The Lord of the Rings star has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2016. The actress shared her views as the ambassador during a UN press conference titled UNHCR: Displaced Stories at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. The press meet was aimed at discussing the global refugee crisis and the need to give a voice to displaced people.

What did he say

“I’m white. I’m privileged. I’m middle-class. And I think, you know, one could be accused of having a sense of white savior. But to be completely honest, my relationship with refugees In the conversation film-zone,” she paused to correct herself and continued, “and also in the rehabilitated environment, it has completely changed my perspective on the world. And I am completely grateful for that. And I think if you have a platform, I’ve met some extraordinary people with extraordinary creative talent and amazing vision.”

“When you give a phone to someone who is marginalized and give them a chance to write about their experience, I’m very happy to help facilitate that in any way I can. Because I personally, selfishly , “I’m thrilled to see that,” she said, discussing efforts to give refugee filmmakers a platform.

Kate, who has long been an activist for humanitarian issues, shared that she is “absolutely grateful” to be provided with a platform to encourage others to create a “dialogue” with refugee filmmakers.

,[Refugees] The stories are so incredible and inspiring,” the Australian actor shared.

“There are so many stories to tell that are so inspiring and unusual and I wonder why we are all taught to be afraid of these stories,” he said at the press conference. We do this in our narratives, the more we exclude these voices from our narratives, the more we are ‘othering’ them. And we are excluding people who have a lot to offer”.

Criticism from social media users

According to celebrity net worthKat’s net worth is $95 million. Many social media users were shocked to hear her thoughts and left no stone unturned in criticizing her.

One ex user wrote, “Who does Cate Blanchett think she is ‘middle class’ compared to? Jeff Bezos? Rich people are so out of touch,” while another wrote, “She’s disconnected from reality”.

A third user shared, “Yeah, it’s really hard to deal with the poor”, while one joked, “Cate Blanchett is ‘middle class’… and I’m a giraffe”.

Another wrote, “I love Cate Blanchett, but in what world is she ‘middle class’, she has starred in two major franchises and has an estimated net worth of $90 million.”

There were also some fans who supported Blue Jasmine and Aviator Star.

“She is talking about her class and not her bank balance,” one person explained on X, with another writing, “Class and money are different. She can consider herself middle class because she is not royal.”

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In addition to the conference, Kate attended the festival as her dark comedy, Rumors, made its debut at the festival. The film premiered on Saturday night and received a four-minute standing ovation.

It follows the lives of a group of world leaders who meet at the G7, but get lost in the jungle while trying to draft a joint statement. Directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, Rumors also stars Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance, Roy Dupuis, Denis Menochet, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Rolando Ravelo.