radical chic

Meaning

Noun

• The adoption and promotion of radical political causes by celebrities, socialites, and high society.

Origin

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• {{cite-journal
• |date=June 8, 1970
• |title=Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's
• |work=New York Magazine
• |url=http://www.anamnesis.info/sites/default/files/Tom%20Wolfe-Radical%20Chic%20%26%20Mau-Mauing%20the%20Flak%20Catchers.pdf
• |author=Tom Wolfe
• |authorlink=Tom Wolfe
• |passage=Radical Chic, after all, is only radical in style; in its heart it is part of Society and its traditions. Politics, like Rock, Pop and Camp, has its uses; but to put one's whole status on the line for nostalgie de la boue in any of its forms would be unprincipled.