle-aged professionals, often in creative or technology industries.

The trope originated as an insulting depiction in the 1980s, and among Socialists rather than the nationalists, with Populists in the United States and Labourites in Britain using it to mock their more bourgeois liberal/socialist counterparts. These people have also been called "champagne socialists" in the U.K., "gauche caviar" in France, and "limousine liberals" or "latte liberals" in the U.S. Anti-liberal and anti-socialist nationalists and conservatives began to co-opt it in the mid-20th century. The [[TropeNamer term itself]], however, comes from the [[NewerThanTheyThink 2000]] book ''Bobos in Paradise'' by the conservative ''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers New York Times]]'' columnist David Brooks. Brooks identified Bourgeois Bohemians -- "bobos" for short -- as Baby Boomers like himself who had grown up with the individualistic, do-it-yourself ethos of the 1960s counterculture, but now found themselves in TheNineties as well-off, middle-aged professionals, often in creative or technology industries.

The trope originated as an insulting depiction in the 1890s, and among Socialists rather than the nationalists, with Populists in the United States and Labourites in Britain using it to mock their more bourgeois liberal/socialist counterparts. These people have also been called "champagne socialists" in the U.K., "gauche caviar" in France, and "limousine liberals" or "latte liberals" in the U.S. Anti-liberal and anti-socialist nationalists and conservatives began to co-opt it in the mid-20th century. The [[TropeNamer term itself]], however, comes from the [[NewerThanTheyThink 2000]] book ''Bobos in Paradise'' by the conservative ''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers New York Times]]'' columnist David Brooks. Brooks identified Bourgeois Bohemians -- "bobos" for short -- as Baby Boomers like himself who had grown up with the individualistic, do-it-yourself ethos of the 1960s counterculture, but now found themselves in TheNineties as well-off, middle-aged professionals, often in creative or technology industries.

The defining trait of Bourgeois Bohemians is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their tastes and values are often inherited from the counterculture and New Left movements of TheSixties. Expect them to have very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drug use, and to support various liberal or progressive political causes (such as saving the rainforest or protecting endangered species in remote places).

The defining trait of Bourgeois Bohemians (or Bobos for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their tastes and values are often inherited from the counterculture and New Left political movements of the 1960s. Expect them to have very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drug use, as well as support various liberal or progressive political causes (saving the rainforest, protecting endangered species in remote places).

The Bourgeois Bohemian is what the {{Hipster}} or GranolaGirl often turns into when they hit middle age, or what the NewAgeRetroHippie might have become had they not dropped out of college and joined a {{commune}}. The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes (saving the rainforest, protecting endangered species in remote places).

They are often avid consumers of culture, particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They typically love organic, locally sourced, hand-crafted, and artisanal products but will also buy massively expensive tools and appliances to pursue their hobbies. Typically disdaining conventional suburban tract housing, their home might be a unique mansion in an affluent old neighborhood or a swanky condo right in the heart of the big city, but it's always decked out in exotic decorations from around the world.

They are often avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They typically love organic, locally sourced, hand-crafted, and artisanal products but will also buy massively expensive tools and appliances to pursue their hobbies. Typically disdaining conventional suburban tract housing, their home might be a unique mansion in an affluent old neighborhood or a swanky condo right in the heart of the big city, but it's always decked out in exotic decorations from around the world.

* ''Fanfic/AnywhereButHere'': Unlike the rest of her family, Pink had aspirations of joining the arts (singing mostly) and had various negative things to say about her family's company, both in how it exploits its workers and how much it damages the environment. When it was made clear that her parents and grandmother did not care whether she wanted to join the family business or not, she ended up [[TheRunaway running away]] with Pearl, faking her own death and became active protester Rose.

* In ''Literature/TheIsland'', India is an example of this, although her sister Birdie is much more conservative. India is the widow of a famous artist and herself is a college professor.

* The Hillard-Findlay family from ''{{Series/Maude}}'' is an early example: An upper-middle-class household which supports the liberal side of the main issues of the 1970s, most notably feminism.

* Nora Walker on ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'', who is a classic upper-middle-class housewife who drives a Prius and fervently supports socially-liberal causes, but lives in a huge house and throws extravagant parties.

* Jonah in ''Series/SuperStore'' is a college educated metrosexual leftist who is the son of two psychologists, working for a dystopian mega corporation with most of his fellow workers being high school educated at best, and due to their work load and personal problems, unable to care much about anything more than living paycheck to paycheck. The other employees constantly give him shit for it, Garrett especially. This part of his personality eventually develops into leading the attempt to unionise the store, and later he decides to run for city council.

* ''Series/{{Dickinson}}'': Thoreau came off like this. Despite his claims about "living alone in the woods" he was actually right near civilization, his mother doing the cooking and his laundry. He's a well-off man who can quit whenever he'd like, and is only indulging in this haphazardly to make a point of valuing nature.

** Tanya is a 60-something wealthy white woman who loves holistic wellness and is impressed when she thinks a date is involved with Black Lives Matter. However, she ultimately falls short of her ideals when she [[spoiler:cnvinces a working-class black woman, Belinda, to believe that she's going to bankroll a business with her only to abandon Belinda (with a huge tip) to work on herself]].

* The social circle of GranolaGirl Love Quinn in ''Series/You2018''. Her parents Ray and Dottie are old money Californians who started a hip, ethical grocery store named Anavrin (Nirvana backwards); Love manages one. Ray and Dottie are introduced at their 30-year vow renewal (called a "Wellkend"), where guests dress in linen, affirm each other, do weed, "confront their inner id", the works. However, they turn out to be abusive parents. When Joe meets Love's friends, the type of pattern-wearing, wealthy Angelinos who are concerned with things like reiki and Ayurveda, he scoffs at the privilege they have to be making such ethical choices, but grows to like them anyway.

** Jackie Welles' girlfriend Misty Olszewski is implied to be this. While her exact economic status is never made clear, it's implied that she's a lot more well-off than she looks since she makes references to having made trips around the world despite the fact that her day job is running an esoteric goods shop as well as being a Ripperdoc nurse. Unlike Johnny however, Misty is a genuinely kind-hearted and empathetic woman who does what she can to help the people around her.

* The "SJW Sally" meme is all about this kind of person, decrying all sorts of percieved injustices that she embodies.

* Though typically portrayed as an UpperClassTwit, Bruce Wayne's (platonic) friend, Veronica Vreeland, on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' had donated much of her family's fortune to various charities (mostly stuff relating to animals and the environment, but especially animals). Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman), [[PretenderDiss who doesn't consider Veronica to a be a "real" animal rights activist]], argues that Veronica's only doing what she's doing for appearances and possibly because she feels guilty about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were [[GreatWhiteHunter big-game hunters]]. Bruce Wayne (a.k.a. Batman) has come to Veronica's defense at least once, pointing out that regardless of whatever Veronica's motivation is, she's at least doing something responsible with her money (something that ultimately benefits society), which is way more than what can be said for most of the other rich people in Gotham City (at least from what's seen on the show).

** Quinn is the daughter of a wealthy family and expresses left-leaning political beliefs in conversation. However, she's also a sociopath and is probably just being fashionable. Her friendship with the non-white and less economically advantaged Paula is shown to be a predatory relationship.
* The Quinns of ''Series/You2018''. Parents Ray and Dottie are old money Californians who started a hip, ethical grocery store named Anavrin (Nirvana backwards); their GranolaGirl daughter Love manages one. They're introduced at their 30-year vow renewal (called a "Wellkend"), where guests dress in linen, affirm each other, do weed, "confront their inner id", the works. However, they turn out to be abusive parents. When Joe meets Love's friends, the type of pattern-wearing, wealthy Angelinos who are concerned with things like reiki and Ayurveda, he scoffs at the privilege they have to be making such ethical choices, but grows to like them anyway.

* ''Keating! The Musical'' has the title character assure the audience that "there's nothing wrong with being inner-city elite" in his first song. Paul Keating, the former Australian Prime Minister on whose career the musical is based, is probably the highest-ranking Bobo in Australian history.

->''A bohemian-looking girl with dreadlocks floated past in a long paisley dress, but a five-thousand-pound handbag revealed that her hippy credentials were as fake as Tempest's disability.''
-->-- ''Literature/CareerOfEvil'' by [[Creator/JKRowling Robert Galbraith]]

The Bourgeois Bohemian is what the {{Hipster}} or GranolaGirl often turns into when they hit middle age, or what the NewAgeRetroHippie might have become had they not dropped out of collegeand joined a {{commune}}. The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes (saving the rainforest, protecting endangered species in remote places).

They are avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain and buy artisinal locally-sourced foods (craft beer, farm-to-table restaurants). They decorate their loft condo with imported artifacts from around the world. They have disdain for suburban trends (huge home cinema systems, triple garages), but value high-end kitchen appliances and culinary gear and hand-crafted furniture. They love outdoor activities such as hiking and wilderness camping, as long as they have the coolest, most expensive Gore-Tex and titanium gear during their forays in the wild.

They are avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain and artisinal locally-sourced foods (craft beer, farm-to'table restaurants). They decorate their loft condo with imported artifacts from around the world. They have disdain for suburban trends (huge home cinema systems, triple garages), but value high-end kitchen appliances and culinary gear and hand-crafted furniture. They love outdoor activities such as hiking and wilderness camping, as long as they have the coolest, most expensive Gore-Tex and titanium gear during their forays in the wild.

They are avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain and artisinal locally-sources foods. They decorate their loft condo with costly avant-garde art. They have disdain for suburban trends (huge home cinema systems, triple garages), but value high-end kitchen appliances and furniture. They love outdoor activities such as hiking and wilderness camping, as long as they have the coolest, most expensive Gore-Tex and titanium gear during their forays in the wild.

The Bourgeois Bohemian is what the {{Hipster}} or GranolaGirl often turns into when they hit middle age, or what the NewAgeRetroHippie might have become had they not dropped out. The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes (saving the rainforest, protecting endangered species in remote places).

They are avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain and artisinal locally-sources foods. They decorate their loft condo with costly avant-garde art. They have disdain for suburban trends (huge home cinema systems SUVs in triple garages), but value high-end kitchen appliances and furniture. They love outdoor activities such as hiking and wilderness camping, as long as they have the coolest, most expensive Gore-Tex and titanium gear during their forays in the wild.

The Bourgeois Bohemian is what the {{Hipster}} or GranolaGirl often turns into when they hit middle age, or what the NewAgeRetroHippie might have become had they not dropped out.

The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes (saving the rainforest, protecting endangered species in remote places). They are avid consumers of culture particularly from left-of-center state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). They shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain and decorate their loft condo with costly avant-garde art. They have disdain for suburban trends (huge home cinema systems), but value high-end kitchen appliances and furniture. They love outdoor activities such as hiking and wilderness camping, as long as they have the coolest, most expensive Gore-Tex and titanium gear during their forays in the wild.

The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes. A fondness for state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting Service, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) -- is also common, as is a tendency to shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain.

[[StrawmanPolitical Unsympathetic examples]] of the trope will often be portrayed as being hypocritical about their wealth, criticizing other wealthy elites while sharing much of their lifestyle. Sympathetic portrayals will usually suggest that progressive principles and wealth aren't incompatible, and may, in fact, invoke such ideals as the "Gospel of wealth" or ''[[ComesGreatResponsibility noblesse oblige]]'' as a justification for it.

The trope originated as an insulting depiction in the 1890s, and among Socialists rather than the nationalists, with Populists in the United States and Labourites in Britain using it to mock their more bourgeois liberal/socialist counterparts. These people have also been called "champagne socialists" in the U.K., "gauche caviar" in France, and "limousine liberals" or "latte liberals" in the U.S. Anti-liberal and anti-socialist nationalists and conservatives began to co-opt it in the mid-20th century. The [[TropeNamer term itself]], however, comes from the [[NewerThanTheyThink 2000]] book ''Bobos in Paradise'' by the conservative ''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers New York Times]]'' columnist David Brooks. Brooks identified Bourgeois Bohemians -- "bobos" for short -- as Baby Boomers like himself who had grown up with the individualistic, do-it-yourself ethos of the 1960s counterculture, but now found themselves in TheNineties as well-off, middle-aged professionals.

Often someone's HippieParents, and often SelfMadeMan and NouveauRiche, having earned their comfortable living after a poor and rebellious youth. Compare with the {{yuppie}}, which is what a Bourgeois Bohemian would have been during TheEighties had they been more materialistic, class conscious, and obsessed with SimpleYetOpulent ConspicuousConsumption.

Often someone's HippieParents, and often SelfMadeMan and NouveauRiche, having earned their comfortable living after a poor and rebellious youth. Compare with {{Yuppie}}, which is what a Bourgeois Bohemian would have been during TheEighties had they been more materialistic, class conscious, and obsessed with SimpleYetOpulent ConspicuousConsumption.

* ''{{ComicBook/Persepolis}}'': Marjane's parents. They staunchly oppose the Shah and later the Islamic fundamentalists due to their violations of human rights. At the same time, they're prosperous and keep a girl (then woman) whom they basically adopted during her childhood as their live-in servant, thinking nothing of it.

* ''Keating! The Musical'' has the title character assure the audience that "there's nothing wrong with being inner-city elite" in his first song. Paul Keating, the former Australian Prime Minister on whose career the musical is based, is probably the highest ranking Bobo in Australian history.

* Though typically portrayed as an UpperClassTwit, Bruce Wayne's (platonic) friend, Veronica Vreeland, on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' had donated much of her family's fortune to various charities (mostly stuff relating to animals and the environment, but especially animals). Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman), [[PretenderDiss who doesn't consider Veronica to a be a "real" animal rights activist,]] argues that Veronica's only doing what she's doing for appearances and possibly because she feels guilty about all the endangered species her ancestors shot when they were [[GreatWhiteHunter big-game hunters]]. Bruce Wayne (a.k.a. Batman) has come to Veronica's defense at least once, pointing out that regardless of whatever Veronica's motivation is, she's at least doing something responsible with her money (something that ultimately benefits society), which is way more than what can be said for most of the other rich people in Gotham City (at least from what's seen on the show).

* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': David Rose's photographer ex-boyfriend Sebastien Raine is negative example of this trope. He's a globetrotting, pretentious artist who drops celebrity names, but he also looks scruffy and as David puts it "is wearing an expensive sweater that doesn't look expensive."

See also: TheManIsStickingItToTheMan, RichKidTurnedSocialActivist, RuleAbidingRebel, FoxNewsLiberal, and UpperClassTwit. If the aging character becomes conservative rather than retains their counterculture values, they're a FormerTeenRebel. BourgeoisBumpkin is ''almost'' this trope, but with the political ideology flipped and combined with ItsAllAboutMe. CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority may motivate young {{Hipster}} Bobos.

* Greg's parents (Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand) in ''Film/MeetTheFockers'': They are pretty much well-off, and they also embrace some pretty weird activities (an over-the-top parody of New Age beliefs popular at the time).

* Jane in ''It's Complicated'', though her ex-husband seems to be more of the businessman type.

* Dean and Missy Armitage in ''Film/GetOut2017'' are a villainous example. Upper-middle-class suburbanites who go out of their way to present themselves as progressive and non-racist people, this doesn't stop them from being [[CondescendingCompassion incredibly condescending]] towards Chris, treating young black people like human props, and [[spoiler:ultimately stealing their bodies so they can enjoy extended lives with the "physical advantages" of being young and black]].

The defining trait of the Bourgeois Bohemian (Bobo for short) is that, while they belong to the upper or upper-middle class in socioeconomic terms, their values are often inherited from the New Left and countercultural movements of the 1960s. Expect very open attitudes towards issues such as religion, sexuality, and recreational drugs, as well as support for liberal or progressive political causes. A fondness for state-owned/funded media -- e.g. Creator/{{NPR}} (National Public Radio, USA), Creator/{{PBS}} (Public Broadcasting System, USA), Creator/{{CBC}} (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), Creator/TheBBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), and Creator/TheABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) -- is also common, as is a tendency to shop at places like the USA's "organic" Whole Foods Market chain.

->''"A bohemian-looking girl with dreadlocks floated past in a long paisley dress, but a five-thousand-pound handbag revealed that her hippy credentials were as fake as Tempest's disability."''
-->-- '''[[Creator/JKRowling Robert Galbraith]]''', ''Literature/CareerOfEvil''