bourgeoisie
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This uncomfortably hilarious and cutting dramedy from Simón Mesa Soto addresses both artistic failure and how often creative fields expect voices from disadvantaged backgrounds to exploit their trauma for the edification of the bourgeoisie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Not for him were the depictions of the lives and leisure of the wealthy or the bourgeoisie favored by Renoir, Cassatt and Morisot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
"The Viennese bourgeoisie took them to cafes and shopping, and showed them the local monuments," he added.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
A daughter of Washington, D.C.’s Black bourgeoisie, Horn often attired herself in furs and white gloves, but she could outlast even the hardiest barfly as the night wore on.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
He laughed and said that to bring a child into this unjust world was an act of a blasé bourgeoisie anyway.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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