[Image description: a dining room with teal blue walls, with a pink neon sign saying “let them eat cake” written in cursive.]
Is it still “tone deaf” if they know exactly what they’re saying?
I mean we already have a solution to this don’t we?
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.
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.
I’m gonna say they probably just think it sounds cool and have no idea what it actually means
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.
Nah they definitely know and are using it to flaunt their wealth over us poors
One of you is right.
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