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Over two centuries ago, in a France impoverished by multiple socio-economic crises, a French noble casually uttered the words: “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche”. The nobleperson could never have known how consequential this action would be, how this callous string of words would later mistakenly become attributed to the last queen of France. And she certainly could never have predicted how an interpretation of the phrase would butterfly into fuelling one of the largest unorganised protests in modern times.The Met Gala incidentIn early May, popular internet influencer Haley Kalil put on a floral dress designed by her friend Marc Bouwer. All was going perfect; Kalil was headed to the Met Gala — one of the biggest and most exclusive fashion events ever — adorned in an utterly gorgeous 18th-century-style