Who paid for her Met Gala tickets?
Twitter was flooded with commentators who said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s white dress, emblazoned with the words “Tax the Rich,” represented the congresswoman’s “Let them eat cake” moment – a reference to Marie-Antoinette’s infamous defense. What’s the meaning behind the “let them eat cake” comment and what does this have to do with AOC’s Met Gala tickets?
AOC and “Let Them Eat Cake”
Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC, stirred up the proverbial (Twitter) pot today with her 2021 Met Gala gown, which featured the phrase “Signs for the Rich” tax”.
She wasn’t the only one making a statement: Cara Delevingne tossed up her feathers with her ‘nailed patriarchy’ vest, while Megan Rapinoe flaunted ”gays we trust” information.
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Among those who claimed the AOC claimed her outfit represented “let them eat cake” were Sky News host James Morrowwho described the attendees as “a bunch of celebrity show ponies.”
He also mistakenly described Kim Kardashian’s gown as a “burqa” and took some expletives at AOC and her celebrity colleagues.
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro also give a whole episode His presentation of Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala gown. He calls it AOC: Let them eat cake.
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What does “let them eat cake” mean?
“Let them eat cake” is undoubtedly one of the most famous quotes in history.
The story takes place in 1789, during the French Revolution, when told that her subjects had no bread to eat, Marie-Antoinette, the bride of King Louis XVI of France at the time, is said to have said: “Qu’ils mangent de la briochewhich means “let them eat cake” or “they should eat cake”.
However, the story has many holes.
Brioche is closer to cross between bread and cake, so the translation of the phrase is off from the start. More importantly, however, historians question that she said it in the first place.
Marie-Antoinette donates generously to charitable causes.Furthermore, according to history netshe often displayed a sensitivity to the French poor.
Moreover, the public has blamed many other members of the royal family for similar remarks – centuries and decades before Marie-Antoinette is said to have been. Therefore, the attribution is unlikely to be correct. However, the phrase has its symbolic meaning.
According to proponents of the message, the allegation that the AOC was hypocritical by bringing her ‘taxing the rich’ message to a party Over $30,000 per ticket.
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Who paid for AOC’s Met Gala tickets?
Tables at the Met Gala typically charge $35,000 per guest. However, the Metropolitan Museum of Art invited AOC and her boyfriend, as well as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Free to join the event.
So Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attended the event with free tickets.Read AOC’s Net Worth and Salary as a New York City Councilwoman here.
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she has since then defend this dressand her attendance at the gala, she said: “New York elected officials are often invited to the Met because we have a responsibility to oversee our city’s cultural institutions that serve the public. I was one of several who attended. Clothes were borrowed. of.”
Defender of AOC Emphasize She “knows how to go viral and does that with her core message”.
By the way, Ocasio-Cortez has previously stated that she A soft spot for “humorous activism”. She made a comment about an activist, Dressed up as Marie Antoinetteparticipated in a House committee hearing with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in protest of the Trump administration.
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Bruno is a novelist, amateur screenwriter and journalist with interests in digital media, storytelling, film and politics. He has lived in France, China, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, but returned to the UK in 2020 to pursue a degree (and because of the pandemic). His articles appear in Groundviews, Forge Press, and The Friday Poem, most of which are available at Medium or onurbicycle.com.
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