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The quote is "let them eat cake". It's true, she probably never actually said that but it makes a good quote to use when rich people say out of touch things. For instance, when Trump said something about kids getting one doll for Christmas instead of two.
I had a French teacher who claimed that "let them eat cake" was a bit of a mistranslation and that "cake" was just a different, maybe fancier, type of bread.
Like the situation was more like someone said "Marie, the people don't have any baguettes to eat." And she replied "Well then let them eat brioche"
Still probably apocryphal, but I think maybe a little more believable if it were true while still showing the tone-deafness.
It also just feels very French to me.
Someone else said it when Marie Antoinette was only a little girl. Can't remember who it was.
Rousseau, one of the architects of the Revolution.
The home secretary in my country said during Covid that everyone will have to be more financially conservative during Covid-related lock-downs. She said that then three ball gowns are enough, you don't need more than that.
Reminds me of a story I heard where McDonald's or some other fast food company was giving their workers tips on saving money and their tips assumed their workers were rich enough to have servants
That's so funny. I feel ridiculous enough owning one (the reason I own it was because I went to a weird university where fancy white-tie events were common and most students probably went to at least one of those in their time there. )
The quote in the original french version is, at least iirc, let them eat brioche, so cake isn't even a good translation. More something like "let them eat sweet bread".
But translating brioche as cake instead makes the quote sound even more tone deaf and outrageous.