Fun fact: historians think she never actually said the famous line attributed to her (“let them eat cake”), which was supposedly evidence used to show her indifference to economic troubles in France at the time. It’s believed that the line was crafted to feed anti-nobility sentiment among the working class that ultimately led to the French Revolution. (Here’s a source, but there’s many put there)
It’s a good thing that we’ve progressed to the point that nobody uses false information to drive political narratives anymore. /s
I also read that there is a translation issue with the word cake. It was originally reported as saying “brioche,” not cake. Brioche is a type of bread, not a cake like we think of. It is still indicative of a lack of awareness, since the line was uttered in response to poor people not being able to afford bread and she suggested brioche instead, as if there is much difference.
The fundamental issue is the line was only ever originally attributed to ‘a great princess’ and Antoinette was nine when it was first written by Rousseau. It didn’t become commonly attributed to her until well after her death.
Marie Antoinette sounds like a paragon of compassion right about now
Fun fact: historians think she never actually said the famous line attributed to her (“let them eat cake”), which was supposedly evidence used to show her indifference to economic troubles in France at the time. It’s believed that the line was crafted to feed anti-nobility sentiment among the working class that ultimately led to the French Revolution. (Here’s a source, but there’s many put there)
It’s a good thing that we’ve progressed to the point that nobody uses false information to drive political narratives anymore. /s
I also read that there is a translation issue with the word cake. It was originally reported as saying “brioche,” not cake. Brioche is a type of bread, not a cake like we think of. It is still indicative of a lack of awareness, since the line was uttered in response to poor people not being able to afford bread and she suggested brioche instead, as if there is much difference.
The fundamental issue is the line was only ever originally attributed to ‘a great princess’ and Antoinette was nine when it was first written by Rousseau. It didn’t become commonly attributed to her until well after her death.