Let them eat cake!!!!
Bourgeoisie is a classification used in analysing human societies to describe a social class of people who are in the upper or merchant class, whose status or power comes from employment, education, and wealth as opposed to aristocratic origin. Petite bourgeoisie is used to describe the class below the bourgeoisie but above the Proletariat.
In a capitalist society the term often refers to the owning and ruling classes. The term is widely used in many non-English speaking countries as an approximate equivalent of middle class (found in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels), but in English speaking countries usage of the word as a term of art is associated with those with socialist or anti-capitalist political leanings.
In common usage the term has pejorative connotations suggesting either undeserved wealth, or lifestyles, tastes, and opinions that lack the sophistication of the rich or the authenticity of the intellectual or the poor. It is rare for people in the English speaking world to self-identify as members of the bourgeoisie, although many self-identify as middle class, which some would argue is technically bourgeoisie. In the United States, where social class affiliation lacks some of the structure and rules of many other nations, Bourgeoisie is sometimes used to refer to those seen as being upper class.
Bourgeoisie is a French word that was borrowed directly into English in the specific sense described above. In the French feudal order, "bourgeois" was formally a legal category in society, defined by conditions such as length of residence and source of income. The word evolved to mean merchants and traders, and until the 19th century was mostly synonymous with the middle class (persons in the broad socioeconomic spectrum between nobility and serfs or proletarians). Then, as the power and wealth of the nobility faded in the second half of the 19th century, the bourgeoisie emerged as the new ruling class.
The French word bourgeois evolved from the Old French word burgeis, meaning "an inhabitant of a town" (cf. Middle English burgeis, Middle Dutch burgher and German Bürger). The Old French word burgeis is derived from bourg, meaning a market town or medieval village, itself derived from Late Latin burgus, meaning "fortress"[1]
2007-06-02 22:18:44
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answered by Montego 4
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pig is pig whatever if her burgeois or not
2007-06-03 05:18:51
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answered by Mag 7
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Burgeois
\Bur*geois"\ (b[oo^]r*zhw[aum]"), n. A burgess; a citizen.
I guess it means your a citizen pig
2007-06-03 05:21:15
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answered by Anonymous
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In this context, bourgeios is generally construed as lower middle class. I think pig is fairly self-explanatory.
2007-06-03 05:22:30
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answered by Alice K 7
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3 fingers r pointing back at him
2007-06-03 05:50:47
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answered by Anonymous
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It's the same as calling you "common swine" ... middle-class pig.
2007-06-03 05:20:16
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answered by Lirrain 5
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Idk,never have been called that.
2007-06-03 05:20:57
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answered by Ms Lety 7
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It means they're pretentious.
2007-06-03 05:19:13
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answered by Tut Uncommon 7
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It means that they think that you are haughty or arrogant.
2007-06-03 05:18:55
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answered by markmccloud_1 4
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concieted or boisterous
2007-06-03 05:41:45
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answered by Anonymous
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