Gucci socialist
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Gucci socialist is an American political epithet similar to Champagne socialist or Limousine liberal that is used to describe people who claim to support left-of-centre policy or theory, including various forms of soft socialism and liberalism, but have an undeniably capitalist, bourgeoisie lifestyle. Gucci refers to the haute couture created at the Italian fashion house which bears the name. This term is used largely pejoratively. Phil Allt, a New Democratic Party of Canada member extended the use of the Gucci prefix in conjunction with another ideology when he accused the Green Party of Canada of including "Gucci environmentalists." [1]
Usage
- Sometimes used in conjunction with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other celebrity members of PETA [2].
- Former guerilla commander and parliamentarian Tony Yengeni was cited as an example of a Gucci socialist [3].
- The Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been called Gucci-Helle, because she even wears Gucci sunglasses, combined with having very centrist views by Social Democrat standards.