Talk:Nouveau riche

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This article lacks mention of historical nouveau riche , as in Soviet Russia, historical noble class vs. nouveau riche, etc. --Clementduval 01:36, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

The article stereotypes "new rich" as people who spend money too wastefully. ----

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[edit] Rap Artists?

This subject sounds like newly rich people who like bling-bling. Would Rap artists fit into this category? 4.244.201.231 03:05, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] dave chappelle

how does dave chappelle fall under this category? he lives on a farm in ohio not a mega mansion in beverly hills?he doesnt drive a super fancy car,and doestn wear any "bling bling"

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[edit] julia roberts et al

The same goes for Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie. I don't think they're famous for flaunting their money and spending conspicuously. Also I reckon Oprah doesn't spend that much considering the amount of her income.

[edit] Paris Hilton?

Sure she's know for flashing her money around, but she's like a 4th generation heiress, hard to call her "noveau riche"...66.72.215.225 14:39, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, even if the Hilton main guy, her grandfather or whatever he was to her, was nouveau riche himself, she's always lived in the wealth she is living in now, so she's definitely not a n r. Dollvalley 14:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Chappelle

I've removed Dave. He's a Muslim who lives on a farm, drives regular cars and is by all accounts a humble dude. See how long his name stays off this time. WORLDS MOST ACCURATE ENCYCLOPEDIA

I second that, however thankfully not all articles are biased like this one. And if you read the definition of nouveau riche properly, you would remove several people off this list. Since when is Oprah spending money conspicuously and lacks taste, I mean, Paris Hilton is the best example but only is she was poor and suddenly inherited money, which is not the case. Why this list exists is beyond me. It's simply ridiculous. Dollvalley 15:00, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

What Dave's religion has to do with this is beyond all of us 98.206.29.95 14:50, 10 October 2007 (UTC) Daniel

[edit] NPOV

Here's an attempt to make it a bit more NPOV. Let me know if you think the lack of neutrality comment can be removed. Steggall 03:20 10 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Since there has been no comment at all, I'm going to remove the NPOV header. If you think it should be restored, please indicate your reasons here. Steggall 20:20 17 June 2007 (UTC)