Bopea
A bopea (bohemian peasantry) is a member of a British upper-class socio-economic group who adopts aspects of a rural life.[1] The group blend bohemian values of creativity and non-conformism with a more traditional "neo-peasant" worldview that values nature, community, and craft.[2]
History
British society magazine Tatler wrote in 2023 that the term characterised the rapid re-emergence of various traditional practices and hobbies following the COVID-19 lockdowns.[3] Louis Elton contrasts them against earlier, similar social groups of bobos and yuppies, saying that bopeas wish to "flourish holistically".[4]
Writing in The Sunday Times, Phoebe Luckhurst describes bopeas having a variety of hobbies:
Their place is in the greenhouse, the workshop, the kitchen garden or the apiary; their hobbies are – in no particular order – rewilding, keeping chickens, farm-to-table cooking, knitting, fermenting and cold water swimming.[5]
Tatler identified King Charles III as a key inspiration for the group. The magazine also named James Middleton, Merlin Sheldrake, and Ben Goldsmith as examples of the lifestyle. Politico highlighted Carrie Johnson — the wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson — as "the nation's Bopea tradwife".[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Walker, Simon Mills | Harriet (2023-11-28). "BoPea v MePea — the new posh peasant tribes". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ↑ Hay, Katherine (20 July 2023). "Bopeas: There's a new subculture in town, sorry, the countryside". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Delaney, Evie (17 November 2023). "On England's pleasant pastures seen: Rural rules the roost in the new class of bohemian peasants or 'Bopeas'". Tatler. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Elton, Louis (2023-07-16). "The dawn of the Bohemian Peasants". UnHerd. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Luckhurst, Phoebe (26 November 2023). "Sloane Rangers no more: meet the rewilding 'bopeas'". The Times. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ Casalicchio, Emilio (18 July 2023). "London Playbook PM: Blair with benefits and a postcard from Frome". POLITICO. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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