“I’m white, I’m privileged, I’m middle class,” this was the sentence millionaire Cate Blanchett said, throwing the online world into a spin. The famous actor currently has a net worth of $95 million, so if she is middle class, what makes the rest of Australia? The Guardian reported in the Aussie actor’s defence, stating she was referring to sociological capital and collective attitudes. A general understanding is class in the US is represented by hard capital, but some argue Australians represent class by sociological factors instead.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. This means according to the publication, a tradie who earns a high salary may not be considered “upper class”, but a barista with a private school education would be. Blanchett referred to herself as middle class while advocating for her work with refugees.
She also added, “But to be perfectly honest, my interaction with refugees in the field and also in resettled environments has totally changed my perspective on the world, and I’m utterly grateful for that.” The Aussie actress drew less attention to her advocacy and more attention to her turn of phrase. Blanchett was slammed across multiple social media sites, including TikTok and X.
“So out of touch,” a TikTok user said. A second added, “Celebrities, they’re just like us. Except, ‘middle class’ is having 95 million in the bank”.
“She doesn’t know about normal society a.
