{"id":2251350,"date":"2024-05-23T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-cate-blanchett-mocked-for-calling-herself-middle-class\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:16:34","slug":"actress-cate-blanchett-mocked-for-calling-herself-middle-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-cate-blanchett-mocked-for-calling-herself-middle-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Cate Blanchett Faces Backlash for Referring to Herself as &#8216;Middle Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factress-cate-blanchett-mocked-for-calling-herself-middle-class%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actress Cate Blanchett\u200b is facing criticism for describing herself as &#8220;middle class&#8221; during a United Nations \u200dpress conference in Cannes. Despite her substantial\u2063 net \u200dworth \u200cof $95 million, Blanchett, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-police-boost-patrols-amid-spring-break-violence\/\" title=\"Fla. police boost patrols amid spring break violence\">goodwill ambassador<\/a>, emphasized her support for refugee filmmakers and the\u200b impact of her interactions with refugees on her\u2062 worldview. The median income\u2063 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-recall-threat-ca-gov-newsom-unveils-largest-state-tax-rebate-in-american-history\/\" title=\"Amid Recall Threat, CA Gov. Newsom Unveils \u2018Largest State Tax Rebate In American History\u2019\">middle-class households<\/a> in 2020 was $90,131 according to the Pew\u2064 Research Center.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/celebrities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cate Blanchett<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is catching heat for referring to herself as \u201cmiddle class\u201d while speaking about the refugee crisis at a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/united-nations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">United Nations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  press conference in Cannes this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 55-year-old celebrity, who has an estimated net worth of $95 million, spoke about her time as a goodwill ambassador and stressed how she\u2019s been trying to promote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/refugees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">refugee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  filmmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m white, I\u2019m privileged, I\u2019m middle class, and I think, you know, one can be accused of having a bit of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cher-mocked-for-white-savior-tweet-about-george-floyd\/\" title=\"Cher Mocked For \u2018White Savior\u2019 Tweet About George Floyd\">white savior complex<\/a>, but to be perfectly honest, my interaction with the refugees in the field and also in resettled environments has totally changed my perspective on the world,\u201d Blanchett said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/cate-blanchett-middle-class-comment\/\">Marie Claire<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She continued, \u201cAnd also in resettled environments, has totally changed my perspective on the world. And I\u2019m utterly grateful for that. And I think if you do have a platform, I want to be in dialogue with these people. I\u2019ve met some extraordinary people with extraordinary creative talents and amazing perspectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/04\/20\/how-the-american-middle-class-has-changed-in-the-past-five-decades\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pew Research Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the median income of households classified as middle-class in 2020 was $90,131.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In Cannes, Cate Blanchett reflects on her experience as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, and the importance of giving filmmakers who are refugees a platform to tell their stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GgcaBLMT9e\">pic.twitter.com\/GgcaBLMT9e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APEntertainment\/status\/1793031261151219751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Academy Award-winner went on to detail some of her criticisms about the movie business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I look back at films that were made during the Second World War, even if the films didn\u2019t \u2014 the narratives didn\u2019t \u2014 directly deal with it, it was understood that a global crisis was going on,\u201d Blanchett said of how films dealt with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-sued-over-covid-records-after-allegations-of-monetary-incentives-paid-to-change-findings\/\" title=\"CIA faces lawsuit over COVID records amid claims of paid incentives to alter findings\">major global events<\/a> in the past. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was just a texture behind the films that were being made. And given that this is a global challenge, a global crisis, I\u2019m always bewildered as to why more films don\u2019t speak directly or obliquely to this,\u201d she continued, referring to the refugee crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716488494520000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2dyxfpdB0XAtZIqaVVdwYr\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X users responded to Blanchett\u2019s statements with mockery and derision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShe is disconnected from reality,\u201d one person <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThuleSocieties\/status\/1793071388674359334\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCate Blanchett is \u2018middle class\u2019\u2026and I am a giraffe,\u201d another X user <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JelindaFaye\/status\/1793265994292449602\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">joked<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The actress is best known for starring in the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d trilogy and Marvel\u2019s \u201cThor: Ragnarok.\u201d She has been nominated for 8 Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actress for \u201cThe Aviator\u201d (2004) and a Best Actress award for \u201cBlue Jasmine\u201d (2013).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Cate Blanchett faces criticism for labeling herself &#8220;middle class&#8221; during a discussion on the refugee crisis at a UN press conference in Cannes. Despite her $95 million net worth, the 55-year-old emphasized her role as a goodwill ambassador, highlighting her efforts in assisting refugees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2251351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Cate-Blanchett-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Cate-Blanchett-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2251351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}