Let them eat cake

1. A saying that shows insensitivity to or incomprehension of the realities of life for the unfortunate. Rousseau, in his Confessions, tells of a great princess who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, “Let them eat cake.” This statement is often, and incorrectly, attributed to Marie Antoinette.

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Jackie sees herself as a modern-day Marie Antoinette, but instead of saying “Let them eat cake” she has her driver bring back enough McDonald’s to feed an entire film crew.

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“This is a ‘let them eat cake’ moment if there ever was one,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico commented.

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He was heading down to Florida for his “Let Them Eat Cake” Halloween party and got “very angry”” But this has been a subject of interest among the far right Christian contingent for a while now.

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“Otherwise, it’s Marie Antoinette: Let them eat cake — or let them eat protein bars, in this case.”

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In the wake of the strikes and in the midst of so many layoffs, including at Netflix, “Bridgerton’s” media blitz could be perceived as a bit out of tune in a “Let them eat cake” kind of way.

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