Talk:Socialite

message: Socialite is a mineral no longer mined. Wetman 08:34, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Like - can't someone on Wikipedia create a little Like icon so that Wikipedia can become more like Facebook?--79.34.11.198 (talk) 00:27, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: We do have the "send thanks" function.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 20:51, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Mineral

message: Something's missing in this article: how socialites are essentially professional members of what the rich people call "Society".  You know, Malcolm Forbes, opera subscribers, the people Liz Smith writes about, the Junior League, coming-out parties, debutantes, etc.  There isn't an article about that kind of "Society" and that's what makes this article's wording awkward.  Cleduc 04:12, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Take a stab at it!  The article is going off-track with its listing of 'party girls'--that is, those who lead a notorious social life, as opposed to the socialite.  'Socialite' is NOT a synonym for 'spoiled rich girl'.  Pet peeve:  the 'examples' are fast becoming a LIST--perhaps inevitable on Wikipedia.  I'm about to delete, delete.  Create a list or a category, folks, please!  Quill 07:46, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  So exactly what is a "socialite" then? Many biography pages have "socialite" listed as an "occupation". If we're going to categorize it under a well-defined term, I think we're going to have to do better than define what a socialite is NOT. How about defining what it IS?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.9.176.129 (talk) 15:27, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Society

message: "a person who does little more than attend society functions is not usually considered a socialite; words such as playboy and party girl are used instead"
Now look at the list linked far below.
Paris Hilton a socialite?? No, rather a party girl! But yes, this list should actually not exist, as it's extremely subjective. -andy 80.129.72.228 12:14, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No argument outta me. Quill 03:30, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  OMG, this list is horrible. 

message: "Although the word may sometimes be used to describe a person's occupation, a person who does little more than attend society functions is not usually considered a socialite; words such as playboy and party girl are used instead." 
No, actually this is precisely what a socialite is. 'Playboy' and party girl are not necessarily synonyms.Thesaunterer 21:15, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Last paragraph has to go

message: Isnt a socialite just someone who is famous for either no reason or a bad reason? example, Paris Hilton for her grotty amateur porn, Jade Goody for...noone really knows...
I suppose a good way to think of it is as a High-Society celebrity, who doesn't disgrace themselves by getting drunk, wearing provocative clothing or have a so-called "foul-mouth". Paris Hilton can be called a socialite, I guess, because she was born into an upper-class family with outstanding wealth and social standing- see "celebutante". True socialites were born into an upper-class families with LOTS of cash and them and their distant descendants will NEVER have to work. JADE GOODY IS NOT A SOCIALITE! 88.109.245.206 (talk) 09:23, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The definition of this term is suspect at best.  Some consider the term socialite to be an insult, similar to a poser or wannabe.  This article needs updating.  — fcsuper (How's That?, That's How!) (Exclusionistic Immediatist ) — 00:31, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's simple, really. If a person has ever dropped their monocle into their wineglass as an expression of shock, they're a socialite. If not, they're riff-raff. I don't have a source for that truth, unfortunately. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:36, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Socialite

message: Socialite strongly implies upper class, particularly in societies that do not have a formal class structure. Thus, in the US, a socialite is oftem old money. 203.0.101.131 03:45, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Class 

message: This is the main article for :Category:Socialites.  Just as the article Novel is not a novel, it is however what describes a novel.  If you would like another example, check out :Category:People. Having to explain this boggles the mind.  Cleduc 23:24, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category 

message: I can afford to buy all those things - and i'm no socialite! Since when do material possesions determine if you're a socialite?
--82.37.25.125 (talk) 11:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The last paragraph 

message: The traditional definition of socialite is merely a socially prominent person, or one prominent in 'fashionable society'. The many artists with no history of family wealth or social pedigree who have become prominent socialites are examples of why the term has nothing to do with quality of behavior, new wealth vs. old wealth, or familial prominence. The idea that wealthy American socialites whose families' wealth originated through business ventures are somehow just imitators of 'real' socialites such as European royalty is a distortion of the term, as is one poster's baffling assertion that 'old families do not really exist' in America. Perhaps they intended to say 'old wealth', but that would not be accurate either. I would hope that most are well aware that America started out as a European colony and its social scene, as well as its familial heritage is a continuation, not an imitation of, its the European origins.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.207.145.30 (talk) 22:22, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Some of you are clueless

message: Socialite classified as an occupation? Really? 203.134.124.36 (talk) 04:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Occupation? 

message: I came to this article out of raw curiosity, wondering how people get assigned to this category. There's nothing here -- not even something worthy of wiktionary. Is this a legitimate article? Is there a way to actually bring a sociological perspective to bear? DavidOaks (talk) 23:59, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  needs to be deleted 

message: Who actually wants to read about these people?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fletcherbrian (talk • contribs) 04:31, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Garbage Article 

message: Right now this article is little more than a dictionary definition, something that is not suitable to a Wikipedia article. The information about the Social Register doesn't tie back to the actual term "socialite", and the source given doesn't use the word at all. For this article to survive, perhaps it could discuss socialites as a cultural phenomenon. For example, it could examine the decision of an individual to advance themselves through social activities rather than work. If there isn't enough to distinguish this from one of the many other articles linked here, like famous for being famous or the establishment, then this article should be deleted. Ibadibam (talk) 03:20, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improving this article 

message: Just the evening wardrobe of an individual regularly attending society functions can cost $100,000 annually.
WTF is a "society function," and in what way does attending them contribute to a socialite's success?
a) This isn't a Q&A page. b) Read the citation for that sentence. -- Jibal (talk) 05:16, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Society functions?"