deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
×
Browse More Like This
Shop Similar Prints

More from *poasterchild

Featured in Groups

:iconpoliticsareparanoid: :iconoccupyart: :iconthe99percent: :iconoccupyda: :iconoccupyartists: :iconjoin-the-alliance: :iconstop-sopa:
×

626

33 10 15
:iconpoasterchild:

A Helpful Suggestionby *poasterchild

DescriptionDetailsShare
Download PNG 710 × 1074
Please feel free to reproduce without attribution and to disseminate widely, thank you~
©2012-2013 *poasterchild
Category: Photography / Photojournalism / Political

Details

Stats

Submitted on
March 22, 2012
Image Size
1.3 MB
Resolution
710×1074
Views
626
Favourites
33 (who?)
Comments
10
Downloads
15
URL
Thumb
Embed
Only verified accounts can report policy violations. Please check your email and click on the verification link.
* Required field
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
love 0 0 joy 1 1 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconredsuzanne:
*RedSuzanne Apr 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
I wish I could believe that the sentiment is only believed by the 1%. *sigh*
Reply
:iconirlannd:
~irlannd May 29, 2012
Did she ever say that?!?
Reply
:icontheghostofelvis:
~theGhostofElvis Aug 25, 2012
All the history books say she didn't. She wasn't an educated woman, but I don't think she was really that stupid.

Marie Antoniette wasn't, that is. I can't speak for the 1%.
Reply
:iconmurielleejones:
~MurielLeeJones Apr 14, 2012
lol! oh dear, well, said it or not, great poster.
Reply
:iconpoasterchild:
Mood: Llama *poasterchild Apr 14, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Thanks Muriel Lee.
Reply
:icon21ade:
~21Ade Mar 23, 2012  Student Writer
I don't believe she was stupid enough to say that but I know what you mean with politicians. They are that stupid to say that...
Reply
:icondravazed:
!Dravazed Mar 23, 2012
I'm not actually sure whether she said it, but it wouldn't surprise. There are some pretty good recent historical analyses of Antoinette, and she was vilified in great measure because she was a foreigner sitting on the French throne. Sympathetic figure, actually.
Reply
:iconpoasterchild:
*poasterchild Mar 23, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
Yeah, as i said below, when thinking about cultural memes and politics, the thing is to pick one that is instantly recognizable to your audience and that carries the connotations your interested in -- in this case, overbearing privilege, arrogance, and indeed the implicit acknowledgement that there could be violence in offing if the peasants get really ticked off and begin to take things personally.

This is why so many devices work well as the basis for these poasters -- Kirstin Dunst, because her expression is priceless, Foghorn Leghorn, because he's known for sounding off, Captain America, because, he's. . .well, he's Captain America. You get it.
Reply
:iconmechatails7218:
~MechaTails7218 Mar 23, 2012
Before someone becomes a pedantic ass in the comments here about this: The real Marie Antoinette never said the "let them eat cake" line.

However, the context of this image and the fictional line still applies: The 1%'s lack of empathy and understanding of the 99% is just as bad now as it was prior to the French Revolution.
Reply
:iconpoasterchild:
*poasterchild Mar 23, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
This is a true statement. But, you know as well as I that in politics what counts is not historical accuracy, but rather the current cultural relevance of the meme, and as you say, currently, the "let them eat cake" meme is very relevant.
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy