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[Image description: a dining room with teal blue walls, with a pink neon sign saying “let them eat cake” written in cursive.]

  • wild@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For those who don’t know, the phrase “let them eat cake” is commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France in the late 18th century. However, there’s no concrete evidence she actually said this. The phrase is used to portray her as out of touch with the suffering of the French people during a time of widespread poverty and famine.

    Having the phrase “let them eat cake” in a super luxurious house is incredibly insensitive because it symbolizes a callous disregard for the struggles of those less fortunate. It’s a reminder of the kind of detachment and insensitivity that can perpetuate social inequalities and exacerbate class divides, which is particularly tone-deaf in a setting of opulence.

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        1 year ago

        Nah they definitely know and are using it to flaunt their wealth over us poors

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          Isn’t that a bit pointless as is poors only get to see it via an estate agent photo?

          It’s still shite though.

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            No, the rich people around the dinner table use it to justify their superiority over the rest of us while they’re eating.

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        1 year ago

        Generally when something can be explained due to stupidity or maleficence, stupidity is usually the culprit.

        Given that this quote is related an historical myth, I think this stupidity is way more likely.

        Stupid, but still insensitive.

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      1 year ago

      What if the homeowner openly and confidently enjoys the struggles of the less fortunate?

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      It’s interesting to note that she was widely hated even at the time though not because she was a rich noble, but because she was austrian. So it’s possible the phrase is a fabrication that stuck.