Cate Blanchett is without a doubt one our country’s our finest acting exports.
She’s earned more creative accolades than you could poke a stick at; she’s the only ‘Strayan actor to have won two Oscars. Above all else, she’s a campaigner for feminism, sustainable fashion and climate change awareness, as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.
Blanchett isn’t afraid of speaking her mind and taking a stand against things that aren’t right.
And when Cate Blanchett accepted the Style Icon Award at this year’s InStyle Awards last night, she thanked the designers she’s worked with — like Stella McCartney, Riccardo Tisci, and Giorgio Armani — and took the opportunity to encourage the women in the room to dress however they want.
Before wrapping it up, she shared a message for the blokes in the room, too:
“Women like looking sexy, but it doesn’t mean we want to fuck you,” she said.
“No one says to Steve Bannon, ‘You look like a bag of trash. Do you want me to throw you out?’ But the comments that get said about what women wear on the red carpet — I mean. If you troll through those trolls on the internet, just don’t.”
You can watch the killer speech here:
Cate Blanchett at tonight’s #InStyleAwards: “We all like looking sexy, but it doesn’t mean we want to f—k you.” pic.twitter.com/3FKFjJJVzC
— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) October 24, 2017
The dinner crowd, which included Cindy Crawford, Brie Larson and Selena Gomez, apparently cheered after this line.
All we can say is… yassssss queen.
