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Comment: None of the sources cited mention the word "appaupriation", and Wikipedia is not for things made up one day. Wikishovel (talk) 21:41, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Appaupriation is the phenomenon that people of higher standing affiliate themselves with cultural or social circumstances or behaviors that are associated with more working class groups in society. The word is derived from both appropriation and the Latin pauper, which means a person of lower income.
Appaupriation is seen in many societies and social circumstances. It can range from the support of working class sports teams by upper class individuals or businesses to the creation of a narrative of being part of blue collar workers by for example politicians. A recent well-known example of appaupriation by a politician is the claims by Joe Biden that he has a working class background, while in reality his societal background would be called middle class[1] by most people. Many socialist or communist elites likewise claim strong ties to the non-elite citizens of the countries that they govern. One example of appaupriation by a political faction is the Chinese Communist Party, which arguably has evolved into a political elite[2] but still claims affinity to the needs of the working class Chinese.
Appaupriation is the opposite of elitist behavior, which is centered around the affirmation of one's higher social standing in public. Elitist behavior is widely practiced by for example monarchs, top sports players, very rich individuals, dictators and any person in general who feels elevated above his or her peers and is willing to claim this in public. As for appaupriation, elitist behavior is a social strategy of an individual to claim a certain social rank, often in its own interest and often the individual will claim personal merits which may or may not be correct. One good example of elitist behavior in politics is the campaign of Donald Trump, who a.o. claims[3] affluency and intellectual capacities, apparently without factual support for his claims.
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edit- ^ Suciu, Peter (2024-06-21). "Blue-Collar Joe Biden Is the Real 'Cheap Fake'". The National Interest. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Brødsgaard, Kjeld Erik (2018). "China's Communist Party: From Mass to Elite Party". China Report. 54 (4): 385–402. doi:10.1177/0009445518806076. ISSN 0009-4455.
- ^ Kessler, Glenn; Rizzo, Salvador; Kelly, Meg (2021-02-10). "Analysis | Trump's false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-19.