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09-01-2013, 09:21 AM
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It's Asma al-Assad's Marie Antoinette moment. As world leaders tussle over how to respond to her husband's alleged chemical massacre (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10270342/Syria-conflict-latest.html), the first lady of Syria posts cheery pictures of herself on Instagram serving food to refugees (http://instagram.com/p/cmZDhaIzZV/).
If this was an attempt to show her caring, sharing, mother of the people side, it's badly backfired, with one user commenting that she made Marie Antoinette look like an angel.
more;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10273495/Syria-conflict-Asma-al-Assad-is-having-her-Marie-Antoinette-moment.html
Marie Antoinette (/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English)m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ə (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)r (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)iː (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key) æ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)w (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ə (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɛ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English) or / (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English)æ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)w (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɑː (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɛ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English); French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_French); baptised Maria Antonia Josepha (or Josephina) Johanna;[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-Lever2006p1-1) 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793), born an Archduchess (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduchess) of Austria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Empire), was Dauphine of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphine_of_France) from 1770 to 1774 and Queen of France and Navarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_consorts) from 1774 to 1792. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Emperor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire) Francis I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor) and Empress Maria Theresa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa).
In April 1770, upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France), Dauphin of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_of_France), she became Dauphine of France. Marie Antoinette assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre when her husband, Louis XVI of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France), ascended the throne upon the death of Louis XV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV_of_France) in May 1774. After seven years of marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_France), the first of four children.
Initially charmed by her personality and beauty, the French people generally came to dislike her, accusing "L'Autrichienne" (meaning the Austrian (woman) but sounding like "the other bitch" in French) of being profligate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spendthrift), promiscuous,[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-2) and of harboring sympathies for France's enemies, particularly Austria, her country of origin.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-3) The Diamond Necklace incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Diamond_Necklace) further ruined her reputation. Although she was completely innocent in this affair, she became known as Madame Déficit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit_spending).
The royal family's flight to Varennes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_to_Varennes) had disastrous effects on French popular opinion, Louis XVI was deposed and the monarchy abolished (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_the_abolition_of_the_monarchy) on 21 September 1792; the royal family was subsequently imprisoned at the Temple Prison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Prison). Eight months after her husband's execution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Louis_XVI), Marie Antoinette was herself tried, convicted by the Convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention) for treason (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason) to the principles of the revolution, and executed by guillotine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine) on 16 October 1793.
Even after her death, Marie Antoinette is often considered to be a part of popular culture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_in_popular_culture) and a major historical figure,[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-4) being the subject of several books, films and other forms of media. Some academics and scholars have deemed her frivolous and superficial, and have attributed the start of the French Revolution to her; however, others have claimed that she was treated unjustly and that views of her should be more sympathetic.[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-Jefferson-5)[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-6)[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-7)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02245/as_2245608c.jpg
It's Asma al-Assad's Marie Antoinette moment. As world leaders tussle over how to respond to her husband's alleged chemical massacre (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10270342/Syria-conflict-latest.html), the first lady of Syria posts cheery pictures of herself on Instagram serving food to refugees (http://instagram.com/p/cmZDhaIzZV/).
If this was an attempt to show her caring, sharing, mother of the people side, it's badly backfired, with one user commenting that she made Marie Antoinette look like an angel.
more;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10273495/Syria-conflict-Asma-al-Assad-is-having-her-Marie-Antoinette-moment.html
Marie Antoinette (/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English)m (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ə (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)r (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)iː (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key) æ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)w (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ə (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɛ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English) or / (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English)æ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)w (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɑː (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ˈ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)n (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)ɛ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)t (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English); French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_French); baptised Maria Antonia Josepha (or Josephina) Johanna;[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-Lever2006p1-1) 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793), born an Archduchess (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduchess) of Austria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Empire), was Dauphine of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphine_of_France) from 1770 to 1774 and Queen of France and Navarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_consorts) from 1774 to 1792. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Emperor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire) Francis I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor) and Empress Maria Theresa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa).
In April 1770, upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France), Dauphin of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_of_France), she became Dauphine of France. Marie Antoinette assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre when her husband, Louis XVI of France (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France), ascended the throne upon the death of Louis XV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV_of_France) in May 1774. After seven years of marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_France), the first of four children.
Initially charmed by her personality and beauty, the French people generally came to dislike her, accusing "L'Autrichienne" (meaning the Austrian (woman) but sounding like "the other bitch" in French) of being profligate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spendthrift), promiscuous,[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-2) and of harboring sympathies for France's enemies, particularly Austria, her country of origin.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-3) The Diamond Necklace incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Diamond_Necklace) further ruined her reputation. Although she was completely innocent in this affair, she became known as Madame Déficit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit_spending).
The royal family's flight to Varennes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_to_Varennes) had disastrous effects on French popular opinion, Louis XVI was deposed and the monarchy abolished (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_the_abolition_of_the_monarchy) on 21 September 1792; the royal family was subsequently imprisoned at the Temple Prison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Prison). Eight months after her husband's execution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Louis_XVI), Marie Antoinette was herself tried, convicted by the Convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention) for treason (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason) to the principles of the revolution, and executed by guillotine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine) on 16 October 1793.
Even after her death, Marie Antoinette is often considered to be a part of popular culture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_in_popular_culture) and a major historical figure,[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-4) being the subject of several books, films and other forms of media. Some academics and scholars have deemed her frivolous and superficial, and have attributed the start of the French Revolution to her; however, others have claimed that she was treated unjustly and that views of her should be more sympathetic.[5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-Jefferson-5)[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-6)[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-7)[8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#cite_note-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette
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