Cate Blanchett has an estimated net worth of $140 million which apparently makes her... middle class.
During the Cannes Film Festival that took place last week, Blanchett took part in a United Nations press conference, talking about the work she does with refugee filmmakers and how it has impacted her life.
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During this press conference, she made a comment that has generated worldwide headlines.
“I’m white, I’m privileged, I’m middle class," she said. "I think, you know, one can be accused of having a bit of a white saviour complex, 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.”
A clip of the quote was posted to the Associated Press' TikTok account which has now gone viral, gaining over 273k views.
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Personally, I thought her response was decent.
She acknowledged that the work she does can make it appear as if she has a white saviour complex, which is when white people help non-white people for self-serving reasons only. She also acknowledged that the work she’s doing is important when it comes to enacting change, along with changing her own perspectives on the world.
It was the other part of her response that left me and many other people very confused...